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We're practically three months from 2008-- it can't possibly be time to start discussing the most anticipated records of next year, can it? Guess so, 'cause here comes one now: Devotion, beauteous Baltimorean duo Beach House's follow-up their stellar eponymous debut of last year. The disc drops February 26 on Carpark Records, and the tracklist is available beyond the jump way down there. It includes a cover of Daniel Johnston's "Some Things Last a Long Time".

As they told us back in June, Devotion takes the comparatively busy "Master of None" as its sonic reference point, and Victoria sounds extra caffeinated this time out.

In other Beach House news, their debut LP is being issued on vinyl -- again! Having sold out of its initial run on Heart Break Beat Records, the label is re-pressing it on white vinyl, re-sticking it into deluxe jackets, and re-introducing it to crates in record stores the world over. There's no bonus tracks; it's just the same old great dream pop record. It's available now. And if you hunger for even more Victoria, remember that she collaborates with Arbouretum on a cover of Thalia Zedek's "Bus Stop" on the Thrill Jockey anniversary box set.

Beach House have also added a few more dates to their world tour since the last time we reported 'em. They're right here after the jump.

Devotion:

01 Wedding Bells
02 You Came To Me
03 Gila
04 Turtle Island
05 Holy Dances
06 All The Years
07 Heart Of Chamber
08 Some Things Last a Long Time (Daniel Johnston cover)
09 Astronaut
10 d.a.r.l.i.n.g.
11 Home Again

Beach Hizzy:

10-09 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater *
10-10 Chicago, IL - Park West *
10-11 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center for the Arts (Ohio State University) *
10-12 Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum *
10-13 Baltimore, MD - 2640 Space at St. John's Church *
10-14 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Sanctuary *
10-18 Utrecht, Netherlands - Ekko %
10-20 Fredericia, Denmark - Det Bruunske Pakhus %
10-21 Gothenburg, Sweden - Beach House %
10-22 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser %
10-23 Malmo, Sweden - Debaser %
10-24 Berlin, Germany - Bastard %
10-25 Schorndorf, Germany - Manufaktur %
10-26 Dresden, Germany - Starclub %
10-27 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso %
10-28 Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun %
10-29 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Worm %
10-30 Paris, France - La Fleche d'or %
11-01 Basel, Switzerland - Das Schiff %
11-02 Geneva, Switzerland - L'usine %
11-03 Ravenna, Italy - Bronson %
11-05 Munich, Germany - Orangehouse %
11-06 Cologne, Germany - Tsunami %
11-07 Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-son %
11-09 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique %
11-10 Cambridge, England - The Graduate
11-11 Leeds, England - Faversham
11-12 Manchester, England - Night and Day
11-13 Glasgow, Scotland - The Admiral
11-15 Birmingham, England - Glee Club
11-16 London, England - Water Rats

* with Grizzly Bear
% with Arbouretum