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The release of Spiritualized's sixth studio record, Songs in A&E, is approaching at warp speed. Thus, J. Spaceman and co. have decided to expand their itinerary with North American dates, starting with their appearance at the Pitchfork Music Festival. These new shows take place in the midst of an already sizable world tour, and, in contrast to Spiritualized's previous "Acoustic Mainlines" performances, they feature a full electric band. Given Spiritualized's predilection for thunderous electric performances, we advise securing your internal organs in advance.

Before they arrive on North American shores, Spiritualized have a European tour that begins May 18 in Cambridge, England.

Songs in A&E arrives in the UK on May 26 (Universal/Spaceman) and in the U.S. on May 27 (Fontana International/Spaceman). And remember that iTunes thing we told you about last week? Yeah, it took a little longer than expected, but it's available now.

Spiritualized:

05-18 Cambridge, England - The Junction
05-19 Sheffield, England - The Plug
05-20 London, England - Koko
05-23 Athens, Greece - Gagarin Club
05-24 Bristol, England - Dot to Dot Festival
05-25 Nottingham, England - Dot to Dot Festival
05-26 London, England - Rough Trade (East) (in-store)
05-28 Dublin, Ireland - Tripod
05-29 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Mandela Hall
05-30 Bologna, Italy - Estragon (Rocker Festival)
06-29 Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival
07-10 Lisbon, Portugal - Alive Festival
07-12 Liege, Belgium - Les Ardentes Festival
07-18 Benicassim, Spain - Benicassim Festival
07-20 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) $
07-21 Nashville, TN - City Hall Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
07-22 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse Nashville, TN - City Hall
07-23 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
07-25 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
07-27 New York, NY - Terminal 5
08-01 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
08-02 Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
08-03 Montreal, Quebec - Parc Jean Drapeau (Osheaga)
08-09 Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08-10 Osaka, Japan - Summersonic Festival
08-15 Glanusk Park, Wales - Green Man Festival
08-30 Argyll, Scotland - Connect Festival
09-06 Toronto, Ontario - Toronto Islands Park
09-17 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl !
09-27 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits)

$ with Spoon, Dinosaur Jr., M. Ward, Ghostface and Raekwon, Les Savy Fav, the Apples in Stereo, Boris, Dirty Projectors, Times New Viking, Cut Copy, Bon Iver, the Dodos, King Khan & His Shrines, El Guincho, Fuck Buttons, HEALTH, High Places, Mahjongg
! with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Cat Power