The band kicks off the five-week tour March 7 at Someday Lounge in Portland, Ore., and bounces around the U.S. and Canada through mid-April.

Other stops include Hi Dive in Denver (March 11), Reggie’s Live in Chicago (March 15), La Sala Rosa in Montreal (March 19), Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, N.Y. (March 23), Black Cat in Washington, D.C. (March 27), Randy Bacon Gallery in Springfield, Mo. (April 1), The Mohawk in Austin (March 5) and Echo in Los Angeles (April 11).

Tickets for some shows are available at Ticketmaster.com.

Lovers, which is hits stores January 29, is Xiu Xiu’s sixth release and features guest appearances by Michael Gira (Swans/Angels Of Light), John Dietrich (Deerhoof) and Howard Wiley, as well as production work by Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier.