Deerhunter mastermind Bradford Cox has decided to release his second lone effort afterall. Atlas Sound, as he is referred to as a solo artist, will release Logos via Kranky on October 20. Last summer, Cox accidently left both Deerhunter’s Weird Era Cont. and an early version of Logos in a public folder on his MediaFire account. It wasn’t long before someone found and shared them. Cox reacted angrily at first by posting on his Deerhunter blog, “I am a dumbass,” but “that does not excuse people from sifting through my garbage.” He went on to say, “fuck this shit. I can just make another album. It’s not finished and now it never will be.” Apparently, he changed his mind. Cox later apologized for and deleted his angry posts.
The new album features a guest collaboration with Animal Collective’s Panda Bear on a track called “Walkabout.” As it turns out, Panda Bear gave Cox some sampling lessons during their European tour together. Atlas Sound played an early version of the song last New Year’s Eve. It takes a while to get started but is worth the wait. You can download that version here or stream it below:
