Berkeley’s The Morning Benders are gearing up for the release of their album, Big Echo, on March 9 via Rough Trade. Last Friday, the band gave away their lovely single, “Excuses,” for the price of an email address on their website, where you can also stream the abundantly Grizzly Bear’d track “Promises” (the album is not surprisingly produced by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear).

Morning Benders kick off a North American headlining trek on Friday that will come full circle with two NYC dates on each end (dates below). My Poproks hears they put on an amazing live show, and plans to see you March 25 @ Troubadour.

02/25 – New York, NY @ Housing Works
02/27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Market Hotel
03/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Jonny Brenda’s
03/11 – Washington, DC @ The Black Cat
03/12 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
03/13 – Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
03/15 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree
03/23 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room
03/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
03/26 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
03/27 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
03/28 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Muddy Waters
03/30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
04/01 – Portland, OR @ Holocene
04/02 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Café
04/03 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
04/05 – Provo, UT @ Club Velour
04/07 – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
04/09 – Des Moines, IA @ The Vaudeville Mews
04/10 – Ames, IA @ The Maintenance Shop
04/11 – Rock Island, IL @ Huckleberry’s Pizza – Presented by Daytrotter
04/12 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
04/14 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel
04/15 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
04/16 – Winooski, VT @ The Monkey House
04/17 – Boston, MA @ TT The Bear’s
04/22 – New York, NY @ The Mercury Lounge