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When Ghost announced that they’d be having special events in New York and Los Angeles last night, it was pretty obvious that they weren’t going to play at Saint Vitus and The Monty Bar, respectively. It turned out that they were both listening parties for the band’s new EP, Popestar, which, was officially announced today and is on sale now. After the release of “Square Hammer” on Monday, the fact that they would be releasing an EP to coincide with their tour that kicks off tonight was one of the worst-kept secrets ever. That being said, it’s out now.

In addition to the aforementioned original song, there are four covers, although they’re a bit more obscure than those on If You Have Ghost. The Eurythmics cover, “Missionary Man,” will likely be the best-known one on here, but there are also covers of Echo and the Bunnymen (“Nocturnal Me”), UK dance duo Simian Mobile Disco (“I Believe”) and Swedish band Imperiet (“Bible”).

The band have also released a video for “Square Hammer,” which can be viewed below:

Here’s where the tour will be coming:

Sep. 16 – Rochester, NY – The Armory
Sep. 19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Sep. 21 – Cleveland, OH – Masonic Auditorium
Sep. 23 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
Sep. 27 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater
Sep. 28 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Sep. 30 – Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank at Midland Theatre
Oct. 01 – Madison, WI – Sonic Boom Festival
Oct. 02 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
Oct. 03 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
Oct. 04 – Kalamazoo, MI – Kalamazoo State Theatre
Oct. 05 – Cedar Rapids, IA – Paramount Theatre
Oct. 07 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
Oct. 08 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Oct. 09 – Missoula, MT – The Wilma Theatre
Oct. 11 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
Oct. 13 – Vancouver, BC – The Vogue Theater
Oct. 14 – Seattle, WA – The Moore Theater
Oct. 15 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theater
Oct. 16 – Portland, OR – The Rosalind Theater
Oct. 18 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Oct. 20 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Oct. 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Oct. 22 – Las Vegas, NV – The Brooklyn Bowl
Oct. 25 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
Oct. 27 – Lubbock, TX – City Bank Auditorium
Oct. 28 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theater
Oct. 31 – Little Rock, AR – Metroplex
Nov. 02 – Orlando, FL – The Hard Rock
Nov. 03 – Miami Beach, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach
Nov. 04 – Jacksonville, FL – The Florida Theatre
Nov. 05 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
Nov. 07 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
Nov. 09 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Nov. 11 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Nov. 12 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre

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Bram Teitelman