Keane's Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quin have another band called Mt. Desolation, who released their debut album this week via Cherrytree/Interscope. Featuring special appearances from members of The Killers, Mumford & Sons, The Long Winters and Noah & The Whale and produced by Emery Dobyns (Patti Smith, Antony & The Johnsons
Monday night the band made their U.S. live debut, opening for Mumford & Sons in Los Angeles with a show that left SPIN.com raving, "Just as the triumphant Nashville swagger of 'Annie Ford' opened the night, the lovely steam engine shuffle of 'Departure' would close the band's set, inspiring the audience to clap along to the unshakeable bucolic bounce."
MT. DESOLATION U.S. TOUR DATES:
10/20 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield*
10/22 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom*
10/23 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre*
10/24 Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre*
10/27 New York, NY @ The Mercury Lounge
10/28 Toronto, ON @ The Drake Theatre
10/29 Detroit, MI @ Pike Room
10/30 Chicago, IL @ Schubas
* w/ Mumford & Sons
