Dears Have New Music Before Tour

04/15/09 3:45pm

The Dears will welcome wayward guitarist Rob Benvie back into the fold for their upcoming North American tour in support of Missiles, and they're already working on its follow-up.

"We have been roaming the streets of Montreal getting inspired," the band posted on their website on Monday. "Already, we've begun to crack open a case of new tunes, allowing them to breath for a minute before getting serious. It's the dawn of a completely new era for The Dears."

Missiles was just released in Australia.

The video for the new Canadian single, "Disclaimer," was just released. You can check it out here.

More webisodes of The Gospel According To The Dears online video series are being edited by Andre Bendahan.

Benvie, formerly of Thrush Hermit and currently with Camouflage Nights, played guitar with The Dears on No Cities Left and Missiles. You can find out more about him in these The Gospel According To The Dears webisodes:

Here are The Dears' tour dates:

April 30 Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club
May 1 Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 2 Albany, NY @ Valentines Music Hall And Beer Joint w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 4 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 5 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 7 Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 8 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel Club Lounge w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 9 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 10 Columbus, OH @ Skully's Bar & Grille w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 11 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 13 Chicago, IL @ Lakeshore Theater w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 14 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 16 Denton, TX @ Hailey's Club w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 17 Houston, TX @ Warehouse w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 18 Austin, TX @ The Parish Room w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 22 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 23 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 24 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 26 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 27 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile w/Eulogies and Great Northern
May 29 Victoria, BC @ Sugar Nightclub w/Black Diamond Bay and Jets Overhead
May 30 Vancouver, BC @ Richard's On Richards w/Black Diamond Bay and Jets Overhead
May 31 Kelowna, BC @ Habitat w/Black Diamond Bay and Jets Overhead
June 2 Calgary, AB @ Theatre Junction at The Grand w/Black Diamond Bay and Jets Overhead
June 3 Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room w/Black Diamond Bay and Jets Overhead
June 4 Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos Cantina w/Black Diamond Bay and Jets Overhead
June 5 Regina, SK @ The Distrikt w/Black Diamond Bay and Jets Overhead
June 6 Winnipeg, MB @ West End Cultural Centre w/Black Diamond Bay and Jets Overhead