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Despite Jack White's best intentions, his uncredited contribution to fellow Detroiters Electric Six's 2003 single "Danger! High Voltage!" couldn't quite send the glam-disco-punk band to the top of the U.S. charts. Which may explain why the band's sophomore record, Senor Smoke, is only now hitting U.S. stores, after having debuted in the UK nearly a year ago. Another possibility is that America just hates fun.

(The Pitchfork news section would like to start a nuclear war in a gay bar by declaring that the Pitchfork reviews section most definitely hates fun, as they significantly underrated both Electric Six albums. We are currently staging an improper dance-off in protest.)

Set for a February 7 release via industrial powerhouse Metropolis Records, the band's second LP features 15 tracks, including the British single "Radio Ga Ga", a remake of the Queen guilty pleasure. It also includes the immortal line "Mr. President, I don't like you/ YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO ROCK!" in its opening track.

Fire in the disco:

01 Rock & Roll Evacuation
02 Devil Nights
03 Bite Me
04 Jimmy Carter
05 [Pleasing Interlude I]
06 Dance Epidemic
07 Future Boys
08 Dance-A-Thon 2005
09 Be My Dark Angel
10 Vibrator
11 Boy or Girl?
12 [Pleasing Interlude II]
13 Radio Ga Ga
14 Taxi to Nowhere
15 The Future is in the Future

Electric Six will spread the Dance Epidemic across North America with a long-ass tour in February and March.

Fire in the Taco Bell:

02-09 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace *#
02-10 Montreal, Quebec - Petit Campus *#
02-11 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *#
02-12 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *#
02-13 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's *#
02-14 Cambridge, MA - Middle East *#
02-16 Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber *#
02-17 Baltimore, MD - Sonar Lounge *#
02-18 Washington DC - Black Cat *#
02-19 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *#
02-21 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *#
02-22 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits *#
02-23 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room *#
02-24 St. Petersburg, FL - The State Theater *#
02-25 Orlando, FL - The Social *#
02-26 Tallahassee, FL - The Beta Bar *#
02-28 Nashville, TN - Exit/In *#
03-01 New Orleans, LA - The Parish @ House of Blues *#
03-02 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington *#
03-03 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room *#
03-04 Austin, TX - Emo's *#
03-06 Tucson, AZ - Plush *#
03-08 San Diego, CA - The Casbah *$
03-09 Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre *$
03-10 West Hollywood, CA - Key Club *$
03-11 San Francisco, CA - Independent *$
03-13 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *$
03-14 Vancouver British Columbia - Richard's on Richards *$
03-15 Seattle, WA - Neumo's *$
03-16 Boise, ID - Neurolux *$
03-17 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *$
03-18 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge *%
03-20 Oklahoma City, OK - Bricktown Live *%
03-21 Columbia, MO - Mojo's *%
03-22 Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar *%
03-23 Madison, WI - The Annex *%
03-24 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *%
03-25 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet *%
03-27 Chicago, IL - Double Door *%
03-28 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue *%
03-29 Newport, KY - Southgate House*%
03-30 Columbus, OH - Little Brothers *%
03-31 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop *%
04-01 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *%

* with Rock Kills Kid
# with She Wants Revenge
$ with Every Move a Picture
% with the Fever