The long-awaited new Versus album, On the Ones and Threes is available for pre-order on CD and deluxe-edition double-LP now in the Merge store. The deluxe-edition double-LP format will feature an alternate sequence and two additional tracks from the album’s recording sessions. These extra tracks are available as a bonus for immediate download when you pre-order the CD or the deluxe double-LP in the Merge store now.

Stream On the Ones and Threes in its entirety now in the Merge store, and check out how cool the double-LP looks on the Merge blog.

Versus have added an Brooklyn CD release show on August 12 at Rock Shop to the recently announced new tour dates with Polvo and Superchunk.

“On the Ones and Threes offers a perfect example of someone’s second or third act being both an achievement worth recognition and a catalyst for a reevaluation of its creators’ body of work.” ~Under the Radar

Versus on tour:
8/12 Brooklyn, NY Rock Shop CD release show w/ True Love Always
8/13 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace w/ Polvo
8/14 Montreal, QC Cabaret Juste Pour Rire w/ Polvo
9/21 Boston, MA Royale w/ Superchunk
9/22 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Theatre w/ Superchunk & Jenny and Johnny

On August 3, Versus will release On the Ones and Threes on CD and deluxe-edition double-LP.

On the Ones and Threes is the band’s first LP in ten years, and possibly their best. From the nascent verve of 1993’s epochal debut The Stars Are Insane to the more haphazard yet equally great Secret Swingers (1996), on through the glossier pop sheen of Two Cents Plus Tax (1998) and 2000’s apparent swansong Hurrah, Versus has consistently astounded. And even though it’s been a decade since we’ve heard from them, they’re still one of the best bands out there—gritty yet melodic, serene yet explosive, and balanced on the brink in a way that has become somewhat of a lost art.

On the Ones and Threes is something of a return to form, featuring the reappearances of original member Edward Baluyut, and engineer Nicolas Vernhes (Animal Collective, Deerhunter, Cat Power, Spoon) who worked on Secret Swingers and Two Cents Plus Tax.

The deluxe-edition double-LP format will feature an alternate sequence and two additional tracks from the album’s recording sessions. These extra tracks will also be available as a bonus for immediate download when you pre-order the CD or the deluxe double-LP in the Merge store beginning June 8.

In July, Versus will join the Teen-Beat 26th Anniversary tour for shows at the Bell House in Brooklyn (sold out) and the Black Cat in DC. More tour dates are in the works for later this summer.

Stereogum.com premiered the first track from On the Ones and Threes today. Download “Invincible Hero” now!

Track Listing (CD):
1. Invincible Hero
2. Nu Skin
3. Into Blue
4. Gone to Earth
5. Cicada
6. Erstwhile
7. Pink Valhalla
8. Saturday Saints
9. Scientists
10. The Ones and Threes

Track Listing (deluxe-edition double-LP):
1. Death Ray
2. Invincible Hero
3. Erstwhile
4. Gone To Earth
5. Cicada
6. Into Blue
7. Saturday Saints
8. Scientists
9. Neither Nor
10. The Ones and Threes
11. Pink Valhalla
12. Nu Skin