New album Big Echo to be released March 9th;

Spring US headline tour announced.

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We are very excited to announce that The Morning Benders have just signed with Rough Trade Records. Their sophomore effort, Big Echo, will be released in North America by Rough Trade on March 9, 2010

Coming off support dates with Grizzly Bear and Girls, The Morning Benders will be embarking on a 2-month long cross-country headlining tour in support of Big Echo. Full list of dates below:

March

March 10th – Jonny Brenda’s, Philadelphia
March 11th – The Black Cat, Washington DC
March 12th – Local 506, Chapel Hill
March 13th – The Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta
March 15th – The Bottletree, Birmingham
March 23rd – The Rhythm Room, Phoenix
March 25th – Troubadour, Los Angeles
March 26th – Casbah, San Diego
March 27th – Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa
March 28th – Muddy Waters, Santa Barbara
March 30th – The Independent, San Francisco

April:

April 1st – Holocene, Portland
April 2nd – Crocodile Café, Seattle
April 3rd – Media Club, Vancouver
April 5th – Club Velour, Provo
April 7th – Hi-Dive, Denver
April 9th – The Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines
April 10th – The Maintenance Shop, Ames, IA
April 11th – Huckleberry’s Pizza – Presented by Daytrotter, Rock Island, IL
April 12th – Schubas Tavern, Chicago
April 14th – The Drake Hotel, Toronto
April 15th – La Sala Rossa, Montreal
April 16th – The Monkey House, Vermont
April 17th – TT The Bear’s, Boston
April 22nd – The Mercury Lounge, NYC

Sourced from: Rough Trade Records