Obama, Clinton, McCain and Romney are not the only ones planning whistlestop tours of the U.S. at the moment - Bell X1 have announced a string of dates around there and Canada in March, including shows in Toronto, Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco

The band's album Flock has been receiving rave reviews from the Stateside press and is released in the U.S. and Canada on February 19, with bonus live versions of 'My First Born For A Song' and 'Blue Rinse Baby' from the group's December 2006 show at The Point in Dublin.