Back in 2011, the expansive New Jersey indie group and onetime Band To Watch Real Estate took a big leap forward with Days, their second album, which deepened the band’s sound and sharpened their melodic sensibilities. Well, it looks like it’s time for another leap. The band’s third album Atlas, which they’ve only just now announced, will arrive in March. They recorded the LP with producer Tom Schick at Wilco’s studio in Chicago, and first single “Talking Backwards” is a beautifully starry-eyed jangle-rock tune, a welcome indication that this band still hasn’t hit its peak. Watch the video below.

Atlas Tracklist
01 “Had to Hear”
02 “Past Lives”
03 “Talking Backwards”
04 “April’s Song”
05 “The Bend”
06 “Crime”
07 “Primitive”
08 “How Might I Live”
09 “Horizon”
10 “Navigator”

Atlas is out 3/4 on Domino. Here are new tour dates:

2/28 Noise Pop Festival – San Francisco, CA
3/01 Noise Pop Festival – San Francisco, CA
3/03 Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
3/04 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
3/06 Neumos – Seattle, WA
3/08 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
3/09 Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO
3/11 The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
3/19 The Sinclair – Boston, MA
3/20 The Sinclair – Boston, MA
3/21 Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
3/22 Il Motore – Montreal, QC
3/23 Opera House – Toronto, ON
3/25 Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI
3/26 Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN
3/27 Metro – Chicago, IL
3/28 Firebird – St Louis, MO
3/29 Exit/In – Nashville, TN
3/31 Terminal West – Atlanta, GA
4/01 Jefferson Theater – Charlottesville, VA
4/02 930 Club – Washington, DC
4/03 Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
4/05 Webster Hall – New York, NY