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For his latest LP, A Thousand Words, non-biodegradable Belgian glitch artist Styrofoam has gathered a few friends and acquaintances to lay out on the clicky sound-beds of his own creation.

Hold on a second, you say. Isn't that pretty much the way most of these Styrofoam records tend to go? Sure, sure: but, on no other Styrofoam record but A Thousand Words can you find both Blake Hazard of the Submarines, Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World, Josh Rouse, Erica Driscoll of Blondfire, and Lili de la Mora all bedding down on that cushy Styrofoam. A Thousand Words is also the first Styrofoam set not produced by the man himself: rather, L.A. squad WAX LTD took the reigns on that particular front. And, when it's released June 10, Words will be Styrofoam's first LP for Nettwerk.

Before that happens, Styrofoam will rock a hometown date before embarking on a North American tour with Faint spinoff Broken Spindles, to be quickly followed by a ride around Europe with that crazy Death Cab for Cutie.

A Thousand Words:

01 After Sunset
02 A Thousand Words
03 My Next Mistake [ft. Jim Adkins]
04 No Happy Endings [ft. Erica Driscoll]
05 Microscope [ft. Blake Hazard]
06 Thirty to One
07 Other Side of Town
08 Lil White Boy [ft. Josh Rouse]
09 No Deliveries List [ft. Lili de la Mora]
10 Bright Red Helmet
11 Final Offer

Styrofoam:

05-29 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix
06-02 Washington, DC - DC9 *
06-03 Philadelphia, PA - The Barbery *
06-04 New York, NY - Knitting Factory *
06-06 Cambridge, MA - Middle East (Upstairs) *
06-07 Montreal, Quebec - Casa del Popolo *
06-08 Toronto, Ontario - EL Mocambo *
06-09 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
06-10 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry *
06-13 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Bourbon *
06-14 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey *
06-15 Portland, OR - Someday Lounge *
06-17 San Francisco, CA - Café du Nord *
06-18 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory *
07-07 Paris, France - Alhambra ^
07-08 Antwerp, Belgium - Rivierenhof ^
07-09 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall ^
07-10 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg ^
07-11 Berlin, Germany - Kesselhaus ^
07-12 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit ^
07-15 Birmingham, England - Academy ^
07-16 Manchester, England - Apollo ^
07-17 London, England - Brixton Academy ^

* with Broken Spindles
^ with Death Cab for Cutie