THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT Set North American Release Date For White Bear Album; Band To Tour Canada With MONSTER TRUCK

British rock n’ rollers, The Temperance Movement, have announced that their brand new studio album, White Bear, will be out in North America on January 29th via Fantasy/Concord.

The follow-up to their 2013 self-titled debut was recorded with producer Sam Miller in London, Northamptonshire and Monmouth and features 10 stomping new rock anthems. Have a listen to “Three Bulleits” below for a sneak peek, and pre-order the album here.

Guitarist, Paul Sayer comments, “White Bear is a real step up for us sonically and artistically. Playing so many shows together over the last 3 years allowed us to develop a really clear idea of where we wanted to go with our next record. When it came to making this album we had a bit more time and space to let our creativity go, and I’m incredibly proud of what we achieved”

On the album title, White Bear, singer Phil Campbell notes, “Nick called me with the title which inspired the lyric to the song. It refers to a study by Daniel Wenger on mindfulness and the controlling of unwanted thoughts, testing a quote from Dostoevsky’s Winter Notes on Summer Impressions: ‘Try to pose for yourself this task: not to think of a polar bear, and you will see that the cursed thing will come to mind every minute.’”

White Bear tracklisting:

“Three Bulleits”
“Get Yourself Free”
“A Pleasant Peace I Feel”
“Modern Massacre”
“Battle Lines”
“White Bear”
“Oh Lorraine”
“Magnify”
“The Sun and Moon Roll Around Too Soon”
“I Hope I’m Not Losing My Mind”

Album preview:

“Three Bulleits”:

The band will tour across Canada in February and March with Monster Truck. Tour dates below:

February
23 – Victoria, BC – Sugar Nightclub *
25 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom *
27 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Ballroom *

March
1 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall *
2 – Regina, SK – The Pump *
4 – Winnipeg, MB – The Garrick *
5 – Thunder Bay, ON – Outpost *
8 – Quebec City, QC – Le Cercle *
9 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre *
11 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre *
12 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre *

Don’t miss The Temperance Movement on tour in the UK in support of White Bear:

January
16 – Portsmouth, UK – Pyramid Centre
17 – Norwich, UK – UEA
19 – Aberdeen, UK – Beach Ballroom
20 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland
21 – Newcastle, UK – University
22 – Leeds, UK – Becket University
24 – Manchester, UK – Academy 2
25 – Birmingham, UK – Institute
26 – Cardiff, UK – Y Plas
27 – London, UK – Shepherd’s Bush Empire

The Temperance Movement have confirmed a number of UK in-store appearances surrounding the release of their new album, White Bear. The band will be performing special intimate sets and signing copies of the new album at HMV stores in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Newcastle next month.