Pitchfork

You will know Maxïmo Park's "Our Velocity" this spring as the Warp-signed Brits careen across the UK and Europe on a tour in support of new LP Our Earthly Pleasures, out April 2. You will also know Art Brut. For the UK portion of the tour, Paul Smith and company have opted to cart along chatty Eddie Argos and his riff-happy band, who'll join Maxïmo Park for 14 overseas dates.

But before they play second fiddle to Maxïmo, Art Brut will play a few shows on our shores in April, hitting just five lucky North American cities.

According to NME.com, Art Brut-- whose latest single, "Nag Nag Nag Nag", still kicks heaps of arse-- are presently recording the follow-up to Pitchfork's third favorite album of 2005, Bang Bang Rock & Roll, with producer Dan Swift (Snow Patrol, Kasabian, Aqualung).

Art Brut and Maxïmo Park:

04-23 Cardiff, Wales - University
04-24 Leeds, England - University
04-25 Nottingham, England - Rock City
04-26 Manchester, England - Ritz
04-27 Liverpool, England - Academy
04-30 Bristol, England - Academy
05-01 Southampton, England - Guildhall
05-02 Norwich, England - UEA
05-03 Birmingham, England - Academy
05-05 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
05-06 Aberdeen, Scotland - Music Hall
05-07 Sunderland, England - Manor Quay
05-08 Northumbria, England - Stage 1
05-11 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire

Art Brut:

02-14 Madrid, Spain - Sala Heineken
03-03 Barcelona, Spain - Nitsa
04-17 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-18 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B
04-19 Toronto, Ontario - The Mod Club
04-20 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
04-21 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour

Maxïmo Park:

02-20 Newcastle, England - Stage 2
02-21 London, England - Astoria
03-03 Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast
04-09 Bochum, Germany - Zeche
04-10 Berlin, Germany - Lido
04-11 Munich, Germany - Atomic Cafe
04-13 Vienna, Austria - Wuk
04-14 Zurich, Switzerland - Mascotte
04-16 Milan, Italy - Rolling Stone
04-19 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Melkweg
04-20 Brussels, Belgium - La Botanique
04-21 Bourges, France - Phénix
05-10 London, England - Astoria #
05-12 London, England - The Forum ^

# with Electrelane
^ with the Long Blondes