Morrissey has yet to announce his promised U.S. tour this spring, but tonight he did confirm two major concerts: arena shows in Los Angeles and New York in May and June that will find the former Smiths singer sharing the stage with legendary crooners Tom Jones and Cliff Richard, respectively.

When Morrissey announced last month he’d signed a new record deal and plans to release an album later this year, he also promised that 2014 tour dates would be “announced soon.” It appears a spring U.S. trek is beginning to take shape with concerts set for Dallas and Boston in late May and early June.

This week’s new releases include the physical release of Morrissey’s new single on 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl, plus the debut album from Snowbird, the new project featuring the Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde and Massive Attack collaborator Stephanie Dosen.

After several years of bemoaning that no label would have him, Morrissey has signed a “worldwide recording agreement” with Harvest Records, which announced the former Smiths frontman will release a yet-to-be-recorded new album in the second of 2014 and plans to resume tour this year.

Late last year, Morrissey paid tribute to the life and legacy of Lou Reed by releasing a live cover of “Satellite of Love” as a digital single. Now comes the release of that 2011 performance on 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl — and Rhino is hooking us up with five copies of each to give away to lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs readers.

In a wide-ranging new Q&A with fans, Morrissey reveals that he’s about to start recording a new album, he’s midway through writing his first novel and that he once tried and failed to get David Bowie to record a duet of the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin.'”