With the release of a new 7" single coming up next week, Modest Mouse [ tickets ] has announced plans to return to the road late this summer for a mix of Canadian dates and US festival appearances.

The Washington-based indie-rock outfit, accompanied by Grandaddy guitarist Jim Fairchild, will begin Aug. 17 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, followed by three Canadian gigs before continuing on to the US. The 14-city run includes performances at San Diego's Street Scene (8/28), San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival (8/30) and Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival (9/7), among others. Details are shown below.

The group's most recent full-length studio album, "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank," surfaced in early 2007 and debuted atop The Billboard 200. In May, the band released "Satellite Skin," a limited-edition 7" single backed by another new track, "Guilty Cocker Spaniels"; both tracks are currently streaming at the group's MySpace page.

Another limited-edition 7" single featuring two new songs--"Autumn Beds" and "Whale Song"--will be available June 23 at retailers, as well as on iTunes.

"We Were Dead ..." followed 2004's "Good News for People Who Love Bad News," the band's first platinum-certified album, featuring the hit single "Float On."

The group is rumored to begin working on a new studio album shortly, though no official announcements have been made.