With a new line-up in place, The Dears are setting out on their first run in support of forthcoming album, Missiles, due October 21 on Dangerbird Records. The septet will perform several intimate shows in select cities across Canada before heading to London for a special one-night event. The Dears’ U.S. jaunt will then kick off on the East Coast, with a stop at Hiro Ballroom in NYC on October 23, before they join The Secret Machines as special guests for a two-week run.
The Montréalers’ fourth full-length album is a beautiful collection of sonic masterpieces, further affirming their foothold on the celebrated indie-rock scene they helped erect. Murray Lightburn unveils his soul through his raw, impassioned storytelling, as every heartbreaking note unfolds with an array of musical accompaniment: burning guitar solos, swelling strings, blasts of horn, a children’s choir.
THE DEARS ON TOUR
September 30 – Waterloo, ON @ Starlight Room
October 1 – Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
October 2 – Montreal, QC @ Masonic Temple
October 9 – Toronto, ON @ Music Gallery
October 10 – Toronto, ON @ Music Gallery
October 16 – London, U.K. @ Portchester Hall
October 21 – Boston, Mass. @ Great Scott
October 22 – Hoboken, N.J. @ Maxwell’s
October 23 – New York, N.Y. @ Hiro Ballroom
THE DEARS ON TOUR WITH THE SECRET MACHINES
October 24 – Chicago, Ill. @ Metro
October 25 – Madison, Wisc. @ Majestic
October 27 – Denver, Colo. @ Bluebird
October 28 – Aspen, Colo. @ Belly Up
October 30 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Key Club
November 1 – San Diego, Calif. @ Belly Up
November 3 – San Francisco, Calif. @ The Independent
November 5 – Portland, Ore. @ Berbati’s
November 6 – Seattle, Wash. @ Neumo’s
