by Bill Pearis

Third time's the charm? After two previous announced and canceled North American tours, The Charlatans UK will be back -- finally, hopefully -- on these shores supporting the release of the band's 11th album, Who We Touch, which is out September 14 on The End Records.

New York dates are September 11 at Maxwell's, then September 13 at Bowery Ballroom and September 14 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets to all three NYC area shows go on sale Friday (7/16) at Noon. The Manhattan and Brooklyn shows go on American Express presale Wednesday at noon.

You may remember the longstanding Manchester, UK were most recently supposed to play here last September but had to cancel due to drummer Jon Brookes needing shoulder surgery.  Let's hope these go off without a hitch. Openers for this tour are Australian band Sherlock's Daughter.

All North American tour dates for the Charlatans UK are after the jump.

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Charlatans UK were set to kick off a North American tour on September 17th. That included shows with Hatcham Social at Bowery Ballroom, Music Hall of Williamsburg, and Maxwell's. That entire tour is now canceled due to the need of their drummer to get shoulder surgery. New dates may be rescheduled, but no promises at the moment. Refunds will be issued.

by Bill Pearis

DOWNLOAD: Hatcham Social - So So Happy Making (MP3)

London's Hatcham Social are direct musical descendants of Orange Juice, Echo & the Bunnymen or, more recently, Clearlake: scratchy but melodic, with an occasional flair for the melodramatic, and very, very British. In the UK, they're signed to Fierce Panda, the label that first gave us Art Brut and, um, Coldplay; in the U.S they're with TBD Records, home of White Rabbits and Radiohead. Hatcham Social's long-time-coming debut, You Dig The Tunnel, I'll Hide The Soil, was co-produced by Tim Burgess of the Charlatans with whom they'll be touring this fall.

Before that, they'll be playing a handful of choice NYC shows over the next week or so, including Thursday's (6/18) Twee As Fuck party at Cake Shop that also features most of Slumberland's current roster: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Crystal Stilts, and Cause Co-Motion. Tickets ($10) to that show, by the way, can be bought in advance at either Cake Shop or Bruar Falls daily from noon to 10PM. Please note: "ONLY 200 TIX AVAILABLE!" Um... 200 people can fit in Cake Shop? UPDATE: Sold out, but tickets will be available at the door. Go early if you don't already have a ticket and want to get in.

Additionally, Hatcham Social are playing Mondo @ Don Hill's this Friday (6/19), and two dates with The Maccabees and Miike Snow: Saturday (6/20) at Music Hall of Williamsburg and Monday (6/22) at Mercury Lounge.

Check out the MP3 of "So So Happy Making" above, and there are videos, flyers and tour dates after the jump.

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