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The scourge of prolix-penned punters everywhere, UK brood-rock troupe Editors-- whose previously reported sophomore set An End Has a Start lands overseas on June 25 via Kitchenware-- have announced the U.S. album release you've all been praying for every night before you go to sleep. Admit it, you have.

An End has a Stateside start slated for July 17 via Epic/FADER, who also treated us to the Eds' debut, The Back Room. It includes the 10 tracks listed in this here previous Editors news story, among them first single "Smokers Outside the Hospital Door", which our UK brethren can scoop up in handy skinny-cased single form on June 18. Try before you buy by scoping the video below.

Recorded with accolade-earning producer Garret "Jacknife" Lee (U2, Bloc Party, Snow Patrol), End also finds our intrepid Editors combating such heavy subjects as "The Weight of the World", "Spiders", and, most ghastly of all, split infinitives.

Editors intend to boldly tour (whoops!) parts of the Americas in September. Until then, it's a hearty sampling of European festivals for our fair shepherds of the written word.

Smokers outside the venue doors:

05-22 Warrington, England - Parr Hall *#
05-23 London, England – Roundhouse *#
05-24 Wolverhampton, England - Civic Hall *#
05-25 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowland *#
05-27 Dublin, Ireland – Olympia *
06-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
06-08 Zurich, Switzerland - Open Air
06-12 Berlin, Germany - Postbanhof
06-15 Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock
06-16 Leeds, England - Wireless Festival
06-17 London, England – Wireless Festival
06-22 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany – Southside Festival
06-24 Scheeßel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
06-30 Belfort, France - Eurockéennes
07-06 Paris, France - Solidays Festival
07-07 Naas, Ireland – Oxegen Festival
07-08 Kinross, Scotland - T in The Park
07-13 Barcelona, Spain - Summercase Festival
07-14 Madrid, Spain - Summercase Festival
08-02 Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal - Sudoeste Festival
08-04 Rees-Haldern, Germany - Haldern Pop Festival
08-11 Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic
08-12 Osaka, Japan - Summersonic
08-18 Chelmsford, England - V Festival
08-19 Stafford, England - V Festival

* with the Envy Corps
# with I Was a Cub Scout