“The tightly wound dance numbers are dancier (“Knights”); the slow sex jams are sexier (“White Mystery”); and new keyboardist Alex Rose gives the synths a much stronger role than ever before, both with brilliant countermelodies and sublime textures.” – Alternative Press

“Planet shows the band eager–and more than able–to take a deep breath and explore its emerging maturity and depth.” – A.V. Club

“The band’s latest is sublimely elegant and more maturely conceived.” – Spin Magazine

“As before, the drums whirl like turbines, guitars slice like hatchets and the outcome is a curvaceous pop-cauldron like Mars Volta going mainstream (example, ‘Knights’).” – NME

“Taking guitar experimentation to bold, sophisticated and bloody catchy territory they create some of the most curious music you will have wrapped your ears around in a long time. In a recent interview Dave Grohl hailed this band as one of his favorites. Not a bad stamp of approval.” – Total Guitar

Minus the Bear are excited to announce the 10 year anniversary tour for Planet of Ice, the breakthrough third full-length album for the band. Released in August 2007 on Suicide Squeeze Records, the fan favorite album was the first release for the indie band to chart on the Billboard 200. Upon its release, Planet of Ice won high praise from Spin as “elegant and maturely conceived,” while AV Club noted the innovative instrumentation and songwriting, enamored by the way “the disc uncoils with a sinister playfulness.” Playing Planet of Ice in its entirety among other selections from their expansive catalogue, the Seattle band will make stops in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Austin and many other cities before culminating in a hometown show at The Showbox on June 13th. All upcoming tour dates are below. Exclusive preorder bundles are on sale Wednesday at 10am EST on minusthebear.com and general on sale is Friday 10am local.