Polar Bear Club's album is out and they're ready to tour

September 8th is finally here and today marks the release of Chasing Hamburg, the new masterpiece from Polar Bear Club. Recorded with Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Minus the Bear), Chasing Hamburg pays homage to influential bands like Hot Water Music, Small Brown Bike and The Get Up Kids.

Drummer Emmett Menke continued, “The new songs are overall a bit shorter and more upbeat, while somehow getting a little darker. Lyrically, they’re a lot more personal than our previous efforts. We're very happy with the final product.”

Check out two songs, “Living Saints” and “One Hit Back” at
www.MySpace.com/PolarBearClub now!

When a band releases an album that is named one of the year’s essentials and “absolutely spectacular post-hardcore’ by Alternative Press, said band has a lot to live up to. That was 2008, and now Polar Bear Club has returned with an album that is even more groundbreaking than their last: Chasing Hamburg. Effortlessly seaming together the sounds of 90’s punk and hardcore – akin to bands like Lifetime and Hot Water Music – with a refreshingly 2000’s style and their own personal twist, Polar Bear Club will no doubt be one of this year’s breakout bands.

Polar Bear Club will spend the remainder of 2009 hitting up east coast markets with Face to Face, then touring across North America on the Bridge Nine Records tour with Strike Anywhere, Crime In Stereo, and Ruiner, with jaunts across the globe to follow. Get ready for world domination in 2010.

POLAR BEAR CLUB – ON TOUR

Sep 17 Polar Bear Club (w/ Face To Face, Pegboy)
NYC, NY @ Blender Theater @ Gramercy
Sep 18 Polar Bear Club (w/ Face To Face, Pegboy)
Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
Sep 19 Polar Bear Club (w/ Face To Face, Pegboy)
Baltimore, MD @ Sonar Lounge
Sep 20 Polar Bear Club (w/ Face To Face, Pegboy)
Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
Sep 21 Polar Bear Club (w/ Face To Face, Pegboy)
Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small's Theater
Sep 22 Polar Bear Club (w/ Face To Face, Pegboy)
NYC, NY @ The Filmore New York @ Irving

Oct 02 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Washington DC, 0 @ The Black Cat
Oct 03 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
New York City, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
Oct 04 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church-Sanctuary
Oct 05 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Allston, MA @ Harper's Ferry
Oct 06 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
Oct 07 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
Oct 08 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
Oct 09 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Hamtrack, MI @ Smalls
Oct 10 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
Oct 11 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
Oct 12 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
Oct 14 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
Oct 21 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Oct 22 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory
Oct 28 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Pensacola, FL @ Sluggo's
Oct 30 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Gainesville, FL @ The Venue
Nov 01 Strike Anywhere, Polar Bear Club, Crime In Stereo, Ruiner
Virginia Beach, VA @ The Peppermint Beach Club