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Everybody, meet Whitney. Whitney, everybody. Make yourself acquainted: Whitney's a classic rock fan, a Georgia native, a former cheerleader, and a real beast on the guitar. (We don't know her last name yet.) UPDATE: It's Petty! Whitney Petty!

At least, so say the fellas of Deerhunter, who've hired Whitney on as their guitarist for their forthcoming tour. With Whitney onboard, Deerhunter are once again a five-piece, and more ready than ever to build up their Microcastle. They'll hit Dublin with HEALTH next weekend before heading to the ATP vs. Pitchfork Fest. The band has also firmed up a few more dates on their joint European plans with new Thrill Jockey signees High Places, and recently opted for a handful opening spots on the forthcoming Nine Inch Nails tour.

As for Atlas Sound, well, Bradford's got plenty of dates of his own to attend to, including that stop at this summer's Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. The expanded Let the Blind hits shelves in Europe May 5 from 4AD, and he's set to remix the Sian Alice Group for a fall EP.

Deerhunter:

05-08 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's *
05-09 Camber, England - Camber Sands Holiday Centre (ATP vs. Pitchfork) #
05-29 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
06-01 Clermont-Ferrand, France - Raymond Bar +
06-02 Lyon, France - Grrrnd Zero +
06-03 Paris, France - Villette Sonique
06-04 Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie +
06-05 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk +
06-06 Ebensee, Austria - Kino +
06-07 Milan, Italy - Music Drome +
06-09 Kortrijk, Belgium - Theatre Antigone +
06-10 The Hague, Netherlands - Paard Van Troje +
06-11 Groningen, Netherlands - Vera +
06-12 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
06-14 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar +
06-15 Glasgow, Scotland - Stereo +
06-16 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club +
06-17 London, England - Koko ^
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
08-05 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre !
08-07 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena !
08-08 Worcester, MA - DCU Center !
08-09-10 Baltimore, MD - Virgin Mobile Festival
08-12 Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Civic Coliseum !
08-13 Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Arena !
09-02 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater !
09-03 Salt Lake, City UT - The E Center of West Valley !
09-05 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena !
09-06 Inglewood, CA - The Forum !

* 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, Hot Chip DJs, Various Production
+ with High Places
^ with Liars
! with Nine Inch Nails

Atlas Sound:

05-12 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-13 Helsinki, Finland - Kuudes Linja
05-15 London, England - Stag and Dagger Festival
05-16 Manchester, England - Salford Mill
05-16-18 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Centre (Explosions in the Sky ATP)
05-19 Dublin, Ireland - Tripod *
05-20 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor *
05-21 Leeds, England - Brudenell Room *
05-22 London, England - Koko *
05-23 Starbourg, France - Laiterie *
05-24 Paris, France - Alhambra Theatre *
05-25 Lille, France - Grand Mix *
05-26 Bordeaux, France - Grand Mix *
05-27 Porto, Portugal - Teatro Batalha *
05-28 Lisbon, Portugal - Lux Fragil *
05-29 Malaga, Spain - AV Cervantes *
05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
07-19 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) *^

* with Animal Collective
^ with Jarvis Cocker, The Hold Steady, Dizzee Rascal, Vampire Weekend, No Age, Fleet Foxes, Caribou, !!!, Jay Reatard, Titus Andronicus, Elf Power, Extra Golden, the Ruby Suns, Icy Demons, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar