THE TEMPER TRAP SECOND ALBUM OUT JUNE 5

THE TEMPER TRAP
SELF-TITLED SECOND ALBUM OUT JUNE 5
NEW SONG - RABBIT HOLE - ONLINE NOW
10-DATE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN MARCH

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(07 MAY 2012 – TORONTO, ON)

– The Temper Trap today announce the details of their second album, The Temper Trap, due for release on Glassnote/Universal Music Canada on June 5. The record will be the band’s first as a newly-expanded five-piece outfit following the permanent addition of Joseph Greer on keyboard and guitar. The self-titled album will feature 12 new songs recorded in Los Angeles with producer Tony Hoffer (Beck, M83, Phoenix).

A first taste of the record in the form of album track Rabbit Hole is available to stream from today via www.thetempertrap.com. The first single from the album will be opening track Need Your Love, due for release on March 26 on all digital service providers.

The Temper Trap is the follow up to 2009’s debut long-player, Conditions. Featuring the singles Fader, Love Lost and Sweet Disposition, the album was one of the breakthrough successes of the year and has now sold over 800,000 copies worldwide.

The band will debut tracks from the new record at SxSW in Austin, Texas, followed by a sold out tour of select North American markets in March and a longer tour in June.

thetempertrap.com

Tracklisting:
1. Need Your Love
2. London's Burning
3. Trembling Hands
4. The Sea Is Calling
5. Miracle
6. This Isn't Happiness
7. Where Do We Go From Here
8. Never Again
9. Dreams
10. Rabbit Hole
11. I’m Gonna Wait
12. Leaving Heartbreak Hotel

The Temper Trap North Amercia tour - March 2012:
March 15 Austin, TX – Stubb’s – (SxSW Music Festival)
March 16 Austin, TX – The Parish – (SxSW Music Festival)
March 19 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater – SOLD OUT
March 20 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater – SOLD OUT
March 21 Pomona, CA – The Glass House – SOLD OUT
March 23 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall – SOLD OUT
March 24 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall – SOLD OUT
March 25 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre – SOLD OUT
March 28 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom – SOLD OUT
March 29 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg – SOLD OUT
March 30 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg – SOLD OUT
March 31 Washington DC – 930 Club

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