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Following a weird and beast-y New Year's Eve alongside Deerhoof, Welsh psych-pop wackos Super Furry Animals will take to North America for a month of shows kicking off in Hoboken in late January.

Perhaps it's mere coincidence, but one can't help but notice these dates appear to line up with the North American CD release of Hey Venus!, which finally hits shelves here on January 22 from Rough Trade following a digital/vinyl release this past August.

Or maybe the trip's allure came from the chance to pal around with chunky Toronto combo Holy Fuck and the Widow-making Fiery Furnaces, who each join the Super Furries on a smattering of their dates. Or, perhaps, these guys know something about New Jersey in mid-January that we don't. No matter what's on their minds, prepare to get yours blown at any one of the dates listed below the jump.

Super Furry Animals:

12-31 London, England - Royal Festival Hall ^
01-23 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's *
01-25 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
01-26 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom *
01-27 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *%
01-29 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *%
01-30 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *%
01-31 New Orleans, LA - The Republic *%
02-01 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre *%
02-02 Austin, TX - Emo's *
02-05 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress *
02-06 Solona Beach, CA - Belly Up *
02-08 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex *
02-09 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
02-11 Portland, OR - Doug Fir *
02-12 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
02-15 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre
02-16 Chicago, IL - Metro
02-17 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
02-18 Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall
02-20 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club
02-21 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret Music Hall
02-22 Ithaca, NY - Cornell University
02-23 Boston, NY - The Paradise
02-25 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

^ with Deerhoof
* with Holy Fuck
% with the Fiery Furnaces