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Above: Colin Meloy album cover. Below: Peter Morén album cover.

Colin Meloy and Peter Morén are brothers from another mother. Here are the things they have in common:

• Both are frontmen for popular indie rock bands: The Decemberists (Colin), Peter Bjorn and John (Peter).
• Both are adorable, slightly doughy men with modified mop top haircuts, occasional beards, and side parts.
• Both are releasing their debut solo albums on April 8 in North America. As you know, Colin's is called Colin Meloy Sings Live!, and it's on Kill Rock Stars on CD and Jealous Butcher on vinyl. (If you pre-order it from Kill Rock Stars, you'll get a poster and a "one of a kind bookmark.") As you also know, Peter's is called The Last Tycoon, and it's on Quarterstick. (According to a Myspace blog post from Peter, Wichita / Cooperative will release The Last Tycoon in Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Scandinavia.)
• Both will embark on solo tours in April. They will play many of the same cities, often within days of each other.

And most importantly for this here news story:

• Both decided to feature portraits of themselves on their album covers.
• Both are depicted with their eyes closed in said portraits.
• Both commissioned their significant others to draw/paint the portraits: Frequent Decemberists illustrator Carson Ellis (Colin), Christine Jacobsson (Peter).
• Both are apparently very much in love.

UPDATE: Looks like Victoria Bergsman wants in on the action as well! Here's the new Taken by Trees single, which features a cover of Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine": 

Colin Meloy dates (all with Laura Gibson):

04-07 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
04-08 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
04-10 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
04-11 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
04-12 Charlottesville, VA - The Satellite Ballroom
04-13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
04-15 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
04-16 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
04-17 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
04-21 Chicago, IL - Park West
04-22 Milwaukee, WI - The Pabst Theater
04-23 Madison, WI - Barrymore Theater
04-25 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
04-26 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
04-28 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
04-29 Santa Cruz, CA - The Rio Theatre
04-30 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
05-02 Seattle, WA - Showbox
05-03 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom

Peter Morén dates:

03-12-16 Austin, TX - SXSW
04-21 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
04-22 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs
04-23 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret Musee Juste Pour Rire
04-24 Toronto, Ontario - The Mod Club
04-25 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
04-26 Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
04-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore Cabaret
04-29 Seattle, WA - The Triple Door
04-30 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
05-01 San Francisco, CA - Swedish American Hall
05-02 Los Angeles, CA - The Hotel Café
05-03 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour