The follow up to 2013's Mercury-nominated {Awayland}, Darling Arithmetic has been atop a wealth of excitable wishlists for many moons. The LP was written, recorded, produced and mixed by mainman Conor O'Brien at his converted barn loft in Malahide (North of Dublin), and reportedly spans a variety of topics: "desire, obsession, lust, loneliness and confusion, and deeper into philosophical and existential territory, across a cast of lovers, friends, family and even strangers."

Darling Arithmetic is released on 13 April via Domino.

You can stream the album in full via NPR here, and watch the video for its lead single "Courage" below. Villagers' upcoming UK/EU tour dates can be found afterwards.

April

11 – NL, Rotterdam Motel Mozaique, Schouwburg
14 – UK, Bristol, St. George's
15 – UK, Falmouth, Pavilions
16 – UK, Exeter, Phoenix
17 – UK, Brighton, The Old Market
19 – UK, Liverpool, Epstein Theatre
20 – UK, Manchester, Concert Hall
21 – UK, Leeds, City Varieties
23 – UK, Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
24 – UK, Cardiff, The Gate
26 – UK, Nottingham, Glee Club
27 – UK, Edinburgh, Pleasance Theatre
28 – UK, Glasgow, Oran Mor

May

1 – UK, London, Barbican
4 – FR, Paris, Café de la Danse
5 – FR, Tourcoing, Le Grand Mix
7 – NL, Utrecht, Tivoli Vredenburg
8 – NL, Amsterdam, De Duif
9 – LU, Luxembourg, Rockhal
10 – DE, Heidleburg, Karlstorbahnhof
12 – DE, Hamburg, Kulturkirche
13 – DE, Cologne, Gebaeude
14 – DE, Berlin, Babylon
16 – NL, Nijmegen, Doornroosje
20 – IE, Dublin, Olympia Theatre
23 – IE, Cork, Opera House
24 – IE, Limerick, Big Top
25 – IE, Belfast, Mandela Hall