On March 11 Dean Wareham releases his first ever solo album via Double Feature (in the USA) and Sonic Cathedral (in Europe).  Dean Wareham was produced by Jim James and is now streaming via KCRW who said, "there are few artists as reliable and as consistent as Dean Wareham ... with each new record, Wareham is rotating a colorful and intriguing marble ...That said, his new self-titled solo album can't help but betray a touch of producer Jim James's own special brand of sonic magic, but that just proves that the collaboration works."

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Dean Wareham features 9 songs produced by James (My Morning Jacket), recorded at James' house in Louisville, Kentucky. James also contributes keyboards, electric guitars and backing vocals.  You can now pre-order the album.

Dean has announced a North American tour.  The dates kick off on April 1 in Atlanta, GA and end on April 12 in St. Paul, MN.  He will play New York City's Bowery Ballroom on April 5.  Previous to the tour Wareham is confirmed to play the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN which is being held March 28-30.  The complete tour is listed below and more dates are being confirmed.

1. The Dancer Disappears
2. Beat the Devil
3. Heartless People
4. My Eyes Are Blue
5. Love is Not A Roof Against the Rain
6. Holding Pattern
7. I Can Only Give My All
8. Babes in the Wood
9. Happy & Free

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http://deanwareham.com

Dean Wareham, is counted as one of the original voices of American indie rock, his band Galaxie 500 emerging from Boston in 1988 and making three celebrated albums for Rough Trade (recently reissued on Domino Records). "Galaxie 500 were the ultimate cult group," wrote Bookforum,"a band who set the stage for the indie scene of the 21st Century." His next band Luna recorded seven albums for Elektra and Beggar's Banquet (including Penthouse, on Rolling Stone's list of best albums of the 90s), followed by three albums as Dean & Britta (with Britta Phillips). In 2013 he released a 6-song EP, Emancipated Hearts. His songs have been covered by Beck, Ryan Adams, and Joanna Gruesome.

Wareham is also a writer, he contributes to Salon and the Talkhouse, and his memoir Black Postcards is now a Penguin paperback. He recently appeared acting in the Noah Baumbach film Frances Ha.

Born in New Zealand, and having spent most of his life in New York City, he currently lives in Los Angeles.