Wil Tours Through May To Promote By December

Vancouver Island singer/songwriter Wil's sophomore studio effort is titled By December, but you won't have to wait until then to hear it.

EMI Music Canada will release the album on May 22. The 13-track disc was recorded in Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto, and made its final stop in Nashville, where it was mixed by Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer Trina Shoemaker (Blue Rodeo, Sheryl Crow).

The LP was produced by Dave McKinnon (FemBots), and contributors included Jason Collett, 54-40's Neil Osborne and members of Arcade Fire, Hylozoists, The Weakerthans, Feist's band, FemBots and The idden Cameras.

Don't expect to find all those folks playing live with Wil, but people living in Ontario and Quebec will see a lot of the main man over the next five weeks as he embarks on a tour that includes residencies in Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Kingston and Sudbury. Here are the dates:

May 6 Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus
May 7 Hamilton, ON @ Underground
May 8 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
May 9 Kingston, ON @ Joy Supper Club
May 10 Ottawa, ON @ Live Lounge
May 11 Sudbury, ON @ Townehouse Tavern
May 12 Timmins, ON @ Victory Tavern
May 15 Hamilton, ON @ Underground
May 16 Kingston, ON @ Joy Supper Club
May 17 London, ON @ London Music Club
May 18 Guelph, ON @ Jimmy Jazz
May 20 Montreal, QC @ Green Room
May 21 Hamilton, ON@ Underground
May 22 Toronto, ON@ Horseshoe Tavern
May 23 Kingston, ON @ Joy Supper Club
May 25 Sudbury, ON @ Townehouse Tavern
May 26 Collingwood, ON @ Events Plaza At The Village
May 28 Hamilton, ON @ Underground
May 29 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
May 30 Kingston, ON @ Joy Supper Club
May 31 Ottawa, ON @ Live Lounge
June 1 Guelph, ON @ Jimmy Jazz
June 2 Windsor, ON @ Phog Lounge