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Orange County transplants The Dear & Departed will release their Science Records debut Something Quite Peculiar on May 22.

After relocating from Australia and New Zealand to life behind the Orange Curtain, singer Dan Under, guitarist Simon O’Gorman and drummer Joel Bourne slept on couches and in vans while seeing “sure thing” record deals fall apart before teaming up with guitarist Darren Parkinson and bassist David Williams to form The Dear & Departed.

Mixing a dark aesthetic and an esoteric approach with punk and new wave influences, the band has more in common with The Cure, The Church and Sisters Of Mercy than other bands hailing from the 714 area code.
Having toured with heavyweights like AFI and Avenged Sevenfold the band teamed up with Nine Inch Nails drummer Chris Vrenna, whose production resume includes U2, Smashing Pumpkins and Killing Joke, to produce their debut album. AFI’s Jade Puget also came onboard to help with additional production.

AFI fans may be familiar with Dan Under’s hypnotic vocals as he sang on several tracks of the band’s latest, Decemberundground. With an international fan base in their corner,The Dear & Departed are set to rock the Hurley Stage on the Vans Warped Tour this summer.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

Apr 19 2007 8:00P
tba San Diego, California
Apr 23 2007 8:00P
Chain Reaction Anaheim, California
Jun 28 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA San Diego, California
Jun 29 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Pomona, California
Jun 30 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Ventura, California
Jul 1 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA San Francisco, California
Jul 3 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Vancover, British Columbia
Jul 5 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Calgary, Alberta
Jul 7 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Salt Lake City, Utah
Jul 8 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Denver, Colorado
Jul 11 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Phoenix, Arizona
Jul 12 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jul 13 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA San Antonio, Texas
Jul 14 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Dallas, Texas
Jul 15 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Houston, Texas
Jul 18 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Atlanta, Georgia
Jul 19 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Jacksonville, Florida
Jul 20 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Tampa, Florida
Jul 21 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Miami, Florida
Jul 22 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Orlando, Florida
Jul 23 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Charlotte, North Carolina
Jul 24 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Virginia Beach, Virginia
Jul 25 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Washington DC, Washington DC
Jul 26 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Scranton, Pennsylvania
Jul 27 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Detroit, Michigan
Jul 28 2007 8:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007. TBA Chicago, Illinois