Frank Ocean, who’s previous album, nostalgia, ULTRA, was ranked #15 on Verbicide’s Top 50 Albums of 2011, has announced his new album, Channel Orange, due out July 17, 2012 on Def Jam Recordings.

Ocean has also offered the first glimpse of material from Channel Orange, the near 10-minute track “Pyramids,” along with news of a summer tour. Click here to listen to “Pyramids,” and check out all tour dates below.

Frank Ocean on Tour
7/13 Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
7/14 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
7/16 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
7/17 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
7/19 Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
7/20 Dallas, TX @ Southside Music Hall
7/22 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage Theatre
7/23 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
7/25 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
7/26 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
7/28 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
7/29 Montreal, Quebec @ Club Soda
7/31 Toronto, Ontario @ The Guvernment
8/01 Detroit, MI @ TBA
8/04 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza