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The Challenge-obsessed New Pornographers have returned to address the "YouTube nation" with another contest: "sing one of our songs in your best Michael McDonald voice."

As in, Michael McDonald the fire-keeping, Warren G-sampled former Doobie Brother? Hell yes, that Michael McDonald. So swallow a stick of butter and get to smooth-singing, because an iPhone is at stake.

In less smooth New Pornos news, they have added quite a few UK and European dates to the end of their tour. Their next show, however, is tonight, September 25, in Salt Lake City.

Challenges:

09-25 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot #@
09-26 Boise, ID - The Egyptian Theatre #@
09-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom #!
09-30 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
10-02 Berlin, Germany - Mudd
10-03 Oslo, Norway - Cosmopolite
10-04 London, England - Koko
10-11 Edmonton, Alberta - Edmonton Event Center $
10-12 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwen Hall $
10-13 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwen Hall $
10-14 Missoula, MT - University Theater $
10-16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue $^
10-17 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre $^
10-18 Chicago, IL - The Metro $^
10-19 Chicago, IL - The Metro $^
10-20 North Tonawanda, NY - Riviera Theatre $^
10-21 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre $^
10-22 Montreal, Quebec - Le National $^
10-23 Boston, MA - The Roxy $^
10-24 New York, NY - Webster Hall $^
10-25 New York, NY - Webster Hall $*
10-26 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero $*
10-27 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club $^
10-28 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel $*
10-30 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse $*
10-31 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues $*
11-01 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live $+
11-02 Dallas, TX - House of Blues $+
11-03 Austin, TX - Waterloo (Fun Fun Fun Fest) $
11-04 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall $*
11-05 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre $*
11-17 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
11-18 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor
11-20 Manchester, England - Academy 3
11-21 Bristol, England - Trinity
11-22 The Hague, Netherlands - Crossing Border Festival
11-24 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique Rotunde
11-25 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
11-27 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
11-28 Gothenburg, Sweden - Pusterviksbaren
11-29 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
12-01 Bergen, Norway - Hulen

# with Lavender Diamond
@ with the Awkward Stage
! with Fancey
$ with Emma Pollock
^ with Benjy Ferree
* with Immaculate Machine
+ with Spoon