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CSS, you always know what to say. In what sounds like one of the most amicable departures in the history of these things, bassist Ira Trevisan has left the Brazilian electro-punk troupe due to what they're calling "personal reasons."

Ira explains her move in a statement posted on the band's MySpace blog: "I decided to move forward and dedicate more of my time to fashion and other projects. Just a big change of priorities, as I will never stop playing music. I am also a bit worried about climate change. People should care more and do something about it. I decided to fly less. CSS will always be in my heart. They said goodbye to their bass player, but they won a new life time fan. In health and sickness, in happiness and so forth. Blah blah blah, so help us God." See? Funny! Not sad! Well played, ya'll.

With Trevisan's exit, drummer Adriano Cintra will pick up the bass, and a session drummer (a CSS chum, it's claimed) will join the group in the live setting. What, no reality television auditions?

The band also took the opportunity to fill in a few details on their forthcoming LP. Well, just one detail, really: it'll hit the UK in July. More info is expected to follow soon, since, hey, July ain't so far off. For now, though, there's quite a little tour in the works, which kicks off May 5 in Cardiff.

CSS:

05-05 Cardiff, Wales - Great Hall
05-06 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
05-07 Dublin, Ireland - Academy
05-09 Brittany, France - Art Rock Fstival
05-23 Warsaw, Poland - Freshsounds Fest
05-25 Northampton, England - Gatecrasher Fest
05-26 Newcastle, England - Evolution Festival
05-31 London, England - Roehampton England
06-04 Montreaux, Switzerland - Montreaux Jazz Festival
06-05 Belfort, France - Les Eurockeennes
06-06-07 Frankfurt, Germany - Rock in Park Festival
06-07-08 Loch Ness, Scotland - RockNess
06-13 London, England - Rise Festival
06-19 Barcelona, Spain - Summercase Festival
06-20 Madrid, Spain - Summercase Festival
06-25 Mt. Fuji, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
07-18 Madrid, Spain - Summercase Festival
07-19 Barcelona, Spain - Summercase Fetival
08-01 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-08 Jersey City, NJ - All Points West Festival
09-05-07 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival