Singer/songwriter Travis Meeks will debut the new lineup of his

grunge-pop band, Days of the New, during a U.S. tour this fall

in support of the band's second album.

Meeks will be joined on the tour by guitarists Craig Wagner and

Doug Florio, keyboardist Kimmet Cantwell, bassist Brian Vinson,

backup singer Nicole Scherzinger and drummer Ray Rizzo, according

to Geffen/Outpost.

Meeks played most of the instruments on the eponymous new album,

which was released Aug. 31.

He parted ways with the band's original lineup last year because of

what he said were disagreements over the group's musical direction.

"There were some issues going on with [the band] being into the

record and being into the music," Meeks, 20, said recently. "It's

like painting a picture and trying to have [everybody] involved. It

wasn't working. They didn't see the same picture that I did."

The original lineup played on the band's 1997 debut album — also

self-titled — which included the acoustic grunge hit "Touch,

Peel and Stand" (RealAudio

excerpt).

The new album debuted at #40 on the Billboard 200 albums chart

and is now at #91.

The album's first single, "Enemy" (RealAudio

excerpt), is a departure from Days of the New's previous

work. Propelled by a bouncy dance beat and a repeated sample of a man

saying "yeah," the song mixes Meeks' signature acoustic-guitar

strumming with drum-machine rhythms.

Days of the New tour dates:

Oct. 22; Pensacola, Fla.; Pensacola Civic Center

Oct. 23; New Orleans, La.; Marconi Meadows

Oct. 24; Jacksonville, Fla.; WPLA-FM radio show

Oct. 26 Tallahassee, Fla.; Floyd's Music Hall

Oct. 27; Orlando, Fla.; House of Blues

Oct. 29; Miami, Fla.; Bayfront Park

Oct. 30; Tampa, Fla.; WXTB-FM radio show

Oct. 31; Fort Myers, Fla.; Lee County Sports Complex

Nov. 6; St. Louis, Mo.; Karma

Nov. 8; Omaha, Neb.; Ranch Bowl

Nov. 9; Wichita, Kan.; In Cahoots

Nov. 10; Columbia, Mo.; Blue Note

Nov. 12; Springfield, Mo.; Juke Joint

Nov. 13; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Diamond Ballroom

Nov. 14; Tulsa, Okla.; Cain's Ballroom

Nov. 16; Memphis, Tenn.; New Daisy Theater

Nov. 17; Nashville, Tenn.; Exit In

Nov. 19; Cincinnati, Ohio; Bogart's

Nov. 20; Cleveland, Ohio; Odeon Concert Club

Nov. 21; Columbus, Ohio; Newport Music Hall

Nov. 23; Detroit, Mich.; St. Andrews Hall

Nov. 24; Toledo, Ohio; Erie Street Music Hall

Nov. 26; Lexington Ky.; EAI

Nov. 27; Louisville, Ky.; Louisville Gardens