British math rockers TTNG (fka This Town Needs Guns) are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their 2008 debut album Animals this year, and they've got some big plans for the occasion. They're releasing an acoustic re-working of Animals, which they made in collaboration with original vocalist Stu Smith, who sang on Animals but left the band in 2011. The new acoustic album also features contributions from Nate Kinsella (Birthmark, American Football, Joan of Arc, etc), Yvette Young (Covet), Mivos Quartet, and The Kraken Quartet. We're premiering the new acoustic version of "Gibbon," which stays pretty true to the original, but also clearly has its own distinct vibe. In this form, it actually kinda reminds me a little of Iron & Wine. Listen and compare it to the original below. Animals Acoustic comes out October 5 via Sargent House (pre-order).

TTNG are also going on an Animals 10th anniversary tour, where they'll perform the album in its entirety, and Stu Smith will be joining the band for the tour too.

There's a NYC show on October 16 at Brooklyn Bazaar. Tickets for that show and the whole tour go on sale Friday (7/27). All dates are listed below,

TTNG -- 2018 Animals Tour Dates

OCT 09 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge

OCT 10 Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch

OCT 11 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace

OCT 12 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB

OCT 13 Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom

OCT 15 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall

OCT 16 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bazaar

OCT 17 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church

OCT 18 Washington, DC @ DC9

OCT 19 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall

OCT 20 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade