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