Do-it-yourself duo They Might Be Giants [ tickets ] plan to unveil their first new rock album in three years this summer, and are also set to embark on a tour.

The tour, which is currently scheduled to visit 17 cities in July and two more in August, includes a mix of festival gigs and club dates. The July 10 appearance in Minneapolis will be a kids show.

TMBG's John Linnell and John Flansburgh have completed a new album titled "The Spine," which is set to hit stores on July 13. The pair co-produced the set with Pat Dillett, who also worked on TMBG's platinum 1990 album, "Flood."

The band's previous release was a 2002 children's album titled "No!" The enhanced CD features 17 songs (among them "I Am a Grocery Bag" and "Robot Parade") and extras, including animations, games and a sing-along scroll bar. Details and samples from the album are posted at the band's giantkid.net website. In 2001, the band issued the rock album "Mink Car."

In other TMBG news, "Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns," a documentary about the band by music video director AJ Schnack, is now available on DVD. More information is posted at the movie's website.