Minnesota Public Radio is helping to promote the Essex Green's new album Cannibal Sea--coming out March 21 on Merge Records--by offering their new single, "Don't Know Why (You Stay)," for download at their website for "The Current."

You want to know how cool The Current's playlist is? Scrolling down the playlist for today, I see that at 11:41 AM they played "Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man" by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band. That's how cool The Current is. The Green suggest you request one of their songs for the station's playlist, and I second that.

And don't forget, you can stream Cannibal Sea at the Merge Records website, and then purchase it here.

I noticed that a couple U.S. dates have been added to the upcoming Essex Green tour (a full list should be coming shortly), so I will repost the dates, this from Pitchfork.

03-15 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
03-17 Austin, TX - Pok-E-Joe's (Merge/Sub Pop SXSW day party)
03-18 Austin, TX - Levi's/Fader Trading Post
03-18 Austin, TX - Antone's (Merge SXSW showcase)
04-05 Bremen, Germany - Lagerhaus
04-06 Hannover, Germany - Musikzentrum
04-07 Erlangen, Germany - E-Werk
04-08 Heidelberg, Germany - Karlstorbahnhof
04-09 Cologne, Germany - Kulturbunker Mulheim
04-10 Munster, Germany - Gleis 22
04-12 London, England - 93 Ft East
04-28 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
04-29 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
05-03 Portland, OR - Towne Lounge
05-04 Redding, CA - The Dip