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Hello hello! Today today we're pleased pleased to announce that Datarock have signed signed to Nettwerk-- normally home to tamer tamer fare like Sarah McLachlan and Hanne Hukkelberg. If you're seeing double double, good! Because Nettwerk has plans to release Datarock's debut debut, Datarock Datarock, in physical formats on June 12. iTunes users can scoop it up March 19, and the most zealous fans can score it right now via the duo's MySpace.

Datarock Datarock is actually a slightly revised/expanded edition (tracklist below) of the original Datarock debut, which the band released on its own Young Aspiring Professionals (YAP) imprint way back in 1912. Or maybe 2005. By revised, we mean that a few new jams have been added to the tracklist, and the most overtly gay numbers-- "Night Flight to Uranus", anyone?-- have been conspicuously removed. Where's Columbia's LGBT label when you need it??

Datarock play an impressive six SXSW shows before embarking on their previously reported U.S. tour. The duo then returns to its native Norway for scattered appearances.

Datarock Datarock:

01 Bulldozer
02 I Used to Dance With My Daddy
03 Computer Camp Love
04 Fa Fa Fa
05 Princess
06 Gabguro Girl
07 See What I Care
08 Laurie
09 New Song
10 Ugly Primadonna
11 Sex Me Up
12 The Most Beautiful Girl
13 I Will Always Remember

Datarock:

03-14 Houston, TX - Engine Room *
03-15 Austin, TX - Antone's (SXSW)
03-16 Austin, TX - Emo's Jr. (SXSW)
03-16 Austin, TX - Levis/Fader Party (SXSW)
03-16 Austin, TX - Dim Mak Showcase (SXSW)
03-17 Austin, TX - Light Bar (SXSW)
03-17 Austin, TX - Habana Calle 6 (SXSW)
03-19 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
03-22 Miami, FL - Circa 28 #
03-23 Miami, FL - Studio A %
03-27 Hollywood, CA - Safari Sam's
03-28 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
03-29 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
03-30 Philadelphia, PA - Pure
03-31 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B
04-27 Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
04-28 Trondheim, Norway - Samfundet
05-05 Stavanger, Norway - Folken
07-03 Kristiansand, Norway - Quart Festival

* with the Presets
# with Chromeo (DJ set)
% with Justice, Tiga