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Beware, O United Kingdom, for the war stories, theatrics, and folk-prog of thee Decemberists' The Crane Wife will soon descend on your fine territory.

The album will see release in the UK on January 29, courtesy of Rough Trade. First, however, the quintet will make its way through the U.S. Afterward, Colin Meloy and co. will embark on a just-announced European tour.

And for the ladies and gents in the audience looking to catch Colin's attention, read up on his "Five NEW Favorite Things" in the Decemberists' latest MySpace blog entry.

Dates:

10-17 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
10-18 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
10-19 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater *
10-20 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater *
10-21 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern *
10-22 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater *
10-24 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ *
10-25 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom *
10-26 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *
10-27 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *
10-29 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
10-30 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
10-31 Northampton, MA - Calvin Theater *
11-01 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *
11-03 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom #
11-04 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater #
11-05 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis #
11-04 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus #
11-07 Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo #
11-09 Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater #
11-10 Columbus, OH - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion #
11-11 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater #
11-12 Minneapolis, MI - First Avenue #
11-14 Denver, CO - Paramount Theater #
11-16 Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater #
11-17 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater #
11-18 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom #
02-02 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
02-03 Dublin, Ireland - Village
02-04 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
02-05 Manchester, England - Academy 2
02-07 Nottingham, England - Trent University
02-08 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
02-09 Southampton, England - University
02-10 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
02-12 Cologne, Germany - Prime Club
02-13 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
02-14 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
02-16 Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-son
02-17 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
02-18 Munich, Germany - Ampere
02-19 Vienna, Austria - Flex Club
02-21 Amsterdam, the Netherlands
02-22 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie

* with Lavender Diamond
# with Alasdair Roberts