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Bio | Coalition Music recording artists Our Lady Peace have proven fighters in the two decades since they formed in Toronto, a fitting theme for “Heavyweight,” the first single (available now) from their upcoming, eighth studio album, Curve, which is slated for release on April 3, 2012.

“There’s something about being beaten up and being able to get up, dust yourself off and feel like you can take on the world again,” says vocalist/lyricist and founding member Raine Maida about the new album, which was once again recorded in Toronto and his own L.A. home recording studio with co-producer Jason Lader (Lader’s impressive resume includes production work on Jay-Z’s “99 Problems,” along with Mars Volta, Julian Casablancas, Rilo Kiley, Elvis Costello and Noah & the Whale) and will come out on the Coalition Music label.

“Jason and I had a very frank discussion about the original recording we had done as a band before he came in,” says Maida. “He asked why we didn’t make a record that we’d like to listen to ourselves. That was our impetus for scrapping what we started, bringing in Jason and truly challenging ourselves to come up with something different. He’s the first producer to truly tap into our musicality as artists. He allowed us to operate without the filter predicated by walking the major label tightrope.”

Curve is the result of the band taking creative and artistic risks with their proven formula, featuring such dynamic new songs as “If This Is It,” “As Fast As You Can,” “Window Seat,” “Find Our Way Home,” and “The Wolf.”

“This feels the most like it did in the early days,” says drummer Jeremy Taggart, who has been with the band from the start, since he was 17. “We just tried to let our ideas flow without worrying about radio or anything like that. It’s easier to be creative when you let something grow naturally as opposed to trying to fit in into something.”

“[Curve] could be the best record we’ve done in the past 10-15 years,” adds bassist Duncan Coutts.

And while Raine has been getting recognition for his social activism, the new album is personal, not political. He recently recorded an agitprop protest anthem, “Fight the Good Fight,” which is included on the Occupy This Album (out Spring), with artists including Yoko Ono, Debbie Harry, Willie Nelson, Tom Morello, Joan Baez, Steve Earle & James McMurtry and Mogwai, among others, as well as being involved in organizations like War Child, targeting at-risk youth in war-torn countries, and Apathy is Boring.

Says Raine, “It’s more about us, going through this rebirth and independence."

Our Lady Peace will hit the road on a North American headline tour kicking off March 29 in London, ON with stops along the way to New York CIty, Detroit, Chicago, and Seattle (complete list of tour dates below).

An exclusive pre-sale on tickets begins Feb. 8 for fans who are signed up to the Our Lady Peace mailing-list. Those that purchase a ticket to a show, can also pre-order a digital or physical copy of Curve. When ordering the physical bundle, fans will receive an autographed copy of the CD plus the full length digital album at a special low price on release day. As an added bonus upon either purchase option, they will instantly get the “Heavyweight” single via digital download. Special offer is available until shows sell out. Tickets go on sale to the public Feb.10. This is a special under-play with a very limited number of tickets available for each concert.