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Maxïmo Park have secured a U.S. release date for their new album, Our Earthly Pleasures. Warp will release it Stateside May 8, and it is still scheduled for an April 2 release in the UK. The U.S. version will include the bonus tracks "Pride Before a Fall" and "Distance Makes". Both will appear as B-sides to the album's first single, "Our Velocity", which comes out March 19 in the UK.

A stream of "Our Velocity" is available at the band's MySpace.

As previously reported, Maxïmo Park have plenty of UK and European dates scheduled, quite a few of which are with Art Brut. A full U.S. tour is forthcoming.

Tracklist:

01 Girls Who Play Guitars
02 Our Velocity
03 Books From Boxes
04 Russian Literature
05 Karaoke Plays
06 Your Urge
07 The Unshockable
08 By the Monument
09 Nosebleed
10 A Fortnight's Time
11 Sandblasted and Set Free
12 Parisian Skies
13 Pride Before a Fall (bonus track)
14 Distance Makes (bonus track)

Dates:

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, Netherlands - Melkweg
04-20 Brussels, Belgium - La Botanique
04-21 Bourges, France - Phénix
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 - University
04-30 Bristol, England - Academy *
05-01 Southampton, England - Guildhall *
05-02 Norwich, England - UEA *
05-03 Birmingham, England - Carling Academy *
05-05 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands *
05-06 Aberdeen, Scotland - Music Hall *
05-07 Sunderland, England - Manor Quay *
05-08 Northumbria, England - Stage 1 *
05-10 London, England - Astoria #
05-11 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire *
05-12 London, England - The Forum ^
05-28 Newcastle, England - Evolution Festival
06-01 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
07-08 Kinross, Scotland - T in the Park

* with Art Brut
# with Electrelane
^ with the Long Blondes