I don’t know about you, but I always assumed Atlas didn’t make much noise. As anyone who ever took high school English will remember, this is the guy who had to carry the entire weight of the world on his shoulders. (And you thought you had it rough.) I can’t imagine that such a task would allow much time for chitchat. So, I guess it stands to reason that Atlas Sound, Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox’s solo project, is being billed as a "bedroom album." While that isn’t quite a genre, it seems like we can expect something a bit quieter and more meditative than Cryptograms (TMT Review).

In keeping with the sensory motif, the album, which is due February 19, will be called Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel (Kranky). Add the band name, and Cox has three of the five senses covered.

Perhaps Atlas Sound’s upcoming North American tour will provide inspiration for an EP that addresses smell and taste. You can never go wrong with a song about the odor of Vancouver (weed) or Brooklyn (really good Caribbean food mixed with garbage, at least in my neighborhood). And how about a little ditty about cheesesteak in Philly?

Smells like tourdates with Kranky artists White Rainbow and Valet:

02.19.08 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn 02.20.08 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 02.21.08 - Washington, DC - Black Cat 02.22.08 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brendas 02.23.08 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge 02.24.08 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg 02.26.08 - Boston, MA - Middle East 02.27.08 - Montreal, QC - Casa del Popolo 02.28.08 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern 02.29.08 - Detroit, MIC - Magic Stick 03.01.08 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle 03.02.08 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock 03.05.08 - Vancouver, BC - Pat’s Pub 03.06.08 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile 03.07.08 - Portland, OR - Holocene 03.08.08 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill 03.11.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo

Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel tracklist:

1. A Ghost Story 2. Recent Bedroom 3. River Card 4. Quarantined 5. On Guard 6. Winter Vacation 7. Cold as Ice 8. Scraping Past 9. Small Horror 10. Ready, Set, Glow 11. Bite Marks 12. After Class 13. Ativan 14. Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel