North Carolina duo Bowerbirds (Beth Tacular, Phil Moore) will release their latest album, The Clearing, on March 6 via Dead Oceans. This is the duo’s third offering and follow-up to 2009’s Upper Air. And with more time and resources available, this record finds the twosome with a sound bolder than before. The lead single for the album, “Tuck The Darkness In” has been released for your consumption. Peep it and the download link below. The duo will also embark on a tour across North America shortly before the release in promotion of the album.

Download: Bowerbirds – Tuck The Darkness In (right-click)

Sat. March 17 — Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Wed. March 21 — Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Thu. March 22 — Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s

Fri. March 23 — New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Sat. March 24 — Boston, MA @ Paradise
Mon. March 26 — Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
Tue. March 27 — Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
Thu. March 29 — Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall

Sat. March 31 — Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
Tue. April 3 — Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Wed. April 4 — Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Fri. April 6 — San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Sat. April 7 — Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour

Sun. April 8 — San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Wed. April 11 — Austin, TX @ The Parish
Thu. April 12 — Dallas, TX @ The Loft
Sat. April 14 — Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree
Sun. April 15 — Atlanta, GA @ The Earl