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You knew Feist and Constantines were, like, serious musical forces to be reckoned with, sure. But did you know that when their forces combine, they transform from fine, dedicated Canadian music-makers into the biggest cheeseballs on the planet?

It's true! Really! And here's your proof: On a new limited-edition 7", the somewhat steely Constantines and the lighthearted but not exactly musically goofy Leslie Feist will perform a collaborative cover of the Bee Gees' "Islands in the Stream", as made famous in duet form by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.

Though we are having a really hard time picturing Constantines lead singer Bryan Webb hamming it up Kenny style, Leslie Feist actually seems like a perfect Dolly (she loves the glitzy outfits, after all). However they pulled it off, we simply cannot wait until Arts & Crafts throws this thing out there on April 1.

The single will be backed by "Trans Canada", a tune from the Cons' Kensington Heights LP, which Arts & Crafts will issue April 15 in Canada and April 29 in the States. (You know, if you guys had really gone for it, you could've covered Gene Pitney's "Trans Canada Highway" while you were at it.)

Both Feist and the Cons have a few tour dates starting next month, though as of right now, the likelihood of an onstage take on "Islands" from these two is but a nice faraway dream.

Feist:

04-10 Detroit, MI - Fillmore Detroit
04-11 Bloomington, IN - Indiana University
04-12 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
04-14 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
04-15 Austin, TX - Stubb's
04-16 Dallas, TX - The Palladium Ballroom
04-18 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
04-19 Nashville, TN - Vanderbilt University Alumni Lawn
04-20 Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
04-22 Athens, OH - Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
04-23 Cleveland, OH - Palace Theatre
04-25 Northampton, MA - Smith College
04-26 Charlottesville, VA - Charlottesville Pavilion
04-27 Philadelphia, PA - Academy of Music
04-29 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
04-30 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
05-13 Toronto, Ontario - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
05-20 Edinburgh, Scotland - Queens Hall
05-21 London, England - Royal Albert Hall
05-22 Manchester, England - Palace Theatre
05-24 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-25 Lille, France - Aero
05-27 Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali
05-28 Rome, Italy - Piper
06-01 Frankfurt, Germany - Jahrhunderthalle
06-03 Paris, France - Grand Rex
06-04 Paris, France - Grand Rex
06-05 Lyon, France - Transbordeur
06-07 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
06-08 Madrid, Spain - Sala Heineken
06-10 Porto, Portugal - Coliseum
06-11 Lisbon, Portugal - Aula Magna

Constantines:

04-16 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
04-18 Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear's
04-19 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
04-20 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
04-21 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *
04-22 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop *
04-24 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
04-25 Pontiac, MI - Pike Room *
04-29 London, Ontario - Call the Office !
04-30 Waterloo, Ontario - The Starlight Room !
05-01 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre !
05-02 Ottawa, Ontario - Capital Music Hall !
05-03 Montreal, Quebec - Club Lambi !
05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Center (Explosions in the Sky ATP)

* with Oakley Hall
! with Attack in Black, Jenn Castle