In support of their debut album, The Language That We Speak, which was released this Spring on No Sleep Records, Iowa’s Former Thieves have announced an upcoming US tour w/ The Chariot, Vanna, The Crimson Armada and Listener.

Recorded December 1 through 10 2010 at The Red Room in Seattle, WA with our dude Chris Common (Mastodon, The Sword) at the helm, No Sleep Records released The Language That We Speak on April 19, 2011. The record is available on CD, vinyl, and digital formats and recalls the sounds made famous by the likes of Converge, Botch, Coalesce, and Modern Life Is War while maintaining its own unique formula.

Former Thieves Live w/ The Chariot, Vanna, The Crimson Armada, Listener
11/04 The Firehouse Birmingham, AL
11/05 New Brookland Tavern West Columbia, SC
11/06 Greene Street Music Hall Greensboro, NC
11/08 Kimgdom Richmond, VA
11/09 Somar Baltimore, MD
11/10 The Note West Chester, PA
11/11 Gramercy Theater, New York, NY
11/12 The Palladium Worcester, MA
11/13 The Loft @ The Chance Poughkeepsie, NY
11/14 Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY
11/15 Underworld Montreal, QC
11/16 The Annex Wreck Room Toronto, ON
11/17 42nd Street Rock House Greensburg, PA
11/18 MXTP Grand Rapids, MI
11/19 The Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
11/20 Camelot Arena Portage, IN
11/22 Fubar St. Louis, MO
11/23 Outland Ballroom Springfield, MO
11/26 Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
11/28 The Venue Boise, ID
11/29 Aclub Spokane, WA
11/30 Studio Seven Seattle, WA
12/01 Hawthorne Theater Portland, OR
12/02 The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA
12/03 Soma Sidestage San Diego, CA
12/04 Chain Reaction Anaheim, CA
12/05 The Underground Mesa, AZ
12/06 Open Gate Church El Paso, TX
12/07 Jake’s Sports Center Lubbock, TX
12/08 White Rabbit San Antonio, TX
12/09 Red 7 Austin, TX
12/10 Fair Park Dallas, TX
12/11 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
12/13 The Handle Bar Pensacola, FL
12/14 Double Down Live Gainesville, FL
12/15 The Social Orlando, FL
12/16 The Orpheum Tampa, FL
12/17 The Masquerade – Hell Atlanta, GA

% = w/ We Are The Union, Koji, Last Call