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When it was announced that Atlas Sound would perform a show this Friday, April 11, at an undisclosed Brooklyn location with some "secret buds", naturally, the internet started a-buzzin'. Would said buds be Bradford Cox's fellow Georgians the Black Lips? Nah; they're off in Europe. His old pal Karen O and her Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Feasible, but just a guess.

Well, at last, all is revealed: Cox revealed on the Deerhunter blog today that the guests would be none other than Moses Archuleta, Josh Fauver, and Lockett Pundt-- aka the other members of Deerhunter. Indeed, the April 11 gig is a proper Deerhunter show, the first in some time.

But not just any old Deerhunter show (as if such a thing existed): according to Cox's post, the band will be performing their new album, Microcastle, in its entirety. As recently reported, Deerhunter have been recording at Brooklyn's Rare Book Room Studios with producer Nicolas Vernhes.

So why did the Atlas Sound show turn into a Deerhunter show? Writes Bradford, "we have had such a great time recording with each other and rehearsing in the studio that we thought it would be fun to try and pull off an impromptu show with borrowed equipment."

The location of the show is still secret, though-- only ticket holders will be notified as to where it's taking place. For info, head to the website of promoter Todd P.

In other news from Deerhunter, et al, they've got a number of other dates on the way, including their stop at the fast-approaching ATP vs. Pitchfork festival. As for Bradford, he recently helped Karen O craft some tunes for the Where the Wild Things Are soundtrack, while his Atlas Sound-- who'll appear at this summer's Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago-- will issue the Let the Blind LP in an expanded edition May 5 in Europe on 4AD.

Deerhunter:

04-11 Brooklyn, NY - TBA
05-08 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's *
05-09 Camber, England - Camber Sands Holiday Centre (ATP vs. Pitchfork) #
05-29 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
06-03 Paris, France - Villette Sonique
06-11 Groningen, Netherlands - Vera ^
06-12 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
06-15 Glasgow, Scotland - Stereo ^
06-20 Brighton, England - Barfly ^
06-23-27 Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival
06-24 Stockholm, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
06-25-28 Calgary, Alberta - Sled Island Festival

* with HEALTH
# with Bon Iver, the Hold Steady, Jens Lekman, Caribou, Hot Chip, Les Savy Fav, No Age, Black Lips, Of Montreal, Man Man, Vampire Weekend, Glass Candy, Dirty Projectors, Times New Viking, Meat Puppets, Jay Reatard, the Black Angels, Marissa Nadler, Wooden Shjips, Girls Against Boys, Shit and Shine, Sebadoh, Ween, Redd Kross, Pissed Jeans, Yeasayer, Fuck Buttons, Apse, A Place to Bury Strangers, the Clientele, Black Mountain, Harmonia, Born Ruffians, Howlin Rain, Car Sick Cars, Even
^ with High Places

Atlas Sound:

05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (Explosions in the Sky ATP)
07-19 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) *

* with Animal Collective, Jarvis Cocker, Dizzee Rascal, Vampire Weekend, Boris, No Age, Fleet Foxes, !!!, Jay Reatard, King Khan & the Shrines, the Ruby Suns, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Occidental Brothers Dance Band International