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'Twas a sunny afternoon in May when Dan Deacon told us that his new record and Spiderman of the Rings follow-up, Bromst, would see the light of day in late 2008. Well now it's drab, wintry late 2008, and there's no new Dan Deacon record in sight to aurally splatterpaint our surroundings in spazzy neon sound-colors. What gives?

Turns out Bromst just needed to marinate a little bit longer. The set will arrive on March 24 from Carpark, however contrary to a note on the label's website, Bromst will not be a double-disc affair; PR tells us that the Bronst companion record Deacon also mentioned way back when has been scrapped.

Not like Dan will have time to weep about it: the idea-man has kept busy in recent weeks putting together a new 15-piece ensemble, with which he'll debut selections from Bromst on December 11 at Brooklyn's Masonic Temple. The live band includes plenty of Deacon's B-town homeboys, including folks from Ponytail, Ecstatic Sunshine, Videohippos, Adventure, Double Dagger, and Future Islands, plus all four members of Brooklyn's So Percussion (who will also open the show, as will Dirty Projectors). "I'm both very excited and really nervous," Deacon writes of the event on his MySpace. And, elsewhere: "I also made a tent."

Mr. Deacon will bide his time between the ensemble gig and Bromst's release with a smattering of other live appearances, including one more hometown go at his Round Robin thing, a date with Girl Talk, and a trip to Australia.

Deacon:

12-11 Brooklyn, NY - Masonic Temple (with band) ^
12-12 Colorado Springs, CO - Ice Age at Colorado College
12-13 Denver, CO - Rhinoceropolis
12-19 Baltimore, MD - Sonar (Round Robin) *
12-29 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues #
02-26 Sydney, Australia - TBA
02-27 Sydney, Australia - Oxford Art Factory (Summer Tones)
02-28 Melbourne, Australia - The Espy (Summer Tones)
03-05 Melbourne, Australia - The Tote
03-06 Brisbane, Australia - The Zoo (Summer Tones)
03-07 Meredith, Australia - Golden Plains Festival
03-08 Perth, Australia - Perth Festival

^ with Dirty Projectors, So Percussion
* with Videohippos, Thank You, Double Dagger, Adventure, Future Islands, Blood Baby, Nuclear Power Pants, Lizz King, Smart Growth, Height, DJ Dog Dick
# with Girl Talk