Mt. Desolation, a side-project of Keane‘s Tim-Rice Oxley and Jesse Quin, are releasing their debut album Mt. Desolation on Cherry Tree Records.  They’ve taken some time off from Keane to put energy into this new alt-country project.  You can download the first single through iTunes or Amazon and pre-order the vinyl here.  Here’s the album art:

And here’s their tour concert poster:

And just in case, here’s a typed-out list of their concert dates:

10/18 – Los Angeles – Palladium w/Mumford & Sons
10/20 – San Francisco – Warfield w/ Mumford & Sons
10/22 – Portland – Crystal Ballroom w/ Mumford & Sons
10/23 – Vancouver – Vogue Theatre w/ Mumford & Sons
10/24 – Seattle – Moore Theatre w/ Mumford & Sons
10/27 – NYC – Mercury Lounge
10/28 – Toronto – The Drake
10/29 – Detroit – Pike Room
10/30 – Chicago – Schubas