Americana singer/songwriter Howe Gelb is taking his band Giant Sand [ tickets ] out for fall spin to support their first new record in four years.

The group is set to head out in mid-September to support Neko Case on a 10-show string of dates in the Midwest, and then headline a handful of West Coast shows in October. Gelb will follow the US jaunt with a solo tour of New Zealand and Australia. Stateside dates are listed below and those overseas can be found at Giant Sand's website.

The band's forthcoming release, "proVisions," is due Sept. 2 on Yep Roc Records. Produced by Gelb and Kent Olsen (Arizona Amp and Alternator, Marie Frank), the 13-track album was recorded during a summer in Denmark with Danish musicians Thoger T. Lund (bass), Peter Dombernowsky (drums) and Anders Pedersen (slide guitar). It also features friends/collaborators including Case, M. Ward and Isobell Campbell.

One of the set's tunes, "Incarnations of Love," is being previewed at Giant Sand's MySpace page.

As a bandleader and a solo artist, Tucson, AZ-based Gelb has built a catalog of music that stretches back to 1983 and comprises some 40 albums, according to his bio. His music is described as a genre-defying brand of experimental Americana that draws from country, southwestern roots, lo-fi, jazz and punk.

With Giant Sand, Gelb has hosted a revolving door of musicians who have gone on to create bands including Calexico, The Friends of Dean Martinez and OP8.