New Orleans punks PEARS have joined Fat Wreck Chords. The label will re-release last year's Go To Prison with new cover art next month, with a new album promised for 2016. Guitarist Brian Pretus says:

We plan on continuing to tour pretty much non-stop, starting in May with some shows with Strung Out, Red City Radio and La Armada, to and from Punk Rock Bowling, which we are super excited to be playing. We’ll be out on the west coast again in August, and we’re doing a 3-4 week tour with Teenage Bottlerocket in September.