DOWNLOAD: Scouts - 8AM, Cafe Berlin (MP3)

Scouts is a fairly new indie-rock band from Columbia, MO whose music blends the influences of shoe-gazer bands like My Bloody Valentine with the indie-rock sounds of bands like Miracle Legion and Let's Active.

Scouts released their debut EP "I'm Sick, I'm Well" last Summer which earned a strong review from PopMatters. The band spent a good portion of 2008 touring around the Mid-West with acts like Taking Back Sunday and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and are now going back into the studio to record their follow-up disc, which is entitled "Kids & Ghosts".

There are a number of tracks from "I'm Sick, I'm Well" streaming on Scout's MySpace Page along with a couple of demos.

Here are Scouts' upcoming tour dates:
Jan 13, 2009: Mojo’s w/ One For The Team, Columbia, MO
Jan 24, 2009: EP Theater w/MotherElectric, Chicago, IL
Jan 28, 2009: Mojo’s w/ Someone Stills Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Columbia, MO
Feb 04, 2009 : The Record Bar w/ We Are Voices & Lifeinjersey, Kansas City, MO
Feb 17, 2009 : The 400 w/ We Are Voices & Now And Forever, Warrensburg, MO