Deerhunter plays New York City so often, it might feel like they’re a local band, but they actually hail from that hotbed of indie rock, Atlanta, home of such twi-ny faves as the Black Lips, Gringo Star, and Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun. Bradford Cox, Moses Archuleta, Lockett Pundt, Joshua Fauver, and Whitney Petty headlined a free show at Pier 54 in August, and now they’re back for a gig October 15 at Webster Hall on a bill with Real Estate (who were also at the pier with them) and Casino Versus Japan. This time around, Deerhunter will be celebrating the release of their dazzling new album, HALCYON DIGEST (4ad, September 28, 2010). The record opens with the dreamy, willowy “Earthquake,” which incorporates the sound of a vinyl swoosh that becomes the drumbeat as the song floats listeners away on an ethereal cloud. From the cheery 1960s Britpop of “Memory Boy” and “Basement Scene” to the sweetly subtle, driving VU-like guitar line of “Fountain Stairs” to the deep sax on “Coronado” and the great six-string outro on “Desire Lines,” Deerhunter has reinvented itself yet again. HALCYON DIGEST ends with “He Would Have Laughed,” a tribute to Cox’s late friend Jay Reatard, the Memphis garage punk who died last year at the age of twenty-nine.