Crystal Castles (CC) released Affection from 3, EU tour dates

2012 has had some solid indie releases. A lot of groups are proving that to find the most excellent music, you have to do some digging. Crystal Castles (CC) do just that. For a group who released two outstanding albums writing a solid follow up can be a difficult thing. Expectations can be crushing. CC will undoubtedly cast off any slump talk with this new record though.

Today, CC have released their new single Affection'. It is the third single released from their upcoming album Crystal Castles III (CC 3), following the release of 'Plague' and 'Wrath of God'. CC 3 will hit the store shelves on November 12, 2012. The band have also announced European tour dates in support of their upcoming album. Tour dates are as follows:

Thursday 22 November 2012 - HMV Institute, Birmingham, UK
Friday 23 November 2012 - Norwich UEA LCR, Norwich, UK
Saturday 24 November 2012 - O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
Monday 26 November 2012 - O2 ABC, Glasgow, UK
Tuesday 27 November 2012 - O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds, UK
Wednesday 28 November 2012 - Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK
Saturday 01 December 2012 - Le Trianon, Paris, France
Sunday 02 December 2012 - Rockhal, Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg
Tuesday 04 December 2012 - X-TRA , Zürich, Switzerland
Wednesday 05 December 2012 - Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany
Thursday 06 December 2012 - Melkweg The Max, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Saturday 08 December 2012 - Postbahnhof, Berlin, Germany
Sunday 09 December 2012 - Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg, Germany
Monday 10 December 2012 - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
Tuesday 15 January 2013 - The Studio, Auckland, New Zealand
Thursday 17 January 2013 - The Hi-Fi, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Friday 18 January 2013 - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sunday 20 January 2013- Gold Coast Parklands, Southport, QLD, Australia
Tuesday 22 January 2013- Billboard The Venue, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Friday 25 January 2013 - Adelaide, SA, Australia
Saturday 26 January 2013 - Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Monday 28 January 2013 - Perth, WA, Australia
Wednesday 13 February 2013 - Le Bikini, Ramonville St Agne, France
Friday 15 February 2013 - Sala Rockstar, Bilbao, Spain
Saturday 16 February 2013 - Hard Club, Porto, Portugal
Sunday 17 February 2013 - TMN ao Vivo, Lisbon, Portugal
Tuesday 19 February 2013 - La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Wednesday 20 February 2013 - Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
Thursday 21 February 2013 - Le Moulin, Marseilles, France
Saturday 23 February 2013 - Estragon, Bologna, Italy
Sunday 24 February 2013 - Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
Monday 25 February 2013 - Vienna Arena, Vienna, Austria
Tuesday 26 February 2013 - A38 , Budapest, Hungary
Friday 01 March 2013 - VoxHall, Aarhus, Denmark
Saturday 02 March 2013 - VEGA , Copenhagen, Denmark
Monday 04 March 2013 - Trädgår'n Gothenburg, Sweden
Tuesday 05 March 2013 - Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
Wednesday 06 March 2013 - USF Verftet, Bergen, Norway
Friday 08 March 2013 - Kulturbolaget, Malmö, Sweden
Saturday 09 March 2013 - Globens Annex, Stockholm, Sweden
Friday 29 March 2013 – Sunday 31 March 2013 - Jockey Club de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Saturday 06 April 2013 – Sunday 07 April 2013 - Parque O'Higgins, Santiago, Chile
Thursday 13 June 2013 - L'Olympia , Paris, France