Direct Hit! and PEARS Announce Split; Stream New Tracks

Milwaukee punk band Direct Hit! has announced that they will be releasing a new split with PEARS through Fat Wreck Chords.  The album features 12 songs, and is composed of 5 new tracks per band, and a reciprocal cover of from each band.  Direct Hit‘s Nick Woods comments:

“We’re really proud of how this record turned out, not only because all the tunes on it are rippers, but because we got to collaborate on it with some of our best friends. Splits like these rarely work with everyone involved playing to the others’ strengths. I’m really glad the stars aligned here in a way where the whole thing came together as a unified release, from one of the coolest record labels in the biz right now.”

Brian Pretus from PEARS follows up:

“We’ve been talking about doing this for a long time, since like one of our first tours, which was with Direct Hit. It’s pretty surreal that we finally got to make it happen, and I couldn’t be happier with how both sides of this thing turned out.”

Upcoming tour dates are below.  A new track from Direct Hit! as well as PEARS can be heard below along with tour dates.

Tour Dates for Direct Hit:
10/25/17 Tampa, FL at The Orpheum @ 9:30 PM Pre-Fest in Ybor
10/27/17 Gainesville, FL at 8 Seconds @ 5:50 PM The Fest
11/25/17 Chicago, IL at Metro w/ Tiger Army

Tour Dates for PEARS:
10/01/17 Houston, TX at Walters Downtown w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/02/17 Austin, TX at Barracuda w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/03/17 Dallas, TX at Curtain Club w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/04/17 Oklahoma City, OK at The Blue Note w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/05/17 Albuquerque, NM at Launchpad w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/06/17 Denver, CO at Marquis Theatre w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/07/17 Omaha, NE at Lookout Lounge w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/08/17 Sioux Falls, SD at Icon Lounge w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/09/17 Minneapolis, MN at 7th St Entry w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/11/17 Chicago, IL at Reggie’s Rock Club w/ Russian Girlfriends
10/12/17 Newport, KY at Southgate House w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/13/17 Hamtramck, MI at Smalls w/ Russian Girlfriends
10/14/17 Cleveland, OH at Now That’s Class w/ Russian Girlfriends
10/15/17 Pittsburgh, PA at Howlers Cafe w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/17/17 Buffalo, NY at Mohawk Place w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/18/17 Brooklyn, NY at Knitting Factory w/ Big Ups, Russian Girlfriends
10/25/17 Oslo, Norway at Sentrum Scene w/ Rise Against
10/27/17 Stockholm, Sweden at FRYSHUSET w/ Rise Against
10/29/17 Copenhagen, Denmark at VEGA w/ Rise Against
11/01/17 Birmingham, UK at O2 Academy Birmingham w/ Rise Against
11/04/17 Leeds, UK at O2 Academy Leeds w/ Rise Against
11/05/17 London, UK at O2 Academy Brixton w/ Rise Against
11/06/17 Dublin, Ireland at The Academy w/ Rise Against
11/07/17 Glasgow, UK at 13th Note
11/08/17 Newcastle, UK at O2 Academy Newcastle w/ Rise Against
11/09/17 Namur, Belgium at Le Temple
11/10/17 Luxembourg , Luxembourg at Rockhal w/ Rise Against
11/11/17 Paris, France at Bataclan w/ Rise Against
11/12/17 Amsterdam, Netherlands at AFAS Live w/ Rise Against
11/14/17 Munich, Germany at Zenith – Die Kulturhalle w/ Rise Against
11/15/17 Frankfurt, Germany at Festhalle Frankfurt w/ Rise Against
11/17/17 Dusseldorf, Germany at Mitsubishi Electric HALLE w/ Rise Against
11/18/17 Hamburg, Germany at Sporthalle w/ Rise Against
11/19/17 Berlin, Germany at Velodrom Berlin w/ Rise Against
11/21/17 Zurich, Switzerland at Halle 622 w/ Rise Against