Heather McIntosh of The Instruments has now posted some new music from their forthcoming album, Cast a Half Shadow, at the band's MySpace webpage. In addition to the Instruments music, there's also one of Heather's electronic pieces which you can download as an MP3.

Cast a Half Shadow is released on May 9 on Orange Twin, but Heather has confirmed with Optical Atlas that advance copies will be on sale at the merch desk as they tour with Elf Power.

Updated tour dates are below - the tour begins tomorrow!

The Instruments/Elf Power
Upcoming Shows

April 25, 2006 - Charleston, SC - Map Room
April 26, 2006 - Chapel Hill , NC - Local 506
April 27, 2006 - Arlington, VA - Iota
April 28, 2006 - Brooklyn, NY - North Six
April 29, 2006 - Clinton, NY - Hamilton College
April 30, 2006 - Boston, MA - PA's Lounge
May 1, 2006 - Rochester, NY - Bug Jar
May 2, 2006 - Waterloo, ON - Starlight
May 3, 2006 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
May 4, 2006 - Detroit, MI - Lager House
May 5, 2006 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
May 6, 2006 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
May 7, 2006 - Rapid City, SD - Venue 8
May 8, 2006 - Missoula, MT - The Raven
May 9, 2006 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
May 10, 2006 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
May 12, 2006 - San Francisco, CA - Café Du Nord
May 13, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
May 14, 2006 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture Gallery
May 16, 2006 - Dallas , TX - The Cavern
May 17, 2006 - Austin, TX - Emo's Jr