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Von Bondies Lick Wounds, Soldier On
Their new album, titled Pawn Shoppe Heart, is scheduled for a March 10 U.S. release on Warner Bros.
U.K. fans get it a month earlier, on February 9, but don’t shell out 30 bucks for that exclusive import just yet – the album will be available worldwide the next day in digital format. Stateside fans who can’t wait for the hard copy can download it via their favorite digital retailer, including Apple’s iTunes, MusicMatch, Rhapsody, Napster, MusicNet and BuyMusic.com starting February 10.
After the U.K. tour, which hits a dozen British hot spots in late January and early February, the band will head across the Atlantic to kick off its North American tour with a trio of Canadian shows. They plan to make the rounds in the U.S. through March, wrapping on the 29th at The Troubadour in West Hollywood.
By now you’ve probably heard of singer Jason Stollsteimer’s recent violent run-in with Jack White, who produced The Von Bondies’ first album. However, the band is confident that the much-publicized spat with their former touring mate won’t overshadow their new record’s release.
“As soon as we go on tour and people see us live and have a chance to hear the new songs, it’s going to be forgotten – not 100 percent, because something like that never goes away. But we’re big kids – we can deal with it,” Stollsteimer told Rolling Stone.
Tickets for many dates are on sale now.