Indie-rap line-straddlers WHY? have a busy year ahead of them. On August 14 in the U.S. and August 13 in Europe they'll release a new EP called Sod in the Seed through Anticon/City Slang. Then in the fall, they'll also put out a (yet-untitled) full-length to follow up 2009's Eskimo Snow. Above, listen to the Sod EP title track.

And, of course, find the dates for the sizeable U.S. tour WHY?'s plotting in support of both releases, below.

Sod in the Seed EP:

01 Sod in the Seed

02 For Someone

03 The Plan

04 Probably Cause

05 Twenty Seven

06 Shag Carpet

WHY?:

08-24 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note &

08-25 Norman, OK - Opolis &

08-26 Santa Fe, NM - SOL @ Santa Fe Brewing &

08-27 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom &

08-28 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex #

08-30 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ^#

08-31 Arcata, CA - Arcata Playhouse #

09-01 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom #

09-02 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival

09-03 Boise, ID - Reef %

09-04 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue %

09-05 Englewood, CO - The Gothic %

09-06 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room %

09-07 Lawrence, KS - The Granada %

09-08 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center ^%

09-09 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall ^%

09-10 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom ^%

09-11 Ithaca, NY - The Haunt^+

09-12 Cambridge, MA - Middle East^+

09-13 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg ^+

09-14 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer ^+

09-15 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall ^+

09-16 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle ^+

09-17 Atlanta, GA - The Earl ^+

09-18 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge ^+

10-05 Düsseldorf, Germany - New Fall Festival

10-06 Evreux, France - L'Abordage

10-07 Paris, France - Maroquinerie

10-08 Brighton, England - Old Market

10-09 London, England - Electric Ballroom

10-10 Manchester, England - Central Methodist Church

10-11 Bristol, England - Fleece

10-12 Glasgow, Scotland - SWG3

10-13 Oxford, England - The Bullingdon

10-15 Berlin, Germany - Volksbühne

with Serengeti

^ with Doseone

& with DJ Tony Trimm

with dj sodapop

% with Jel (DJ Set)

+ with DJ Thanksgiving Brown