Our Lady Peace will release their eighth studio album, Curve, on April 3, 2012 and will be hitting the road in late March. "This is the record we've been trying to make for the past 10 years. There's something to be said about being beaten up and being able to dust yourself off and get back in the ring," says vocalist/lyricist and founding member Raine Maida about the new album, which was recorded in Toronto and his own L.A. home recording studio with co-producer Jason Lader (Mars Volta, Julian Casablancas, Rilo Kiley, Elvis Costello and Noah & the Whale.).
"Jason and I had a very frank discussion about the early recordings for Curve before he came in," says Maida. "He asked why we weren't making a record that we'd like to listen to ourselves. That was our impetus for abandoning what we started, bringing in Jason and truly challenging ourselves to come up with something more authentic and inspired. He helped us operate without the filter predicated by walking the major label tightrope."
Our Lady Peace will hit the road for a North American headline tour. The tour kicks off March 29 in London, ON with stops in New York CIty, Detroit, Chicago, and Seattle, among other cities.
March 29th-London, ON-Concert Theatre
March 31st-Peterborough, ON-The Venue
April 2nd-Montreal, ON-Corona
April 3rd-Toronto, ON-The Phoenix
April 5th-New York, NY-Bowery Ballroom
April 6th-Buffalo, NY-Club Infinity
April 7th-Detroit, MI-St. Andrew's Hall
April 8th-Chicago, IL-Subterranean
April 10th-North Bay, ON-The Wall
April 12th-Thunder Bay, ON-Community Auditorium
April 13th-Winnipeg MB-Garrick
April 16th-Calgary, AB-Flame Central
April 17th-Edmonton, AB, Starlite
April 19th-Vancouver, BC-Commodore Ballroom
April 20th-Seattle, WA-The Crocodile Cafe