photo by Cheater Slicks

Stuart, Missy, BJ, Justin & Jordan have been on tour almost non-stop since the release of their Merge debut, Libraries in July! They are in Lincoln, NE tonight at the 12th Street Pub and will continue on through the end of October with newly added dates opening for Jenny and Johnny.

While in Seattle recently, The Love Language visited the KEXP studios to play a few songs. Listen to the whole session and a chat with afternoon host Kevin Cole archived now at KEXP.org.

Libraries is available on CD, LP and digital download now in the Merge store and if you haven’t seen it yet, check out The Love Language as “Superchunk 2.0″ in the video for Superchunk’s “Digging for Something.”

The Love Language on tour:
* = w/ Local Natives
Sept 29 Lincoln, NE 12th Street Pub
Sept 30 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room *
Oct 1 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue *
Oct 2 Chicago, IL Metro *
Oct 3 Columbia, MO Blue Note *
Oct 5 Oklahoma City, OK Academy of Contemporary Music *
Oct 6 Dallas, TX House of Blues *
Oct 7 Houston, TX House of Blues *
Oct 8 New Orleans, LA Circle Bar
Oct 9 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone
Oct 12 Washington, DC Black Cat w/ Pomegranates & Lost in the Trees
Oct 13 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom w/ Here We Go Magic
Oct 14 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s w/ Roadside Graves
Oct 15 New Haven, CT Lilly’s Pad w/ Pomegranates
Oct 16 Philadelphia, PA Bloktoberfest
Oct 21 Raleigh, NC Kings Royal Barcade
Oct 23 Durham, NC Motorco Music Hall
Oct 25 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Live w/ Jenny and Johnny
Oct 26 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater w/ Jenny and Johnny

The Love Language played an in-store performance last weekend at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill. See them in Wilmington, NC at Gravity Records (125-1 Kerr Ave.) on Sunday, Aug 28 at 3 pm and at Earshot Records (3254 Silas Creek Pkwy) in Winston Salem, NC on Sep 9 at 4:30 pm.

The Love Language will also begin their fall tour on Aug 28 at the Soapbox in Wilmington, NC and will play the inaugural Raleigh Hopscotch Festival on Sep 11 at City Plaza Stage with Public Enemy & No Age.

Libraries is available on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.

The Love Language on tour:
Aug 28 Wilmington, NC Gravity Records Free in-store performance 3PM
Aug 28 Wilmington, NC The Soapbox
Sep 3 Atlanta, GA The Earl
Sep 4 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre    w/ Soft Company
Sep 9 Winston Salem, NC Earshot Records Free in-store performance 4:30 PM
Sep 11 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Festival w/ No Age & Public Enemy
Sep 12 Nashville, TN Exit / In
Sep 13 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
Sep 14 Austin, TX Emo’s Inside
Sep 17 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box at Fonda    w/ Local Natives
Sep 18 Los Angeles, CA The Music Box at Fonda    w/ Local Natives
Sep 19 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern    w/ Local Natives
Sep 20 Santa Barbara, CA SOHO Music Club    w/ Local Natives
Sep 22 San Francisco, CA Fillmore    w/ Local Natives
Sep 24 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market w/ Local Natives
Sep 25 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom    w/ Local Natives
Sep 28 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre    w/ Local Natives
Sep 30 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room    w/ Local Natives
Oct 1 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue    w/ Local Natives
Oct 3 Columbia, MO The Blue Note    w/ Local Natives
Oct 5 Oklahoma City, OK Academy of Contemporary Music    w/ Local Natives
Oct 6 Dallas, TX House of Blues    w/ Local Natives
Oct 7 Houston, TX House of Blues    w/ Local Natives
Oct 8 New Orleans, LA Circle Bar

Stuart talks about break-ups & writing songs with ABC News’ Dan Harris.

The Love Language’s Merge debut, Libraries is available now on CD, LP and digital download. Order Libraries now in the Merge store.

And see The Love Language on tour:
* = w/Local Natives
9/11 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival w/Public Enemy
9/17 Los Angeles, CA – Henry Fonda Theatre *
9/19 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern*
9/20 Santa Barbara, CA – SOHO Music Club*
9/22 San Francisco, CA – Fillmore*
9/24 Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market*
9/25 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom*
9/28 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre*
9/30 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room*
10/01 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue*
10/03 Columbia, MO – The Blue Note*
10/05 Oklahoma City, OK – Academy of Contemporary Music*
10/06 Dallas, TX – House of Blues*
10/07 Houston, TX – House of Blues*

photo by PJ Sykes

Fresh from a week with sold out shows in DC, New York, and their hometown CD release show at the Cat’s Cradle, The Love Language will perform live today on North Carolina Public Radio show, The State of Things.

Listen to a live stream of the show from The State of Things website beginning at noon EST. Check back to download the podcast, as well.