Pfork is reporting that Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy has unleashed a slew of new tour dates in support of Colin Meloy Sings Live!, which will be out on April 8th via local labels Kill Rock Stars (shiny CD) and Jealous Butcher (fancy LP).

Save your pennies for the merch table, because in addition to all the usual goodies (Colin Meloy signature windbreaker, Decemberists pantaloons), there will be a tour-only release, the Colin Meloy Sings Sam Cooke EP (where does he think of these clever titles?) for sale.

And just like Cooke, at the end of the EP, Meloy will be gunned down in a hail of bullets at the Hacienda Motel.

Tour dates after the jump.

MP3:
Colin Meloy - Everyday Is Like Sunday

End Hits: Nothing but Colin Meloy updates and Morrissey covers.

04-07 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
04-08 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
04-10 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
04-11 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
04-12 Charlottesville, VA - The Satellite Ballroom
04-13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
04-15 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
04-16 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
04-17 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
04-21 Chicago, IL - Park West
04-22 Milwaukee, WI - The Pabst Theater
04-23 Madison, WI - Barrymore Theater
04-25 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
04-26 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
04-28 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
04-29 Santa Cruz, CA - The Rio Theatre
04-30 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
05-02 Seattle, WA - Showbox
05-03 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom

(all shows with Laura Gibson opening)