Les Savy Fav have brought the release date of their new album ‘Roots For Ruin’ forward after it leaked online.

The album was due out on September 13, but began appearing on file-sharing websites at the weekend.

It will now be available as a digital download from today (August 3).

Lead singer Tim Harrington posted a video on YouTube announcing the album’s new release date.

As previously reported, Les Savy Fav are set to play a host of UK dates as part of a European tour this autumn.

Tim Harrington speaks:

(by Jason Gregory)