Pitchfork

Echoing Mr. Yorke's famous plea against alarms and surprises, the UK-spawned, Berlin-based ladies of Electrelane ask for No Shouts, No Calls on their fourth long-player.

The 11-track set follows up last fall's Singles, B-Sides & Live collection and 2005's Axes and arrives May 8 in the U.S. via Too Pure. According to the band's website, UK residents will see it on record store shelves in late April, while lucky Japan gets the disc first, in early April.

The quartet-- which includes Pitchfork contributer Mia Lily Clarke on guitar-- has a big show lined up at London's Scala on May 9, and will cross the pond for a series of U.S. dates with the Blow later that month. If you'd like to make a request during one of these gigs, however, would you kindly use sign language or make a poster or something? Thanks, dudes.

No Shouts, No Calls:

01 The Greater Times
02 To the East
03 After the Call
04 Tram 21
05 In Berlin
06 At Sea
07 Between the Wolf and the Dog
08 Saturday
09 Five
10 Cut and Run
11 The Lighthouse

Electrelane on the road:

04-23 Amiens, France - Lune des Pirates
04-24 Angers, France - Chabada
04-25 Bordeaux, France - BT59
04-27 Paris, France - La Cigale
05-06 Manchester, England - Academy 3
05-08 Nottingham, England - Social
05-09 London, England - Scala
05-14 Annondale-on-Hudson, NY - Bard College *
05-15 New York, NY - Irving Plaza *
05-16 Boston, MA - Paradise Lounge *
05-17 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa *
05-18 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace *
05-19 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
05-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards *
05-28 Portland, OR - Doug Fir *
06-08 Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum *

* with the Blow, Tender Forever