Seattle indie-rock icons Minus the Bear will release a new LP, Acoustics II, on September 10th. The album features MTB songs recorded in a stripped-down acoustic fashion, showcasing the songwriting at its barest and most intimate. The tracks span each of the band’s five albums, along with two new tracks, “Riddles” and “The Storm.”
The album — which was funded by a PledgeMusic campaign and recorded by longtime producer Matt Bayles in the spring — builds on the band’s previous acoustic set, the Acoustics EP. Though they’ve already eclipsed their financial goal, the PledgeMusic campaign is still active. Fans who purchase the album through the site will receive the music on September 3rd.
The band will also kick off a 39-city tour on September 8th with a performance at Sacramento’s Launch Festival. The tour will run through November 8th, culminating with a show in the band’s hometown of Seattle.
ACOUSTICS II TRACKLISTING
1) Riddles
2) The Game Needed Me
3) Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse
4) Diamond Lightning
5) Hooray
6) The Storm
7) When We Escape
8) Summer Angel
9) Empty Party Rooms
10) Dayglo
ACOUSTICS II CONCERT TOUR
9/8/13 – Sacramento, CA at Launch Festival
9/9/13 – San Francisco, CA at Slim’s**
9/10/13 – Los Angeles, CA at The Fonda Theater**
9/11/13 – Solana Beach, CA at Belly Up Tavern**
9/12/13 – Las Vegas, NV at The Pool at the Cosmopolitan
9/13/13 – Phoenix, AZ at Marquee**
9/14/13 – Santa Fe, NM at Railyard (Tera Melos only)
9/16/13 – Austin, TX at Emo’s East**
9/17/13 – Houston, TX at House of Blues**
9/18/13 – New Orleans, LA at Tiptina’s**
9/19/13 – Dallas, TX at Granada**
9/20/13 – Lawrence, KS at Granada**
9/21/13 – Denver, CO at Riotfest
9/22/13 – Salt Lake City, UT at The Depot**
9/24/13 – Pomona, CA at Glass House**
10/10/13 – Minneapolis, MN at Varsity Theater*
10/11/13 – Milwaukee, WI at The Rave*
10/12/13 – St Louis, MO at Plush*
10/13/13 – Indianapolis, IN at Vogue*
10/14/13 – Dekalb, IL at Otto’s*
10/15/13 – Cleveland, OH at House of Blues*
10/16/13 – Grand Rapids, MI at Intersection*
10/17/13 – Chicago, IL at Metro*
10/18/13 – Detroit, MI at Majestic*
10/19/13 – Niagara Falls, NY at Rapids Theatre*
10/20/13 – Toronto, ON at Opera House*
10/22/13 – Pittsburgh, PA at Mr. Smalls*
10/23/13 – New Haven, CT at Toad’s*
10/24/13 – Boston, MA at Royale*
10/25/13 – New York, NY at Best Buy*
10/26/13 – Philadelphia, PA at Electric Factory*
10/27/13 – Baltimore, MD at Soundstage Live*
10/28/13 – Lancaster, PA at Chameleon Club*
10/29/13 – Richmond, VA at The National*
10/30/13 – Asheville, NC at Orange Peel*
11/1/13 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Revolution*
11/2/13 – Orlando, FL at Beachum Theater*
11/3/13 – Atlanta, GA at Masquerade*
11/8/13 – Seattle, WA at Showbox
** with Tera Melos and The New Trust
* with INVSN and Slow Bird
