Its almost February, and although you can't remember much of 2006 besides all the random rashes, we are sure that Daughters have stuck out in your mind as the band that defined the sixth year of this new century. Now you can finally register your extremely important opinion via SPIN magazines Artist of the Year contest. Voting starts Feb. 1st at www.spin.com/artistoftheyear/. And if that wasn't enough, the boys from Rhode Island will be heading out for their first Japanese jaunt to play four shows and buy rare japanese vinyl (pick me up some Gauze LPs). Here is the info:

2/1 Shibuya/Tokyo, JPN @ O-Nest
*DAYMARE RECORDINGS 4th Anniversary showcase*
w/These Arms Are Snakes, MGR, House of Low Culture
info: www.shibuya-o.com/o-nest.html

2/2 Shibuya/Tokyo, JPN @ Lush

2/3 Meguro/Tokyo, JPN @ Mod Studio*

2/4 Shin-Kiba/Tokyo, JPN @ Studio Coast
*Independence-D festival*
info: www.independence-d.com/

Daughters is also going to hit the road with The Locust and Cattle Decapitation, here are the dates so far:

3/23 San Diego, CA @ Epicenter
3/24 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
3/28 Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory
3/29 San Francisco, CA @ Slims
3/30 Berkeley, CA @ Gilman St.
3/31 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
4/1 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
4/3 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
4/4 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
4/7 Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium
4/28 Tempe, AZ @ Sets

and remember all this when it comes time to vote for the 2007 Artist of the Year.