Pitchfork

After cooping up all winter awaiting the release of their second LP, Back Numbers (out February 27 via Zoë/Rounder), Dean & Britta are ready for a little Avventura on the open road.

The couple-- Dean, surname Wareham, best known for his work in Luna and Galaxie 500, and Britta, surname Phillips, known for playing in Luna and the Belltower, providing cartoon voice-overs, and whipping up a mean water filter-- take to the the tour trail this March, beginning in Philadelphia. Along the way they'll hit up most major cosmopolitan areas in the U.S. and Canada, closing things out with a NYC homecoming gig. Joining these lovebirds onstage: drummer Matt Johnson and keyboardist/melodica player Lara Meyerratken.

To get the kids stoked for the forthcoming jaunt and record release, Dean & Britta have kindly shared an exclusive mp3 of Back Numbers opener "Singer Sing". As Dean told Pitchfork last fall, said tune "was the last thing we finished...it was something we were creeping around with at home." Appropriately, it has that gauzy, homespun feel, and will likely make you wish you were back at your place cuddling up with a loved one, instead of staring at this cold, dispassionate computer screen.

Hot dates:

03-08 Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live
03-09 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts
03-10 Montreal, Quebec - Main Hall
03-12 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club Theatre
03-13 Pittsburgh, PA - Dowe's
03-14 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
03-15 Chicago, IL - Schubas
03-16 Chicago, IL - Schubas
03-17 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
03-19 Madison, WI - High Noon
03-20 Indianapolis, IN - The Music Mill
03-22 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
03-23 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
03-24 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
03-30 New York, NY - Hiro Ballroom