Liam Finn announces tour

Liam Finn is keeping busy, with a new single and a UK tour just announced.

The singer, whose appearance on Later With Jools Holland catapulted him into fame, has just spent the summer playing at festivals such as O2 Wireless and Oxygen.

In November he will release single Better To Be, which will coincide with his UK tour.

The one-man band, originally from New Zealand and now living in New York, is set to play a host of headline shows including London's famous Scala - and will also be opening shows for The Black Keys around the UK.

With his companion Eliza Jane Barnes, the pair, with the help of intricate foot pedal looping, autoharp and theremin, will recreate layer by layer Finn's lush arrangements as featured on his debut album I'll Be Lightning, which is out now on Transgressive Records.

Liam's tour with The Black Keys kicks off on November 11 in Nottingham and ends on November 17 in Bristol. The first of his three UK headline shows is in London on December 3.

Tickets for The Black Keys gigs can be bought at www.ticketmaster.co.uk while the solo show tickets are found at www.livenation.co.uk.