Following the recent soft launch of new song "Aerial Troubles" on a mysterious 7" vinyl mailed out to select fans and record shops, Stereolab have today confirmed that a long-hoped for new album is on the way.

Dropping on May 23 via their own label, Duophonic UHF Disks, in partnership with Warp Records, Instant Holograms On Metal Film is the first Stereolab long-player since 2010's Not Music, and has been in the works since the band reunited in 2019.

The album features 13 tracks co-written by Stereolab co-founders Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, with guests on the album including members of Bitchin Bajas, International Anthem, and Cavern of Anti-Matter.

Rather than attempting to describe the music, the band has provided a 'Fill in the blanks' template for others to get creative.

Watch the Laurent Askienazy-directed video for “Aerial Troubles” and the album trailer below.

Instant Holograms On Metal Film tracklist:

1. Mystical Plosives
2. Aerial Troubles
3. Melodie Is A Wound
4. Immortal Hands
5. Vermona F Transistor
6. Le Coeur Et La Force
7. Electrified Teenybop!
8. Transmuted Matter
9. Esemplastic Creeping Eruption
10. If You Remember I Forgot How To Dream Pt.1
11. Flashes From Everywhere
12. Colour Television
13. If You Remember I Forgot How To Dream Pt.2

Stereolab are heading out on the road next month on the first leg of their massive 2025 tour. Newly announced dates have been added at the start and end of the previously announced tour, including a tour warm-up show in Dover, UK, on 24 May. Full list of dates below:

05/24 Dover, UK @ The Booking Hall *
05/25 Brussels, BE @ Botanique
05/26 Cologne, DE @ Gloria
05/28 Hamburg, DE @ Grünspan
05/29 Berlin, DE @ Huxleys Neue Welt
05/30 Frankfurt, DE @ Zoom
05/31 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
06/01 Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
06/03 Nantes, FR @ Stereolux
06/04 Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
06/05 Bordeaux, FR @ Rock School Barbey
06/07 Madrid, ES @ Teatro Eslava
06/09 Grenoble, FR @ La Belle Électrique
06/10 Ferrara, IT @ Cortile del Castello Estense
06/11 Zürich, CH @ Volkshaus
06/12 Munich, DE @ Hansa 36
06/14 Zagreb, HR @ Tvornica Kulture
06/15 Budapest, HU @ A38 Ship
06/16 Vienna, AT @ WUK
06/17 Prague, CZ @ Meet Factory
06/19 Schorndorf, DE @ Manufaktur
06/20 Luxembourg, LU @ Den Atelier
07/11 Cagliari, IT @ Siren Festival
09/13 Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
09/14 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
09/16 Miami Beach, FL @ Miami Beach Bandshell
09/18 New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre
09/19 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
09/20 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
09/21 Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom
09/23 Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre
09/24 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
09/26 Boston, MA @ Royale
09/27 Portland, ME @ State Theatre
10/01 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
10/02 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
10/03 South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
10/04 Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield
10/06 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
10/07 Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall
10/08 Cleveland, OH @ Globe Iron
10/09 Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/10 Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/11 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/12 Iowa City, IA @ Hancher Auditorium
10/14 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
10/17 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
10/18 Seattle, WA @ The Neptune
10/19 Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
10/21 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
10/22 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
10/24 Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
10/25 Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
10/26 Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
10/28 San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
10/30 Marfa, TX @ Ballroom Marfa
10/31 Austin, TX @ Venue TBC
11/01 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
11/02 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
11/04 Buenos Aires, ARG @ C Art Media *
11/07 Santiago, CL @ Fauna Primavera *
11/08 Santiago, CL @ Fauna Primavera *
11/09 São Paulo, BR @ Balaclava Fest *
11/12 Mexico City, MX @ Foro Indie Rocks!
11/13 Mexico City, MX @ Foro Indie Rocks!
12/05 Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
12/06 London, UK @ Royal Festival Hall
12/08 Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Galvanisers
12/09 Leeds, UK @ Project House
12/11 Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz Manchester
12/12 Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun Hall *
12/13 Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy Oxford
12/14 Brixton, UK @ Electric Brixton *

* Newly added dates

In addition to the band news, former Stereolab keyboardist Morgane Lhote recently announced her fourth album as Hologram Teen. Captain Fluo drops on 6 June via the Hologram Opera label, and you can hear the lead single featuring Switzerland-based musician and radio DJ Sandra Zettpunkt below:

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