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Astronomy for Dogs, the debut release from Scottish mod-psych act the Aliens, will finally touch down on U.S. shores June 19 thanks to the folks at Astralwerks.

The U.S. release of the ex-Beta Band members' first full-length outing is exactly the same as the earlier UK issue, sans the bloated import fees and the faint stink of haggis.

The wayfaring, kilt-wearing Aliens have embarked on a rather lengthy UK tour; they'll also issue a multi-format "Robot Man" single June 25.

Astronomy for Dogs:

01 Setting Sun
02 Robot Man
03 I Am the Unknown
04 Tomorrow
05 Rox
06 Only Waiting
07 She Don't Love Me No More
08 Glover
09 Honest Again
10 The Happy Song
11 Caravan

Alien-nations:

05-26 Isle of Skye, Scotland - Isle of Skye Festival
05-29 Leeds, England - Faversham
05-30 Manchester, England - Academy 3
06-01 Newcastle, England - Cluny
06-02 Birmingham, England - Academy 2
06-04 Liverpool, England - Academy
06-05 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
06-06 Nottingham, England - Social
06-08 Reading, England - Fez
06-10 Norwich, England - Arts Centre
06-11 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
06-13 Bristol, England - Thekla
06-14 London, England - ULU
06-16 Glasgow, Scotland - Classic Grand
06-18 Dublin, Ireland - Crawdaddy
06-19 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Speakeasy
06-22 Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival
08-10 Leicester, England - Summer Sundae
08-11 London, England - Victoria Park (Field Day)
08-18 Brighton, England - Victoria Gardens (Loop Festival)
08-31 Argyll, Scotland - Inveraray Castle (Connect Festival)