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Baltimore-dwelling, noise-drenched folk duo Wye Oak have become indie juggernaut Merge Records' latest signees, and the venerable label will release the band's debut, If Children, April 8.

Fellow Marylanders may already know a little bit about the folk from Wye Oak, as they're named after the honorary tree of the Old Line State, and both Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack used to perform under the moniker Monarch. The pair also previously self-released an edition of If Children under that former name.

Wye Oak will cover quite a wide swath of the U.S. on a tour currently underway.

If Children:

01 Please Concrete
02 Warning
03 Regret
04 Archaic Smile
05 Family Glue
06 Orchard Fair
07 I Don't Feel Young
08 Keeping Company
09 A Lawn to Mow
10 If Children Were Wishes
11 Obituary

Wye Oak:

01-08 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 *
01-09 Greenville, NC - The Spazzatorium Galleria
01-10 Augusta, GA - Soul Bar
01-11 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
01-12 Ybor City, FL - New World Brewery
01-13 Gainesville, FL - 1982 Club
01-17 Baltimore, MD - Talking Head Club
01-24 Spokane, WA - Whitworth College
01-25 Seattle, WA - Comet Tavern ^
01-27 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge

* with 1900s
^ with Norfolk & Western