Texas dance-rock act Ghostland Observatory [ tickets ] kicks off a headlining tour next month ahead of the release of its third studio effort, "Robotique Majestique."

The electronic duo--frontman Aaron Behrens and synth operator Thomas Turner--kicks off the trek in its hometown with a Feb. 29 show in Austin, TX, before moving on to a March 8 slot at southern Florida's Langerado music festival following the album's release.

The nine-city outing finishes in April with a West Coast run; dates are below.

"Robotique Majestique," the duo's third studio album, will be released March 4, and follows up on the outfit's 2006 effort, "Paparazzi Lightning." As with Ghostland Observatory [ tickets ]'s previous two albums, the do-it-yourself pair will self-release the disc on their own label, Trashy Moped Recordings.

"We listened to what some major labels offered us in the spring, and there wasn't much of a difference between what they could offer and what we can offer ourselves," Turner, who produced "Robotique Majestique," told the Dallas Morning News in December.

"On the road, we're self-sufficient. We're not interested in videos; people can type in Ghostland Observatory on YouTube and see videos that fans have made. We don't need a bus."