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Baseball, apple pie, power chords, and noodly guitar solos; nothing says good, clean American fun like the Idaho power-pop impresarios in Built to Spill.

And, after a previously-announced jaunt around Europe this May, they'll return to the States for the fireworks and a mess of red-blooded dates (and, okay, a hop up Canada way) sure to inspire patriotism or, at least, a few shreds on the ol' air-axe. And what could be more patriotic than that?

We've been assured that Doug and the fellas are putting all that Yank elbow-grease to work on the follow up to last year's top-heavy You in Reverse. Makes you proud, dunnit?

Every heart beats true for the red, white, and blue:

05-04 Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
05-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-08 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
05-09 Malmö, Sweden - KB
05-10 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis
05-11 Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
05-12 Gothenburg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers
05-14 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
05-15 Dresden, Germany - Star Club
05-16 Vienna, Austria - Flex
05-17 Munich, Germany - Ampere
05-18 Cologne, Germany - Gebäude 9
05-19 Oxford, England - Zodiac
05-20 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (All Tomorrow's Parties)
05-22 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
05-23 Nottingham, England - Rescue Room
05-25 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix Club
05-26 Schondorf, Germany - Manufaktur
05-27 Frankfurt, Germany - Mousonturm
05-28 Winterthur, Switzerland - Salzhaus
05-29 Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-son
05-30 Paris, France - La Maronquinerie
05-31 Montpellier, France - Victoires 2
06-01 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound)
06-30 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
07-02 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
07-03 Lancaster, PA - The Chameleon Club
07-05 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
07-06 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
07-07 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool *
07-08 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
07-10 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
07-11 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
07-13 Ottawa, Ontario - River Stage (Ottawa Blues Fest)
07-14 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
07-16 Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
07-17 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
07-18 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
07-20 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
07-21 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot

* with Cat Power