Tussle are currently working on their fourth album, with Optimo‘s JD Twitch in the producer’s chair.

The San Francisco-based band have already made new recordings with Andy Cabic (formerly of Tussle, now the creative driving force behind Vetiver) and Tom Monahan (Au Revoir Simone, Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom) which they’re now taking taking into the studio for the final production and mixdown by Twitch. The album, which is as yet untitled, will be released in the first half 2011 by Smalltown Supersound. It’s the follow-up to 2008’s Cream Cuts.

Optimo – JD Twitch and his partner in crime JG Wilkes – recently called time on their seminal Glasgow clubnight of the same name, in order to concentrate on other creative endeavours. They certainly look to be using their newfound free time well: we’re particularly excited about the upcoming reissue of Chris Carter’s 1986 album The Space Between on their Optimo Music label..

Those of you after a taster of what to expect from the forthcoming Tussle LP should catch the band one of the following imminent live dates:

27 Aug – Luxembourg – Carre Rotondes w/ Publicist
28 Aug – Geneve – Ecoutes au vert festival w/ Publicist
29 Aug – Bern – Dachstock w/ Publicist
31 Aug – London – Corsica Studios w/ Publicist
01 Sep – Paris – Nouveau Casino w/ Publicist
02 Sep – Venezia – Lido di Venezia / Circuito Off w/ Publicist
03 Sep – Eupen – Camping Hertogenwald w/ Publicist
04 Sep – Leipzig – Zoro w/ Publicist
06 Sep – Berlin – Bang Bang Club w/ Publicist
08 Sep – Stockholm – Strand w/ Publicist
10 Sep – Stavanger – Stavanger Numusic Festival w/ Publicist
11 Sep – Bergen – Phonofestivalen / Kvarteret w/ Publicist
13 Sep – Aarhus – Voxhall w/ Publicist
14 Sep – Aalborg – 1000Fryd w/ Publicist