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How do those Black Kids do it? Without a full-length album, a label (on their home continent, anyway), a proper tour of their own home country, or even a fully functional website to their credit (er, "coming soon"), Black Kids have managed to win hearts around the globe.

This has led to something called a "Best New Music" and overseas tours with the lofty likes of Sons & Daughters and Kate Nash, but that's just the beginning for these upstarts, of course.

Now, the Kids have revealed plans to follow their date with Coachella with a full-blown North American tour alongside fashion-forward Aussie new wavers Cut Copy. Never underestimate the power of a catchy tune, people. Or, in the Kids' case, four of 'em.

We'll get that Black Kids album soon enough, though, and former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler is producing it. Cut Copy, meanwhile, unleash In Ghost Colours this spring and have plenty of dates sans Black Kids as well.

Black Kids:

02-15 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC #
02-16 Edinburgh, Scotland - Queens Hall #
02-24 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Hall Auditorium %
02-25 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre %
03-01 Wolverhampton, England - Wolverhampton Civic Hall %
03-02 Nottingham, England - Rock City %
03-04 Manchester, England - Apollo %
03-05 Preston, England - Guildhall %
03-07 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands %
03-08 Lincoln, England - Engine Shed %
03-09 Portsmouth, England - Guildhall %
03-10 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo %
03-12 London, England - ICA
03-13 London, England - ICA
03-20 London, England - Brixton Academy ^
04-27 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
04-27 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine *
04-28 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *
04-29 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards *
04-30 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
05-02 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
05-03 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge *
05-05 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room *
05-06 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry *
05-07 Chicago, IL - The Abbey *
05-08 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
05-09 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace *
05-10 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret Musée Juste Pour Rine *
05-12 Boston, MA - Paradise *
05-15 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
05-16 Philadelphia, PA - Pure *
05-17 Baltimore, MD - Sonar *

# with Sons & Daughters
% with Kate Nash
^ with the Futureheads
* with Cut Copy

Cut Copy:

02-16 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
02-18 London, England - KOKO
02-19 Brighton, England - Digital
02-20 Sheffield, England - The Plug
02-21 Newcastle, England - Digital
02-22 London, England - Fabric
02-23 Liverpool, England - Korova
02-25 Birmingham, England - Carling Academy
02-26 Bristol, England - Carling Academy
02-27 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02-28 Hamburg, Germany - Neidklub
02-29 Paris, France - Point Ephemere
03-01 Antwerp, Belgium - Petrol
03-04 Rome, Italy - L'Electrica
03-05 Milan, Italy - La Casa 139
03-10 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
03-12 Austin, TX - Karma Lounge (Modular SXSW showcase)
03-13 Austin, TX - Mohawk (Rhapsody SXSW showcase)
03-15 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B
03-17 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
03-29 Sydney, Australia - V Festival
03-30 Gold Coast, Australia - V Festival
04-05 Melbourne, Australia - V Festival
04-06 Perth, Australia - V Festival
04-25 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
04-26 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine $

$ with Simian Mobile Disco