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Pitchfork researchers are hard at work trying to unlock the mysteries of Spoon's new album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. We're tackling the tough questions, like "Is that title for real?" (yes) and "So, like, did someone in the band just have a baby?" (No). In fact, the title comes from "the sound of one of the first songs written for the record, 'The Ghost of You Lingers'", according to Spoon's publicist.

We've also cracked the super secret (read: you have to sign up) Spoon mailing list and found information about some "secret" shows on the band's schedule. First up is an April 23 show in New York City with David Vandervelde and the Moonstation House Band.

Then, not so secretly, on May 7, Britt Daniel will play a solo show in Seattle as part of a muscular dystrophy benefit. Proceeds from the show will go to Charley's Fund, an organization that gives grants to muscular dystrophy researchers.

More "secret" Spoon shows are in the works, so put an online wiretap on that aforementioned mailing list for that information.

Dates:

04-20 Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Mellon !
04-21 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
04-22 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom
04-23 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
04-24 Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony
04-26 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
04-27 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street *
04-28 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
05-07 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe (Britt Daniel solo) #
05-27 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch! Festival)
06-16 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
07-04 Detroit, MI - Comerica CityFest
07-11 New York, NY - Battery Park (River to River)
08-04 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)

! with Oakley Hall
* with David Vandervelde and the Moonstation House Band
# with Joel RL Phelps