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On his forthcoming LP-- now called simply Feed the Animals, according to a Billboard.com report today-- Pittsburgh reappropriator Girl Talk will apparently pull what some might be inclined to call "a Radiohead". As he revealed to Billboard.com, his label Illegal Art will issue Feed the Animals through its website in the coming weeks, offering up a digital copy of the highly-anticipated LP in a pay-what-you-want setup familiar to anyone who did that In Rainbows thing last fall. The label will follow it up with a CD release in the next few months, with the Wham City imprint handling the vinyl.

As for the music on Feed the Animals, Gillis describes the set as a "smoother" affair than 2006's frantic Night Ripper, with fewer quick transitions between source material and "more detailed" edits. Still, the album sports more than 300 samples over its 55-minute run time, culled from "more in-your-face classics" than its predecessor. Gillis had been testing out ideas for the record on the road over the last two years, though to complete it he spent 40 hours a week working up the disc for three solid months.

No word yet on a proper date for Feed the Animal's release-- physically or otherwise-- but keeping an eye on the Illegal Art site is certainly the way to this party. Girl Talk's got a handful of summer shows coming up, and a full-on tour is expected to follow this fall.

Girl Talk:

06-26 Hattiesburg, MS - Thirsty Hippo
06-27 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
06-28 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
07-03-06 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-05 Des Moines, IA - 80/35 Festival
07-11 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
07-12 Aspen, CO - Belly Up
07-24 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
07-25 Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
07-26 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
08-01 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-06 Oslo, Norway - Øya Festival
08-08 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (All Points West Festival)