Arctic Monkeys Do America

The young Brits who like gambling about your ballroom appearances finally have a U.S. release date for their next album (from Billboard):

Indie label Domino has linked with Warner Bros. for the April 24 release of breakthrough U.K. rock act the Arctic Monkeys' sophomore album, "Favourite Worst Nightmare."

The dance-rockers are also taking their act on the road across North America (from their official site):

April 27, 2007 Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music Festival
May 1, 2007 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
May 2, 2007 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
May 3, 2007 Seattle, OR @ The Showbox
May 4, 2007 Vancouver BC @ Commodore Ballroom
May 7, 2007 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
May 8, 2007 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
May 9, 2007 Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo's
May 11, 2007 Toronto, ONT @ Kool Haus
May 12, 2007 Montreal, QUE @ Theatre Olympia
May 13, 2007 Boston, MA @ Avalon
May 15, 2007 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
May 16, 2007 Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
May 17, 2007 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
May 19, 2007 Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
May 20, 2007 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live

Finally, catch the video for the lead single from "Favourite Worst Nightmare," "Brainstorm," here. (Hint: Scroll down on this page for pre-sale and regular on-sale dates for the North American tour).