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Perhaps you heard the Dead Science's new jam "Throne of Blood (The Jump Off)" over there in Forkcast today and thought, "Gee, this Seattle-based trio's 'prickly art-pop' and 'absurdist nightmare' intrigues me, and I wish to hear more."

With a little patience, intrepid listener, you'll hear a whole lot more. The Dead Science's newfound friends at Constellation Records will issue the band's third long-player, Villainaire, August 26 in Europe and September 2 in the States.

Or, you know, you could just watch science die in front of your very eyes on the trio's forthcoming U.S. tour. The real fun kicks off May 1 in Portland and includes a run of shows with new labelmates Thee Silver Mt. Zion etc., though the Dead Science have a few scattered gigs before all that. They'll also serve as Daniel Johnston's backing band April 17 in their hometown.

Villainaire:

01 Throne of Blood (The Jump Off)
02 The Dancing Destroyer
03 Make Mine Marvel
04 Monster Island Czars
05 Lamentable
06 Death Duel Productions
07 Wife You
08 Holliston
09 Black Lane
10 Sword Cane
11 Clemency

The Dead Science:

04-05 Seattle, WA - Healthy Times Fun Club *
04-11 Redmond, WA - The Old Firehouse
04-17 Seattle, WA - Neumos !
05-01 Portland, OR - Rotture +
05-03 Merced, CA - The Partisan
05-04 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell %
05-05 Phoenix, AZ - Trunkspace
05-06 Albuquerque, NM - The Stone
05-07 Austin, TX - Salvage Vanguard ^
05-10 Tampa, FL - Crowbar
05-13 Athens, GA - Caledonia Lounge
05-14 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
05-15 Charlotte, NC - The Milestone
05-16 Durham, NC - Bull City HQ
05-18 Philadelphia, PA - Inciting HQ
05-20 Brooklyn, NY - Zebulon
05-21 New York, NY - Knitting Factory ~
05-23 Montreal, Quebec - Zoobizarre
05-25 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dee's
05-26 Detroit, MI - Scrummage University
05-27 St. Louis, MO - The Bluebird #
05-28 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews #
05-29 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater #
05-30 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall #
05-31 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium #
06-02 Jacksonville, IL - Noir Arts
06-03 Lawrence, KS - Replay
06-04 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
06-05 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
06-06 Boise, ID - Neurolux
06-07 Portland, OR - Artistery
06-08 Seattle, WA - Nectar

* with Evangelista, Pattern is Movement
! with Daniel Johnston
+ with Cryptacize
% with BARR
^ with Weird Weeds, Nat Baldwin
~ with Rain Machine
# with Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band