Musical Hannon:The Neil Hannon-scored production of the Swallows Amazons musical will finally go on tour in the UK after a West End run this December. No Irish dates are planned as yet.

Life through a Jens

: Jens Lekman will release a new EP on September 16th. An Argument with Myself is the Swede’s first release since 2007.

Booked up

: Colin Meloy is the latest musician to turn author. The Decemberists frontman’s children’s novel Wildwood is published next month.

Hi Jicks

: Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks will play Dublin’s Button Factory on November 9th.