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That right there is the third (or maybe fourth?)-- and, we're assured, final-- cover for both the European CD and the U.S. CD release of Deerhunter's forthcoming album Microcastle. But for the skull-eye, it could been a Smiths or Belle and Sebastian sleeve, right down to the salmon hue.

Microcastle is out now digitally but due physically October 27 in Europe from 4AD and the next day in the States from Kranky. The Kranky vinyl edition of the disc will keep the cover from this story. We aren't exactly sure about the 4AD vinyl version, though.

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In addition, it has been confirmed that both the U.S. and UK releases of Microcastle will include the bonus disc Weird Era Cont., which you might be quite familiar with by now. The CD will be a 2XCD set and the vinyl will also include a CD. Tracklist below.

Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox's Atlas Sound has a few more dates with Stereolab to attend to, and come Halloween, Deerhunter will pick up with Times New Viking and a rotating cast of characters for a lengthy fall tour.


Weird Era Cont. tracklist:

01 Backspace Century
02 Operation
03 Ghost Outfit
04 Dot Gain
05 Vox Celeste
06 Cicadas
07 Vox Humana
08 VHS Dream
09 Focus Group
10 Slow Swords
11 Weird Era
12 Moon With Cartridge
13 Calvary Scars II / Aux.

Atlas Sound:

10-01 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero *
10-02 New York, NY - Irving Plaza *

* with Stereolab

Deerhunter:

10-31 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse @*
11-01 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel @
11-02 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle @
11-03 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar @
11-04 Washington, DC - Black Cat @#
11-05 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church @#
11-06 Princeton, NJ - Terrace F. Club @#
11-07 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg #@
11-08 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom $@
11-10 Boston, MA - Paradise $@
11-11 Montreal, Quebec - Theatre Plaza %@
11-12 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace %@
11-13 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom !@
11-14 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop !@
11-15 Chicago, IL - Metro !@
11-16 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon !@
11-17 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club !@
11-20 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards ~@
11-21 Seattle, WA - Neumos ~@
11-22 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater ~@
11-24 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall ~@
11-25 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre ~@
11-28 San Diego, CA - Casbah @
11-29 Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts @
12-01 Dallas, TX - Palladium Loft @
12-02 Austin, TX - Emo's @
12-03 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live @
12-04 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon @
12-05 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks @
12-06 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree @

@ with Times New Viking
* with Pylon, Jay Reatard
# with Knyfe Hyts
$ with Vivian Girls
% with Neighborhood Council
! with Disappears
~ with BARR