Tycho is the moniker of musician (and one-off Stereogum graphic designer!) Scott Hansen. Hansen had been making music for years, but made a breakthrough in 2011 with the album Dive, a collection of deliriously smooth downtempo tracks. Tycho’s next album Awake (that’s the album art by Reuben Wu above) is due this year and now you can hear its newest single, “Spectre.” The track shows how Hansen’s sound has expanded recently, with more natural instrumentation (there’s even a guitar solo) and heavier drums. It sounds like the direction Tycho was meant to be heading in, especially now that he’s announced a tour with a live band. Listen and check out the tour dates below.

Tycho Dates:
03/19 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
03/20 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
03/26 London, UK @ Oval Space w/ Sylvan Esso
03/27 Paris, FR @ Trabendo w/ Sylvan Esso
03/28 Zurich, CH @ M4Music Festival
03/29 Milan, IT @ The Tunnel
03/30 Berlin, DE @ Bi Nuu
04/04 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
04/05 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
04/07 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
04/08 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
04/09 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
04/10 Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
04/11 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
04/12 Toronto, ON @ The Hoxton
04/14 Montreal, QB @ Corona Theatre
04/15 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
04/17 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
04/18 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
04/19 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
04/20 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/22 Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
04/23 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
04/24 Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre
04/25 Orlando, FL @ Beacham
04/27 Kingston Downs, GA @ Counterpoint Music Festival
04/28 New Orleans, LA @ Republic
04/29 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
05/01 Austin, TX @ The Parish
05/05 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
05/06 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
05/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theater
05/10 Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s