Pitchfork

Awww, another fucking Swedish band? Gee, Pitchfork, let me guess: despite their "ironically tuff" name, Disfear sing gauzy little ditties about first crushes and sweet kisses and their friggin' hairdressers, occasionally employing a ukelele or a glockenspiel for an extra dash of twee.

Oh wait, they're a D-beat band with a dude who used to be in At the Gates on vocals? Somebody from Converge produced their recent Pitchfork Recommended album Live the Storm? And they're touring?! Sign me up! Right after I cozy up with my tea and this Sambassadeur LP, that is...

Yep, Disfear are taking that other strain of Swedish rock to North America in April. There's a lone date way back at the end of May, too, meaning either Disfear are coming back around then, or don't plan to leave. They may not nab the politeness award from some of their more delicate countryfolks, but they'll more than make up for their lack of hospitality with a fuckton of awesomeness.

Disfear:

02-21 Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
02-22 Tempere, Finland - Yo-Talo
02-23 Turku, Finland - Klubi
04-16 New York, NY - Knitting Factory
04-17 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
04-18 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
04-19 Wilkinsburg, PA - Robotto Project
04-20 Cleveland, OH - Pirate's Cove
04-21 Indianapolis, IN - The Melody Inn
04-22 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
04-23 Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar
04-24 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dee's
04-25 Montreal, Quebec - Black Dot
04-26 Worcester, MA - The Palladium (New England Metal and Hardcore Festival)
04-27 Providence, RI - The Living Room
05-24 Baltimore, MD - Sonar (Maryland Deathfest)