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British twee kids the Boy Least Likely To sure have friends in high places. First, they were hand-picked to open for James Blunt on his last American tour. And now, their song "Be Gentle With Me" (from their debut album The Best Party Ever) is slated to appear on TV cooking goddess Rachael Ray's compilation CD Too Cool for School Mixtape for Kids , due out October 31 on Epic.

According to the Boy Least Likely To's manager, "Apparently she is rather a big fan of the band, so how could we resist? I have been told she was at our NYC show last time we were in."

Wow. We used to think Rachael Ray was just creepy and annoying. Could it be that she's creepy, annoying...and kind of cool?

Too Cool for School also features Nellie McKay's "The Dog Song" and Puffy AmiYumi's "Joining a Fan Club", alongside such standard kids fare as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and "Day-O".

The Boy Least Likely To kick off a brief UK tour next week, then take a break for two months, and tour the UK again in January with the Little Ones.

Dates:

10-20 Aberdeen, Scotland - Press and Journal Arena *
10-23 Hull, England - Arena *
10-22 Sheffield, England - Arena *
10-24 Nottingham, England - Arena *
10-25 Swindon, England - Oasis Centre *
10-26 Plymouth, England - Pavilion *
10-28 Cardiff, Wales - Arena *
10-31 Brighton, England - Centre *
11-01 London, England - Wembley Arena *
01-15 Norwich, England - Arts Centre #
01-17 Brighton, England - Komedia #
01-17 Bristol, England - Fleece #
01-18 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms #
01-19 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor #
01-20 Aberdeen, Scotland - Moshulu #
01-21 Newcastle, England - Academy 2 #
01-22 Newcastle, England - Academy 3 #
01-23 Birmingham, England - Barfly #
01-24 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms #
01-25 London, England - Scala #

* with Razorlight
# with the Little Ones