Boston-based purveyors of what their label is calling "funky-electro-pop-dancey-core", Campaign For Real Time (C4RT), are to embark on their first-ever UK tour next month alongside fellow Big Scary Monsters act Secondsmile, whose new album (pictured) is out on January 30th.

C4RT feature an ex-member of Garrison and a keyboardist who has previously toured with Powerman 5000. Tour dates are as follows:

February
23 EXETER The Cavern
25 HEREFORD Kays Pool Club
26 OXFORD Exeter Hall
27 SOUTHAMPTON Joiners
28 LONDON Borderline

March
01 LEEDS Joseph's Well
02 MANCHESTER The Phoenix
03 LINCOLN Bivouac
04 LUTON University SU

More information on C4RT can be found at their Myspace page, here. They release their debut album, Yes, I Mean... No through BSM on February 20th. In other album news, Secondsmile's forthcoming opus of prog-metal indulgence, Walk Into The Light And Reach For The Sky, gets a launch party in London on January 21st. The gig's FREE and at Notting Hill Arts Club - it's a RoTa show, from 4pm until 8pm, and also features Jairus and Meet Me In St Louis. Guest DJs are expected, too (we know who, but ssssh). Secondsmile's Myspace page is here.