Mt. Desolation, the new alt-country side project of Keane’s Tim-Rice Oxley and Jesse Quinn, have released the first two videos for songs from their self-titled debut album, due out Oct. 19 on Island Records. The band has also released the dates for their upcoming U.S. tour. View the dates and watch the videos for both “Departure” and “State of Our Affairs” after the jump.

Mt. Desolation North American Tour Dates are as follows:

10/18 – Los Angeles, Calif. – Palladium*
10/20 – San Francisco, Calif. – Warfield*
10/22 – Portland, Ore. – Crystal Ballroom*
10/23 – Vancouver, B.C. – Vogue Theatre*
10/24 – Seattle, Wash. – The Moore Theatre*
10/27 – New York, N.Y. – The Mercury Lounge
10/28 – Toronto, ON – The Drake Theatre
10/29 – Detroit, Mich. – Pike Room
10/30 – Chicago, Ill. – Schubas

* w/ Mumford & Sons

More video surprises! Mt. Desolation also recently recorded live performances of “Bitter Pill” and “Departure” for Bandwith Sessions.

BANDWIDTH / MT. DESOLATION / “Bitter Pill” from Bandwidth on Vimeo.

BANDWIDTH / MT DESOLATION / “Departure” from Bandwidth on Vimeo.