Dopamines Tour With Less Than Jake, Record New Album

Cincinnati’s power pop-punk trio The Dopamines have announced that they will join Less Than Jake and Off With Their Heads next month on tour in support of their 2010 Paper + Plastick Records debut album, Expect The Worst. The dates are below.

After wards, th band plans to head back into the studio to record in March. The explained:

“We’re heading into the Drastic Sounds Studio in Nashville, TN with legendary punk rock staple Matt “Drastic” Yonker of Teen Idols/Queers fame. He has been a part of recording/producing process since day one. We’re stoked to be back in the studio with him. We are recording at least 12 songs. We’re hoping to have time to knock out even more. So far we have confirmed a split 7” with Dear Landlord to be released on Paper+Plastick, and tentatively one with Rehasher on Fest records (if Rehasher gets off their ass!). Past that is all secret! We have some other really awesome splits planned, and possibly an EP beyond that.

The songs are a pretty natural progression from the last record. I think the last record has a pretty poppy feel to it. I think some of these new songs still hold a lot of poppyness, while being a bit more aggressive and maybe a bit of influence from outside of the straight forward punk world. I think there are a lot of bands that inadvertently have a lot of influence on us. Like The Thermals, The Beatles, Superchunk and Guided by Voices are a pretty big influence on us musically, and I think some of that might show just a tiny bit with some of these new songs. But don’t worry, we still suck live and everything will remain beer-soaked”.

The Dopamines Tour Dates with Less Than Jake

1/21- Durham, NC- Death To False Hope Fest
2/3- Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
2/4- Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court
2/5- Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave at Eagle’s Ballroom
2/8- Lexington, KY @ Busters
2/9- Covington, KY @ Radiodown & The Mad Hatter