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In a mouthful of a news headline, Welsh musician Sweet Baboo has announced a new album and accompanying tour, while streaming the video to his new single.

The Cardiff man is set to release forthcoming album Ships on 22 April 2013 on Moshi Moshi.

The record in question will be his fourth to date, following on from Welsh Music Prize-shortlisted I’m a Dancer/Songs About Sleeping, released via Shape Records last year.

Stream the new single ‘Let’s Go Swimming Wild’ below, with the musician playing the following live shows:

February
18 – Roundhouse Rising, London (Sold out)
20 – The Shacklewell Arms, London (Sold out)

April
22 – The Firebug, Leicester
23 – The Lexington, London
24 – Academy 2, Oxford
25 – The Prince Albert, Stroud
26 – The Lamplighter, Northampton
27 – Chameleon, Nottingham
28 – The Yardbird, Birmingham
29 – The Basement, York
30 – Telfords Warehouse, Chester

May
1 – Fruit, Hull
3 – The Doghouse, Halifax
4 – Live at Leeds, Leeds
7 – King Tuts, Glasgow
8 – Heartattack & Vine, Newcastle
11 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
17 – Royal Function Rooms, Rochester