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Did Mike Patton send his cronies to rough up Corey Rusk and the other peace-loving noise-rock-niks at Touch and Go HQ? Or did Rusk bet his latest acquisition away in a high stakes game of inter-label Uno? Orrrr (most likely scenario) did a drunken, half-nude David Yow pledge himself to two different labels at the same time? Whatever the reason, it appears Touch and Go will not be releasing Qui's first record with Yow, as previously reported. Those duties will instead fall to art-rock powerhouse Ipecac.

"Ok, maybe we got a little ahead of ourselves when we posted a statement about releasing a Qui record," read a follow-up post that appeared on Touch and Go's website earlier this month. "Maybe we rushed it a little...We apologize for getting anyone prematurely worked up. It was an honest mistake, officer. Regardless, we remain friends with all involved, and are sure that Ipecac will do an amazing job with the album."

That album, Love's Miracle, still has the same release date (September 11) and tracklist as previously reported. Qui, meanwhile, terrorize concert-going citizens over a quartet of dates lined up in the coming months, with a U.S. tour shaping up for the fall. And don't forget to introduce to whole family to Mr. Yow via the Jesus Lizard: Live DVD, out June 5.

Who?:

05-15 Glendale, CA - The Scene Bar *
06-25 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
07-14 Birmingham, England - The Custard Factory (Supersonic Festival)
07-15 London, England - Barfly

* with Bleach03, Lozen