Produced by Stacy Jones (Plain White Tee's, American Hi-Fi) with additional production from Bill Lefler (Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes) and Adam Richman, "Let's Be Animals" arrives in stores and at all online retailers on April 26th while the lead track off the album, "Thanks For Nothing," will premiere on iTunes on April 5th

The group will herald the album's release with a US headline tour. The "Let's Be Animals Tour 2011" will kick off on April 19th at The Firebird in St. Louis and then traverse the US through mid-May.

Joining The Downtown Fiction on their headlining trek will be He Is We, Cady Groves, and Amely.

Tour Dates
3/23-4/9 w/The Glamour Kills Tour
(Feat. The Ready Set, Allstar Weekend, and We Are The In Crowd) Except *
4/19-5/7 The Lets Be Animals Tour 2011
(w/ He Is We, Cady Groves, and Amely) Except *

MARCH
23 San Diego, CA Soma Sidestage
24 W. Hollywood, CA The Roxy Theater
25 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
26 Sacramento, CA Ace Of Spades
27 San Francisco, CA Slim's
29 Seattle, WA El Corazon
31 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex

APRIL
1 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
2 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
5 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
6 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
7 St. Paul, MN Station 4
8 Madison, WI The New Loft
9 Ft. Wayne, IN Broadripple
19 St. Louis, MO The Firebird
20 Evansville, IN Boney June's
21 Columbus, OH The Basement
22 Richmond, VA The Canal Club
23 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
25 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock Café
26 Rochester, NY Water St. Music Hall
27 Albany, NY Valentine's
28 Manchester, NH Rocko's
29 East Rutherford, NJ The Bamboozle 2011 – Hoodwink *