Tag: Everybody Loves a Happy Ending

Tears For Fears plots 22-date North American tour this summer with Cold War Kids

Tears For Fears plots 22-date North American tour this summer with Cold War Kids

Tears For Fears will return to the road this summer with a just-announced 22-date North American tour, the duo’s second trek in support of The Tipping Point.

Tears For Fears touring U.S. with Garbage in support of new album 'The Tipping Point'

Tears For Fears touring U.S. with Garbage in support of new album ‘The Tipping Point’

Tears For Fears will tour the U.S. next year with Garbage in support of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith’s first new studio album in 18 years,

Tears For Fears delays UK tour, prepares to release first new album in 14 years this fall

Tears For Fears delays UK tour, prepares to release first new album in 14 years this fall

The announcement last week that Tears For Fears was postponing a U.K. tour with Alison Moyet due to an undisclosed health issue came with a glimmer of good news: Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith hope to finish work on their first new album in 14 years and release it this fall.

Listen: Tears For Fears, 'I Love You But I'm Lost' — first new song in 11 years

Listen: Tears For Fears, ‘I Love You But I’m Lost’ — first new song in 11 years

It’s not the new album Tears For Fears long have been working on, but the duo of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith today debuted their first original song in 13 years, a track called “I Love You But I’m Lost” that will be one of two new songs on the group’s upcoming greatest-hits disc.

Tears For Fears confirm handful of U.S. live performances in September

Tears For Fears confirm handful of U.S. live performances in September

It’s not clear yet whether a full tour is brewing, but Tears For Fears — who have been at work on a follow-up to 2004’s Everybody Loves a Happy Ending — have confirmed five live dates in the U.S. next month, with shows booked in Texas, Oklahoma, California and Oregon.

Tears For Fears cover Animal Collective's 'My Girls,' announce plans for 2014 album

Tears For Fears cover Animal Collective’s ‘My Girls,’ announce plans for 2014 album

Tears For Fears continue their streak of releasing covers of contemporary indie-rock cuts, today surprising fans with a new cover of Animal Collective’s 2009 single “My Girls” — the latest in their series of recordings, following Arcade Fire and Hot Chip covers, that the band made earlier this year.

Stream: Tears For Fears gives Arcade Fire's 'Ready to Start' an electro-orchestral makeover

Stream: Tears For Fears gives Arcade Fire’s ‘Ready to Start’ an electro-orchestral makeover

Tears For Fears have reconvened in the studio this summer to record a follow-up to 2004’s Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, and while that’s expected to keep Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith busy for the next few months, they did treat fans today to some new music: a cover of The Arcade Fire’s “Ready to Start.”

Curt Smith preps new album 'Deceptively Heavy' as Tears For Fears return to the studio

Curt Smith preps new album ‘Deceptively Heavy’ as Tears For Fears return to the studio

Tears For Fears co-founder Curt Smith this week announced the impending release of Deceptively Heavy, his fourth solo album, and first in five years, as he prepares to return to the studio next week with Roland Orzabal to work on what could become the follow-up to their band’s 2004 reunion album Everybody Loves a Happy Ending.