The new record was recorded at Pheasant Studios in Santa Ana, CA with Costa taking the production reins for the first time. Mobile Chateau's sound is a distinct departure from Costa's previous work. Mining his longtime love for '60s psychedelic superheroes like Donovan, 13th Floor Elevators, the Zombies, the Electric Prunes, and the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, the new album is a bold step forward into the kaleidoscopic beyond. "I've always been drawn to that sound," Costa reveals. "I've been hearing songs like these in my head for my whole life and Mobile Chateau is the closest I've gotten to getting those songs out of my head and onto a record."

Costa's latest effort comes in the wake of his critically acclaimed 2006 debut, Songs We Sing, and 2008's well-received Unfamiliar Faces. His sophomore set yielded the breakout single "Mr. Pitiful," which featured prominently in the hit comedy I Love You, Man and an iPhone ad campaign, and sent him criss-crossing the globe for well over a year. There were stints with Death Cab for Cutie and Modest Mouse, as well as a high-profile tour with Oasis and Ryan Adams & the Cardinals.

TOUR DATES

Oct 7 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
Oct 8 - Tempe, AZ - The Club House Music
Oct 9 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
Oct 13 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
Oct 15 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
Oct 17 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
Oct 18 - Victoria, BC - Sugar
Oct 19 - Vancouver, BC - Venue
Oct 20 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Oct 22 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
Oct 23 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Oct 25 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
Oct 26 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
Oct 27 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
Oct 28 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
Oct 29 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
Oct 31 - Toronto, ONT - Mod Club Theatre
Nov 1 - Montreal, QC - Le National
Nov 3 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
Nov 4 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
Nov 5 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Nov 7 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
Nov 8 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
Nov 10 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre
Nov 11 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
Nov 12 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft @ Center Stage
Nov 13 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
Nov 14 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird
Nov 15 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
Nov 17 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues / Cambridge Room
Nov 18 - Austin, TX - Stubb's
Nov 19 - Houston, TX - House of Blues / Bronze Peacock

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