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New from Pears

Posted by Loren on February 8, 2020

New from Pears
photo by John Allen

What's new with Pears?

A lot.

First, the band has a new 14-song record coming out on March 6 on Fat Wreck Chords. The self-titled record is the group's third overall and they're sharing a lead single, "Cynical Serene," now.

“The last PEARS record, almost every detail was worked out before we ever stepped foot into the studio,” Zach Quinn explains. “This record, we went in with skeletons of songs and put things together on the fly. ”

Besides the new record, the band is also actively touring throughout the year, playing shows in the US, Europe, Australia, Japan, and South American.

PEARS TOUR DATES:

03/27 – New Orleans, LA @ Banks St Bar*
03/28 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links*
03/29 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk*
03/31 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock Live*
04/01 – Las Vegas, NV @ Evel Pie*
04/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater*
04/03 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar*
04/04 – Pomona, CA @ Characters*
04/05 – Albany, CA @ Ivy Room*
04/07 – Portland, OR @ Twilight*
04/08 – Seattle, WA @ Highline Bar*
04/09 – Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall*
04/10 – Vernon, BC @ Record City*
04/11 – Calgary, AB @ Palomino Smokehouse*
04/12 – Edmonton, AB @ The Buckingham*
04/14 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre*
04/15 – Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium*
04/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Part Wolf*
04/17 – Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews*
04/18 – Omaha, NE @ Lookout Lounge*
04/19 – Denver, CO, US @ Streets*
04/21 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th St*
04/22 – Memphis, TN @ The Hi Tone*
04/23 – St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag*
04/24 – Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia*
05/24 – Las Vegas, NV @ Punk Rock Bowling 2020
* with Single Mothers

Australia dates:
05/28 – Frankston, AU @ Singing Bird Studios
05/29 – Melbourne, AU @ Bendigo Hotel
05/30 – Adelaide, AU @ Metro Hotel
05/31 – Perth, AU @ The Den
06/01– Margaret River, AU @ Margaret River Football Club
06/03 – Canberra, AU @ Transit Bar
06/04 – Newcastle, AU @ Hamilton Station Hotel
06/05 – Brisbane, AU @ The Bearded Lady
06/06 – Gold Coast, AU @ Vinnie’s Dive
06/07 – Sydney, AU @ Frankie’s Pizza
 
PEARS track listing

1. Killing Me

2. Zero Wheels

3. Comfortably Dumb

4. Dial Up

5. Rich to Rags

6. Nervous

7. Naptime

8. Pepaw

9. Worm

10. Funerals

11. Sympathy Cone

12. Daughter

13. Traveling Time

14. Cynical Serene

New from Pears
photo by John Allen

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