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Unusual musical animals and old pals Why? and Cryptacize have joined forces with Asthmatic Kitty to release a 7" as part of the label's "Unusual Animals" series on July 22. Cryptacize cover Steely Dan's "Peg" and Why? cover Bob Dylan's "As I Went Out One Morning" on the slab, making it an extra special treat. In keeping with tradition, the record comes with an unusual animal on the cover: a West Indian manatee.

Cryptacize will support their debut album, Dig That Treasure, on tour this spring and summer. Why? will do the same for their own new album, Alopecia.

Cryptacize:

05-17 San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern
05-31 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
06-02 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
06-03 Lincoln, NE - Box Awesome
06-04 Fargo, ND - Aquarium (Dempsey's Upstairs)
06-05 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
06-06 Chicago, IL - Schubas
06-07 Bloomington, IN - Art Hospital
06-08 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
06-10 Providence, RI - AS220 !
06-11 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
06-12 New York, NY - Knitting Factory *
06-13 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
06-14 Baltimore, MD - Floristree *
06-15 Washington, DC - Black Cat
06-16 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
06-18 Hot Springs, AR - The Exchange
06-19 Houston, TX - The Mink
06-21 Austin, TX - Mohawk
06-23 Tucson, AZ - Solar Cultural Gallery
06-25 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
07-03 Egersund, Norway - Egersund Visefestival

! with A Troop of Echoes
* with MV & EE With the Golden Road

Why?:

05-07 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-08 Brussels, Belgium - Les Nuits Botaniques
05-09 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
05-10 Hanover, Germany - Glocksee
05-11 Berlin, Germany - Volksbühne
05-12 Helsinki, Finland - Kuudes Linja
05-13 Lund, Sweden - Merjerit
05-14 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
05-15 Stockholm, Sweden - Kagelbanan
05-16 Bergen, Norway - Hulien
05-18 Oslo, Norway - Mono
05-20 Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
05-21 Hamburg, Germany - Uubel und Gefaehrlich
05-22 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
05-23 Leipzig, Germany - UT Connewitz
05-24 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
05-25 Zagreb, Croatia - SC
05-27 Milan, Italy - La Casa
05-28 Bologna, Italy - Lokomotiv
05-29 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
05-30 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Festival)
05-31 Düdingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn Cafe (Kilbi Festival)
06-01 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace
06-02 Dortmund, Germany - FZW
06-04 London, England - Madame JoJo's
06-05 Leeds, England - Faversham *
06-06 Manchester, England - Roadhouse *
06-07 Bristol, England - Thekla (Venn Festival)
06-08 Nottingham, England - Bodega *
06-26 Cergy, France - Furia Festival
06-28 Evreux, France - Rock Dans Tout Ses Etat
06-30 London, England - Cargo
07-01 Brighton, England - Barfly
07-03 Moscow, Russia - B2
07-20 Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival

* with SJ Esau