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The loveable Tokyo Police Club will now bring their monkeyshines to the masses via Nebraska powerhouse Saddle Creek, who have signed them to a worldwide deal, excluding Europe and Japan. The band plans to hit the studio in September, with eyes on a winter 2008 release for their debut album.

Check out these photos from the signing, which literally just happened a few hours ago. Don't you wish all music industry wheelings-and-dealings were this happy, and involved cake?

TPC join a strong crop of new Saddle Creek bands, including Georgie James and Art in Manila.

In other Tokyo Police Club news, the crew recently dropped that "Your English Is Good" single. They're on the road now with Dappled Cities and will soon join up with Ra Ra Riot. Not coincidentally, TPC play the Saddle Creek-owned Slowdown venue in Omaha tonight-- the very place where they sealed the deal.

Dates:

07-20 Omaha, NE - Slowdown *
07-21 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge *
07-23 San Francisco, CA - Independent *
07-25 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
07-26 San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar *
07-27 Scottsdale, AZ - Anderson's Fifth Estate *
07-29 Austin, TX - Emo's ^
07-30 Houston, TX - Meridian Red Room ^
07-31 Dallas, TX - Cambridge Room at House of Blues ^
08-01 New Orleans, LA - The Republic ^
08-02 Atlanta, GA - Vinyl ^
08-04 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-07 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel ^
08-08 Baltimore, MD - Sonar ^
08-09 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's ^
08-10 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^
08-11 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's ^
08-12 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs ^
08-13 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
08-17 Salzburg, Austria - Frequency Festival
08-19 Nottingham, England - Social
08-20 Bristol, England - Thekla
08-21 London, England - Dingwalls
08-22 Cambridge, England - Soul Tree
08-23 Manchester, England - Night N Day
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-31 Calgary, Alberta - McEwan Ballroom
09-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Plaza
09-03 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-09 Toronto, Ontario - Virgin Festival
10-09 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry !
10-11 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid
10-12 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Louis' Pub
10-13 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite
10-16 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar
10-19 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
10-22 Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
10-23 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre !
10-24 Pomona, CA - Glass House !

* with Dappled Cities
^ with Ra Ra Riot
! with White Rabbits