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When Bradford Cox wants to stray from the Deerhunter herd, he has his Atlas Sound project. And when guitarist Lockett Pundt wishes to do the same? Enter Lotus Plaza. Frequent patrons of the so-called Deerhunter blog will already be familiar with the act, but Pundt is all set to step out in a big way with his debut full-length under the Lotus Plaza banner.

The Floodlight Collective shines its way into stores March 23 (a Monday, yes) courtesy of those purveyors of all things Deerhunter-related, Kranky. The 10-track offering features guest drum-work from Bradford Cox on a tune called "Different Mirrors", and mixing and some production from Brian Foote of Kranky labelmates Nudge. The rest is all Pundt.

No word yet whether Lockett will rock it in the live setting as Lotus Plaza, but when the album drops he'll be in the midst of a sizable Deerhunter European tour.

The Floodlight Collective:

01 Red Oak Way
02 Quicksand
03 These Years
04 Different Mirrors
05 Whiteout
06 What Grows?
07 Sunday Night
08 Antoine
09 The Floodlight Collective
10 A Threaded Needle

Deerhunter:

02-11 Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Café
02-13 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02-14 Rotterdam, Netherlands - Rotown
02-15 Bruges, Belgium - Cactus
02-16 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
02-17 Zurich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik
02-19 Mulhouse, France - Le Noumatrouff (Generiq Festival)
02-20 Dijon, France - Antheneum (Generiq Festival)
02-19 Saint-Malo, France - Omnibus (La Route du Rock Festival)
02-22 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie (Les Nuits de l'Alligator)
02-24 Lyon, France - Ground Zero
02-25 Dundingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn
02-26 Berlin, Germany - Magnet Club
02-27 Leipzig, Germany - Nato
02-28 Cologne, Germany - Luxor
03-03 London, England - Scala
03-04 Manchester, England - Deaf Institute
03-05 Glasgow, Scotland - Stereo
03-06 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Black Box
03-07 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
03-08 Liverpool, England - Korova
03-09 Brighton, England - Audio
03-11 Dresden, Germany - Beatpol