Lower Dens recently released their very good new album The Competition, which found them embracing synthesizers more than ever. The band's Jana Hunter sat down with Moog studios for a short film to talk analog synths, the importance of music as a form of expression, and the making of Lower Dens' single "Galapagos." You can watch that, and stream The Competition, below.

Jana and the rest of Lower Dens will be in NYC on Saturday (10/19) at Knockdown Center for Octfest, Pitchfork's music/beer festival that also features Mogwai, Parquet Courts, Duster, Priests, Screaming Females, METZ and more (tickets). Lower Dens have also just announced a 2020 North American tour that kicks off February 13 in Pittsburgh and wraps up March 21 in their hometown of Baltimore. There's another NYC show, too, happening March 19 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets for MHOW go on sale Friday, October 18 at 10 AM.

All dates are listed below.

LOWER DENS - 2019/2020 TOUR DATES

Tour Dates - SAT, OCT 19 - OCTFEST - QUEENS VILLAGE, NY

FRI, NOV 1 - AXELRAD BEER GARDEN - HOUSTON, TX

SAT, NOV 2 - FESTIVAL RADIOBOSQUE - MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

JAN 11, 2020 - LE BOTANIQUE - BRUXELLES, BELGIUM

JAN 12, 2020 - MELKWEG - AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

JAN 13, 2020 - UEBEL & GEFÄHRLICH - HAMBURG, GERMANY

JAN 14, 2020 - FRANNZ CLUB - BERLIN, GERMANY

JAN 16, 2020 - BAR BROOKLYN - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

JAN 17, 2020 - LOPPEN - COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

JAN 19, 2020 - ARTHEATER - COLOGNE, GERMANY

JAN 20, 2020 - MILLA - MUNICH, GERMANY

JAN 22, 2020 - PALACE - ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND

JAN 23, 2020 - ROCKING CHAIR - VEVEY, SWITZERLAND

JAN 24, 2020 - LE GRAND MIX - TOURCOING, FRANCE

JAN 25, 2020 - LA BOULE NOIRE - PARIS, FRANCE

JAN 27, 2020 - BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB - LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM

JAN 28, 2020 - THE BLUE ARROW CLUB - GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM

JAN 29, 2020 - YES - MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM

JAN 30, 2020 - THE DOME, TUFNELL PARK - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

JAN 31, 2020 - ROUGH TRADE BRISTOL - BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM

FEB 1, 2020 - PATTERNS - BRIGHTON - BRIGHTON, UNITED KINGDOM

FEB 13, 2020 - MR SMALLS THEATRE - MILLVALE, PA

FEB 14, 2020 - SONGBYRD MUSIC HOUSE - WASHINGTON, DC

FEB 15, 2020 - KINGS - RALEIGH, NC

FEB 16, 2020 - THE HIGH WATT - NASHVILLE, TN

FEB 18, 2020 - THE EARL - ATLANTA, GA

FEB 19, 2020 - SATURN - BIRMINGHAM, AL

FEB 21, 2020 - BARRACUDA - AUSTIN, TX

FEB 22, 2020 - PAPER TIGER - SAN ANTONIO, TX

FEB 23, 2020 - RUINS - DALLAS, TX

FEB 25, 2020 - VALLEY BAR - PHOENIX, AZ

FEB 26, 2020 - SODA BAR - SAN DIEGO, CA

FEB 27, 2020 - THE ROXY THEATRE - WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA

FEB 28, 2020 - RICKSHAW STOP - SAN FRANCISCO, CA

FEB 29, 2020 - HARLOW'S RESTAURANT AND NIGHTCLUB - SACRAMENTO, CA

MAR 2, 2020 - THE CROCODILE - SEATTLE, WA

MAR 3, 2020 - MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS - PORTLAND, OR

MAR 5, 2020 - THE URBAN LOUNGE - SALT LAKE CITY, UT

MAR 6, 2020 - GLOBE HALL - DENVER, CO

MAR 8, 2020 - 7TH STREET ENTRY - MINNEAPOLIS, MN

MAR 9, 2020 - LINCOLN HALL - CHICAGO, IL

MAR 10, 2020 - DELUXX FLUXX - DETROIT, MI

MAR 12, 2020 - VELVET UNDERGROUND - TORONTO, CANADA

MAR 13, 2020 - BAR LE RITZ PDB - MONTREAL, CANADA

MAR 14, 2020 - BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL - BOSTON, MA

MAR 16, 2020 - SPACE GALLERY - PORTLAND, ME

MAR 17, 2020 - 3S ARTSPACE - PORTSMOUTH, NH

MAR 19, 2020 - MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG - BROOKLYN, NY

MAR 20, 2020 - WORLD CAFE LIVE - PHILADELPHIA, PA

MAR 21, 2020 - OTTOBAR - BALTIMORE, MD