Weezer guitarist Brian Bell's side project, The Relationship, have revealed they will be releasing their new 7inch "Oh Allen" on April 8 via Burger Records, followed by a string of tour dates across the US. The band claim to have an album's worth of songs ready for their new set, which they will commit to tape soon.
In a press release Bell described the theme of The Relationship's forthcoming album as "youth—not just the energy and irrepressible drive that come from being young and playing rock ‘n’ roll guitar, but the romance and melancholy and tragedy-turned-triumph that happen when a band decides to make the music their way no matter what." The Relationship released their self-titled debut in 2010. You can listen to "Oh Allen" here, and the tour dates are after the jump.
April 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ Viper Room (7” Release Party)
April 15 - Redlands, CA @ Hanger 24
April 16 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe’s Alley
April 17 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
April 18 – Medford, OR @ Howiee’s On Front
April 19 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
April 21 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Loading Dock
April 22 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom
April 23 - Lincoln, NE @ Vega
April 24 - Kansas City, MO @ Middle of the Map Fest
April 25 - St. Louis, MO @ The Demo
April 26 - Chicago, IL @ The Beat Kitchen
April 27 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
April 29 - New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall
April 30 - Hamden, CT @ The Ballroom at The Outer Space
May 1 - Pawtucket, RI @ The Met
May 2 - Philadelphia, PA @ Ortliebs Lounge
May 3 - Charlotte, NC @ Visulite Theatre
May 5 - Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
May 6 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
May 7- Gainesville, FL @ High Dive
May 8 - Tallahassee, FL @ Pugs Live
May 9 - New Orleans, FL @ Siberia
May 10 - Houston, TX @ Bronze Peakcock at House of Blues
May 12 - Tulsa, OK @ Vanguard
May 15 - San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room at House of Blues
