The Helio Sequence has announced their self-titled LP which is set to release on May 18th via Sub Pop. This is the bands 6th album and the follow up to 2012’s Negotiations.

The Portland formed duo, consisting of Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel, are currently signed to Sub Pop records. The Helio Sequence formed in 1999 with Summers on vocals and guitars while Weikel is on drums and keyboards.

Their latest album was produced by the band at Portland’s Old Jantzen Building. The band is also scheduled to tour in support of the new album starting in June, where their show will begin in Idaho.

The self-titled LP was inspired by the “20-Song Game.”  A press release explains:

“Songwriters would arrive in their studios at prearranged times and spend all day recording 20 complete songs. When they were finished, they’d have a party, listen to the results and talk about the process — of taking the good with the bad, of letting creativity push past constraint, of simply making music in the moment. Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel took the spirit of the “The 20-Song Game” to heart, and forged ahead writing a new record.”

The first track from the LP to be released is “Stoic Resemblance,” which can be previewed below. Note: This is not an official video, just the audio. No word on a music video release date yet.

The Helio Sequence Album Cover:

The Helio Sequence Tracklist:
01. Battle Lines
02. Stoic Resemblance
03. Red Shifting
04. Upward Mobility
05. Leave Or Be Yours
06. Deuces
07. Inconsequential Ties
08. Seven Hours
09. Phantom Shore
10. Never Going Back

The Helio Sequence Tour Dates:

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Apr 14 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
May 16 Everett Theatre, Everett, WA (Fisherman Village Music Festival)
May 19 Easy Street (WS), Seattle, WA (instore at 7pm)
May 20 Music Millennium, Portland, OR (instore at 7pm
Jun 3 Neurolux, Boise, ID
Jun 4 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 5 Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
Jun 6 Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
Jun 8 Club Dada, Dallas, TX
Jun 9 Red 7 Patio (TX), Austin, TX
Jun 10 Fitzgeralds (TX), Houston, TX
Jun 11 Gassa Gassa, New Orleans, LA
Jun 12 Saturn Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Jun 13 Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
Jun 14 Cats Cradle, Carrboro, NC (Back Room!)
Jun 16 Black Cat, Washington, DC
Jun 17 Rough Trade N.Y.C, Brooklyn, NY
Jun 18 Mercury Lounge, New York City, NY
Jun 19 Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia, PA
Jun 20 Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA
Jun 21 Ballroom at the Outer Space, Hamden, CT
Jun 23 Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH
Jun 24 Basement (OH), Columbus, OH
Jun 25 Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
Jun 26 Frequency , Madison, WI
Jun 27 Turf Club, St. Paul, MN