Laetitia Sadier Shares New Video & Kicks Off North American Tour

Laetitia Sadier kicks off her North American tour in support of her new solo album, Silencio (out now on Drag City), this weekend in Chicago. It's fitting that Laetitia brings the political messages of Silencio to Chicago, where public school teachers are currently on strike, first. Laetitia previously toured the states as a solo act supporting Beirut prior to the release of Silencio. Drummer James Elkington and bassist Julien Gasc, who both worked onSilencio, join Laetitia onstage, marking the first Laetitia Sadier tour with a full band.

Earlier today, Stereogum premiered the video for "Find Me The Pulse Of The Universe," the lead single from Silencio. The video depicts Laetitia scrawling numbers on a whiteboard and dancing amidst a host of geometric shapes. If the Chicago teachers continue to strike, Laetitia might have to stick around to show these public school kids a thing or two!

WATCH LAETITIA SADIER'S "FIND ME THE PULSE OF THE UNIVERSE" VIDEO: http://bit.ly/Sgi7KC 

LAETITIA SADIER TOUR DATES:

Sat 09/15/12 -- Chicago, IL @ Schubas

Sun 09/16/12 -- Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room at Crofoot

Tue 09/18/12 -- Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel

Wed 09/19/12 -- Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal Festival

Thu 09/20/12 -- Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Cafe

Fri 09/21/12 -- New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

Sat 09/22/12 -- Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory

Sun 09/23/12 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's

Tue 09/25/12 -- Washington, DC @ DC9

Wed 09/26/12 -- Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe

Thu 09/27/12 -- Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival

Fri 09/28/12 -- Urbana, IL @ Pygmalion Music Festival

Sat 09/29/12 -- Madison, WI @ University of Wisconsin

Sun 09/30/12 -- Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar

Wed 10/03/12 -- Seattle, WA @ Barboza

Thu 10/04/12 -- Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar

Fri 10/05/12 -- San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill

Sat 10/06/12 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Culture Collide Festival

Wed 10/10/12 -- Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive

Thu. 10/11/12 -- Lincoln, NE @ Lincoln Calling Music Festival

Mon. 11/05/12 -- Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute

Tue. 11/06/12 -- Glasgow, UK @ Captains Rest

Wed. 11/07/12 -- Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Pete's

Fri. 11/09/12 - Dublin, IE @ The Workman's Club

Sat. 11/10/12 - Galway, IE @ Roisin Dubh

Mon. 11/12/12 - Cardiff, UK @ The Globe

Tue. 11/13/12 - London, UK @ XOYO

Wed. 11/14/12 - Brighton, UK @ Sticky Mikes

Fri. 11/16/12 - Gent, BE @ Charlatan

Sat. 11/17/12 - Cologne, DE @ King Georg

Sun. 11/18/12 - Berlin, DE @ Berghain

Mon. 11/19/12 - Munich, DE @ Orangehouse

Wed. 11/21/12 - Vevey, CH @ Rocking Chair

Thu. 11/22/12 - Paris, FR @ Le Point Ephemere

Sun. 11/25/12 - Bordeaux, FR @ Le Comptoir Du

"Stereolab, the world's greatest Kraut-lounge act, ended its two-decade-long organ riff in 2009. But French frontwoman Laetitia Sadier has carried on in its absence, and on Silencio, she's made an honest-to-goodness protest album...Silencio serves up a reminder that music still tries to kill a few fascists now and then." - NPR

"Silencio flows smoothly...with its big textures, pace shifts, tasteful blips of vintage electronics, and measured vocals floating parallel to the rhythm." -Boston Globe

"[Laetitia Sadier]'s never sounded stronger or more assured than she does here." - Chicago Reader