Britt Daniels and his band Spoon recently released details about their new album, Transference, which is set to be released January 19 on Merge Records. Today, Daniels & Co. unveiled the album’s first single, the vintage-sounding “Written in Reverse”.

The single will be officially released January 5, but if you’d rather not use a fork to scratch the new-Spoon itch, you can stream it at the Merge Records online store. The band will also do a mini tour of the ‘States this December, including a gig at UC San Diego’s RIMAC Arena in La Jolla. Then, in February, they’ll head to sunny Europe. Dates are after the jump.

Spoon Tour Dates
12/03/09 – Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
12/04/09 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
12/11/09 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
12/12/09 – La Jolla, CA – RIMAC Arena
12/31/09 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
02/14/10 – Glasgow, UK – King Tuts
02/15/10 – Manchester, UK – Academy 3
02/16/10 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
02/18/10 – Amsterdam, Holland – Paradiso
02/19/10 – Cologne, Germany – Luxor
02/20/10 – Berlin, Germany – Frannz Club