Indie rockers Midlake [ tickets ] will hit the road early next year for a run of dates in support of the band's forthcoming third studio album, "The Courage of Others."


The Texans kick off the trek Jan. 5 in Baton Rouge, LA, and the eight-city outing sticks to the southern US, concluding Jan. 12 in Little Rock, AR. Dates are below.

"The Courage of Others," which ships Feb. 2 in the US, follows 2006's "The Trials of Van Occupanther," which placed the band firmly on the indie-music map with a sound strongly reminiscent of '70s Fleetwood Mac and classic soft-rock in general.

"We toured constantly from the beginning of '06 through October of '07 and started recording almost immediately after that," guitarist Eric Pulido told Under the Radar Magazine in August, explaining the three-year wait for a new album. "We dove right in, but had new recording gear to learn, new songs to write, and a new sound we were trying to achieve.

"Needless to say, it has taken time to get there. We've recorded and played together more than ever over this past year and a half and I know that we're better for it. I almost feel like we recorded album three, trashed it, and are on album four now."