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As our holiday highs come down, Junior Boys have just the thing to send them through the roof again. The sublime Canadian electronic duo, whose So This Is Goodbye clocked in at #12 on our Top 50 Albums of 2006 list, has just announced the release of a new EP packed with choice remixes-- including one from UK tourmates and fellow electro-pop sensation Hot Chip.

Details on the remix EP are scant at this point, but we do know it's slated for April release on Domino, and that the U.S. and UK versions will each sport slightly different surprises.

Much nearer on the horizon for our dear Boys: an iTunes live session EP, out today, featuring four JB deep cuts-- including a killer live version of "Under the Sun" from the Boys' debut, Last Exit. If you caught a show on the duo's recent tour (in trio formation, with drummer David Foster), you know this one sounds like that sun is pretty much melting your vital organs with its intense rays, and shit damn is that awesome. Cop that here.

And rest assured, patrons of iTunes UK. The EP goes live next week over thataways.

If you've yet to experience Junior Boys live, however, here's your chance. The pair kicks off 2007 on the good foot, launching a tour of Western Europe in February that has them hitting pretty much everywhere but Luxembourg. They should swing through the U.S. again soon after that, details to be announced.

Finally, it's not too late to submit your entry for the previously reported Junior Boys video contest-- but be wary, the March 1 deadline looms sooner than you think.

iTunes Live Session EP:

01 When No One Cares
02 FM
03 The Equalizer
04 Under the Sun

So this is hello:

02-15 Manchester, England - High Voltage
02-16 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC2
02-17 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Speakeasy
02-18 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
02-20 London, England - Dingwalls
02-21 Brighton, England - Pressure Point
02-22 Bristol, England - Thekla
02-24 Bruges, Belgium - Cactus Music Centre (Music in Mind Festival)
02-25 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Paradiso
02-26 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
02-28 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino
03-01 Lyon, France - Grnd Zero / Cooperative de Mai
03-02 Bologna, Italy - Covo
03-03 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
03-05 Zurich, Switzerland - Zukunft
03-06 Stuttgart, Germany - Schocken
03-07 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel und Gefahrlich
03-08 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
03-10 Berlin, Germany - Panorama Bar