Quirky pop-rockers the Violent Femmes will hit the road in late February.

The Wisconsin band recently released a live CD, Viva Wisconsin, and has a new studio album, Freak Magnet, due Feb. 22. The Femmes kick off the tour the following night in Providence, R.I., and they play two more shows in the United States — in Boston and New York — before hopping overseas to tour Ireland, England and other stops in Europe. Their outing is scheduled to end in Glasgow, Scotland, on April 7.

Freak Magnet, the Femmes' seventh studio album, features the single "Sleepwalkin' " (RealAudio excerpt), which is

scheduled to hit radio later this month. The CD, which includes 15 original tracks, was produced by the band and Warren Bruleigh. Other songs on the LP include "Hollywood Is High," "Mosh Pit," "Forbidden," "All I Want" and "When You Die."

The Violent Femmes rang in the New Year at the Falls Festival in Australia on Friday night, performing "Auld Lang Syne" as the clock struck midnight before moving into their signature tune, "Blister in the Sun" (RealAudio excerpt).

Violent Femmes tour dates:

Feb. 23; Providence, R.I.; Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel

Feb. 24; Boston, Mass.; Avalon Ballroom

Feb. 25; New York , N.Y.; Hammerstein Ballroom

March 10; Dublin, Ireland; Olympia

March 12; Cambridge, England; Corn Exchange

March 13; London, England; Hammersmith Palais

March 14; Paris, France; L'Élysée Montmartre

March 15; Brussels, Belgium; Ancienne Belgique

March 18; Vienna, Austria; Planet Music

March 20; Munich, Germany; Babyon

March 21; Stuttgart, Germany; Longhorn

March 22; Neu-Isenburg, Germany; Hugenottenhalle

March 23; Nuremberg, Germany; Hirsch

March 24; Berlin, Germany; Kesselhaus

March 26; Cologne, Germany; Live Music Hall

March 27; Bielefeld, Germany; PC69

March 29; Aarhus, Denmark; Train

March 31; Oslo, Norway; Rockefeller

April 1; Norway, AAS; University

April 2; Goteborg, Sweden; Karen

April 3; Malmo, Sweden; KB

April 6; Manchester, England; University (MDII)

April 7; Glasgow, Scotland; Garage