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Recently, Emma Louise "Scout" Niblett took a little time away from work on her next album with feted recorder Steve Albini (soaking up all that positive energy can be a chore after a while), spending a few days in Memphis' storied Sun Studios.

Out popped the Just Do It/Dinosaur Egg EP, due out May 21 in the UK and June 5 in the U.S. on CD, 7" and download from Too Pure. The lyrics from leadoff cut "Dinosaur Egg" were lifted from David Shrigley's Worried Noodles album, which, we're told, is imaginary. The sessions also birthed another Scout/Shrigley collaboration, which will be released on a real Worried Noodles album in the future. Perplexing!

Even more perplexing: Scout covers the Cars' "Just What I Needed" on the EP.

In other Scout news, her edition of Tomlab's Alphabet Series-- W, as it were-- is on the bubble, and she's got a number of European dates on the way as well, including a set at the Jarvis Cocker-curated Meltdown Festival.

Just Do It/Dinosaur Egg EP:

01 Dinosaur Egg
02 Just What I Needed (Cars cover)
03 Just Do It

Scouting outing:

05-21 London, England - Bush Hall
05-22 Brighton, England - Komedia
05-23 Bristol, England - Thekla
05-24 Liverpool, England - Korova
05-25 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tuts
05-27 Nottingham, England - Dot to Dot Festival
05-30 Brussels, Belgium - La Chappelle De Boondael
05-31 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
06-05 Paris, France - Ephemere
06-20 London, England - Royal Festival Hall (Meltdown Festival)