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After teasing new music, Brand New has released their long-awaited fifth album, Science Fiction, their first in eight years.

The 12-track album arrived digitally on Thursday through the band's own Procrastinate! Music Traitors label. As of this writing, it can only be downloaded, with physical copies (CD and vinyl) only listed for "pre-order" and expected to ship in October.

It was produced by longtime collaborator Mike Sapone. The suddenly release comes as earlier this week, the band had launched a pre-order page for the album and then sent copies of the record to select fans, some of whom began sharing it online. 

At press time, the album was not yet available on streaming services.

Brand New's tour schedule:
Sep 09 - High & Low Festival - San Bernardino, CA
Sep 11 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
Oct 15 - Fox Theatre - Detroit, MI
Oct 16 - Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, IL
Oct 18 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
Oct 19 - Kings Theatre - Brooklyn, NY
Oct 20 - Wang Theatre - Boston, MA
Oct 21 - Tower Theatre - Upper Darby, PA
Oct 23 - The Hippodrome - Baltimore, MD
Oct 25 - North Charleston Performing Arts Center - Charleston, SC
Oct 26 - Coca Cola Roxy - Atlanta, GA
Oct 29 - Bomb Factory - Dallas, TX
Nov 16 - Olympia Theatre Dublin, Ireland
Nov 18 - Brixton O2 Academy - London, UK
Nov 19 - O2 Academy - Glasgow, UK