Meat Beat Manifesto has announced a spring US tour behind the band’s forthcoming ninth studio album, Autoimmune.

You can preview a track from Autoimmune, International, below.

The UK group will hit 13 cities in April and May, following the April 8 release of the album:

April 2008
9 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
10 – Portland, OR – Berbati’s Pan
11 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
12 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
13 – San Diego, CA – Canes
19 – Chicago, IL – The Abbey
21 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
24 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East
26 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
27 – Washington, DC – The Rock & Roll Hotel
28 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle

May 2008
2 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
4 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre

“The live performance has become an integral component of my sound and production,” said founder Jack Dangers. “The question is how to do it better than last time.”

The 2-CD Autoimmune features Dangers fronting an entirely different lineup than he employed on 2005’s At the Center. Aside from Dangers on vocals, synth and bass flute, this year’s model of Meat Beat features Mark Pistel on live sequencing and modular synthesizer, drummer Lynn Farmer, and video sampler/DJ Ben Stokes.

“Every record is different,” said Dangers, “and in this record I focused on what I like to do versus what other people like me to do: beats, bass and distortion.”