The Sounds—a.k.a. "The Swedish Blondie"—have announced that they will join this summer's Vans-sponsored Warped Tour. The tour begins July 18 in Vancouver and concludes August 13 in Montreal, resulting in a sort of mutated bell curve spanning the States for those following along with an Atlas. The band will be cranking out their meteoric brand of bouyant indie rock from the Warped Main Stage in support of their latest release, Dying To Say This To You. The album has garnered quite a bit of positive buzz for its retro new-wave sensiblities since dropping in late March, even drawing raves from Playboy, who declared, "Thank God for Swedes," which left many a confused reader wondering aloud, "They're still talking about the music, right?" The Sounds Tour Dates: 07/18 - Vancouver, BC - Thunderbird Stadium 07/20 - Calgary, AB - Race City Speedway 07/22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah State Fairgrounds 07/23 - Denver, CO - Invesco Field at Mile High 07/25 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion 07/26 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center 07/27 - Burgettsown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion @ Star Lake 07/28 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center 07/29 - Detroit, MI - Comerica Park Parking Lot 07/30 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre 08/01 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C. 08/02 - Fitchburg, MA - Fitchburg Municipal Airport 08/03 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront 08/04 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain 08/05 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum 08/06 - Old Bridge, NJ - Englishtown Raceway 08/08 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre Charlotte 08/09 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Ampitheatre 08/10 - Briostow, VA - Nissan Pavilion 08/11 - Cleveland, OH - Tower CIty Ampitheatre 08/12 - Barrie, ON - Park Place 08/13 - Montreal, QC - Parc Jean-Drapeau www.warpedtour.com
