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North Carolina trio Bowerbirds have signed to steadily rising Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar offshoot Dead Oceans, where they'll join a roster that includes Dirty Projectors, Bishop Allen, Evangelicals, Phosphorescent, the Explorers Club, White Hinterland, and Citay. Kudos to the label for assembling one of the strongest collections of indie/folk weirdoes out there, and kudos to the band on their new home.

Bowerbirds' first release for Dead Oceans will be an expanded edition of last year's Hymns for a Dark Horse, originally issued on Pitchfork staffer Grayson Currin's Burly Time label. It will feature two bonus tracks and will be released on CD as well as vinyl.

The 'birds will head out on tour this winter with new labelmate Phosphorescent, supporting his own 2007 album, Pride.

Phosphorescent/Bowerbirds:

02-23 Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse
02-24 Washington, DC - Black Cat !
02-26 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's #
02-27 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall #
02-29 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge #
03-01 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse #
03-03 Bloomington, IN - Waldron Arts Center #
03-04 Chicago, IL - Schubas #
03-05 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry #
03-06 Omaha, NE - The Slowdown #
03-07 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot #
03-08 Norman, OK - The Opolis #*
03-10 Dallas, TX - The Cavern *#
03-11 Abilene, TX - Monks #
03-12-15 Austin, TX - SXSW

! with Deleted Scenes, Kitty Hawk
# with Phosphorescent
* with Bodies of Water