Deerhunter Announces Album, Tour w/NiN

First album from Atlanta band since 2006’s Cryptograms.

By Fred Mills

Not only has Atlanta’s Deerhunter been tapped to open for Nine Inch Nails in August and September, the band is readying the release of Microcastle (Kranky), the follow-up to 2006’s Cryptograms. It’s set for an October 28 arrival, and a national headlining tour is expected to be announced soon.

Microcastle’s origins stretch back to a week at Rare Book Studios in Brooklyn, New York with indie uber-producer Nicolas Verhes. The band: Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt, Joshua Fauver, and Moses Archuleta.

The label advises us that among the album’s notable tracks are “Saved by Old Times" which features a vocal collage by Cole Alexander of the Black Lips plus two songs with lead vocals by guitarist Lockett Pundt: "Agoraphobia" and "Neither of Us, Uncertainly." The first single is “Nothing Ever Happened b/w “Little Kids” (demo).

Tracklist:

1. Cover Me (Slowly)

2. Agoraphobia

3. Never Stops

4. Little Kids

5. Microcastle

6. Calvary Scars

7. Green Jacket

8. Activa

9. Nothing Ever Happened

10. Saved by Old Times

11. Neither of Us, Uncertainly

12. Twilight at Carbon Lake

Deerhunter Tour Dates:

Aug 1  The Boot         Norfolk, Virginia

Aug 5  Air Canada Centre w/ Nine Inch Nails           Toronto, Ontario, Ontario

Aug 6  Big Orbit’s Soundlab Buffalo, New York

Aug 7  Mohegan Sun Arena w/ Nine Inch Nails        Uncasville, Connecticut

Aug 8  DCU Center w/ Nine Inch Nails        Worcester, Massachusetts

Aug 10            Garfield Artworks      Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Aug 11            123 Pleasant Street     Morgantown, West Virginia

Aug 12            Knoxville Civic Coliseum w/ Nine Inch Nails            Knoxville, Tennessee

Aug 13            Gwinnett Arena w/ Nine Inch Nails   Duluth, Georgia

Sep 2   Red Rock Pavillion w/ Nine Inch Nails          Morrison, Colorado

Sep 3               E Center w/ Nine Inch Nails   Salt Lake City, Utah

Sep 5               Oracle Arena w/ Nine Inch Nails        Oakland, California

Sep 6   The Forum w/ Nine Inch Nails

(pictured above: Deerhunter; pictured below: THE Deerhunter… any questions?)