The Moonlight Butterfly, out last May on Thrill Jockey, was The Sea And Cake’s ninth studio album and they don’t appear to be stopping anytime soon. Beyond the band’s fall tour, which we will get to in a second, comes news that they are already working on their next release with a plan to drop it sometime in 2012.

As for their tour, the band will head to South America in October before visiting North America in November and December. Their trek will take them everywhere from New York to Arcata, before winding down on December 17th at The Empty Bottle in Chicago. You can check out a full list of dates below and we’ll keep you posted on their next effort when we know more next year.

The Sea And Cake tour dates:

Thu. Oct. 13 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Samsung Studio
Fri. Oct. 14 – Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Sesc Popmela
Sat. Oct. 15 – Reclfe, Brazil @ Teatro Da UFPE
Sun. Oct. 16 – Santiago, Chile @ Centro Cultural Amanda
Fri. Nov. 4 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/ Brokeback
Sat. Nov. 5 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace w/ Brokeback
Sun. Nov. 6 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa w/ Brokeback
Mon. Nov. 7 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall w/ Brokeback
Tue. Nov. 8 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Brokeback
Wed. Nov. 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer w/ Brokeback
Thu. Nov. 10 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Brokeback
Fri. Nov. 11 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 w/ Brokeback
Sat. Nov. 12 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
Fri. Dec. 2 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Sat. Dec. 3 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Sun. Dec. 4 – Arcata, CA @ Jambalaya
Mon. Dec. 5 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
Tue. Dec. 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Wed. Dec. 7 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Thu. Dec. 8 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
Sat. Dec. 10 – Mexico City, MX @ Volla Acoustique
Sat. Dec. 17 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle