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Le yper prolific Stereolab will return to western shores once again in March, bedazzling North American audiences with a month-long tour. Sure, they've been around for ages, and pretty much everything they've released in the past decade or so kinda sounds the same, but c'mon, it's Stereolab. They've gotta play something you'll want to hear from the gobs of full-length albums, oodles of singles and EPs, and dozens of collaborations and compilation tracks they've released during their lifespan.

Pack yr romantic minds:

03-01 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar
03-02 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
03-04 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
03-05 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
03-06 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
03-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
03-09 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
03-10 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
03-11 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
03-12 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
03-14 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
03-15 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
03-16 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
03-17 New York City, NY - Town Hall
03-18 New York City, NY - Town Hall
03-20 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
03-21 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03-22 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
03-24 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
03-25 Dallas, TX - TBA
03-28 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
03-29 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
04-10 Berlin, Germany - Volksbuhne
04-12 Paris, France - La Cigalle
04-14 London, England - Koko

And since Stereolab can't physically go more than a few months without releasing another immaculate record or three, the groop plans to put out three simultaneous new singles on March 7 via Too Pure (March 6 in the UK): "Whisper Pitch", "Excursions Into 'Oh, A-Oh'", and "Eye of the Volcano". Each will be available as a download, as well as on limited-edition exotic and kinky black 7" vinyl. Ooh:

"Whisper Pitch":

A Whisper Pitch
B Widow Wierdo

"Excursions Into 'Oh, A-Oh'":

A Excursions Into "Oh, A-Oh"
B "Get a Shot of the Refrigerator"

"Eye of the Volcano":

A Eye of the Volcano
B Vodiak

Yes, we know we spelled "weirdo" wrong. But so did the band.

Also on March 6/7, Too Pure will put out the compilation Fab Four Suture, which will collect all three new 7"s alongside the trio of singles Stereolab released last fall. It will be available via download, CD, and limited edition double 10".

Fab Four Suture:

01 Kyberneticka Babicka Pt.1
02 Interlock
03 Eye of the Volcano
04 Plastic Mile
05 "Get a Shot of the Refrigerator"
06 Visionary Road Maps
07 Vodiak
08 Whisper Pitch
09 Excursions Into "Oh, A-Oh"
10 I Was a Sunny Rainphase
11 Widow Wierdo
12 Kyberneticka Babicka Pt.2

The next "proper" Stereolab album is slated for release in 2007.