Attention all other musical acts: Independent hip-hop innovators Subtle are about to make you look like a bunch of lazy slobs, based on the fact that they will be dropping the following items on us, much to our delight. Ahem:

1. A new album! Ah-doy. ExitingARM comes out May 13 on Lex Records, promising to be the most accessible Subtle record yet. Yeah, that’s what they all say. Except they seem pretty serious about all of this, so I wouldn’t fuck with them. Subtle specialize in making music that’s equal parts beautiful and credible, IMHO, so let’s get our hopes up, shall we?

2. An online graphic novel. In case you haven’t noticed, the graphic novel has total status these days, so feel free to correct anyone who jabs you for reading online comics. They’re graphic novels, GOD! The Ought Almanac of Amassed Fact Vol. I accompanies the new album, and you can read it here.

3. A possible show on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, featuring the collaborations of Subtle frontman Doseone and animator Ghostshrimp, with Doseone lending his vocal chops. Doseone also animates "NOTgarfield" with the help of bandmate Jeffrey “Jel”” Logan - check it.

4. A tour is a tour, of cour ... that didn’t work at all:

05.07.08 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall * 05.09.08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir ^! 05.10.08 - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge ^! 05.12.08 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge 05.13.08 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre 05.15.08 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry $ 05.16.08 - Madison, WI - Annex $ 05.17.08 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle & 05.19.08 - Toronto, ON - Sneaky Dee’s 05.20.08 - Montreal, QE - La Sala Rossa 05.21.08 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs @ 05.22.08 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s @ 05.23.08 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory @ 05.24.08 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel @^ 05.26.08- Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn 05.27.08 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon 05.28.08 - Austin, TX - Mohawk 05.30.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory *

* Clue to Kalo, Facing New York ^ Efterklang ! Slaraffenland $ Fog & Pit Er Pat @ Black Moth Super Rainbow