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Wed., Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., $15, with Casino vs. Japan and Ducktails, Starlight Ballroom, 460 N. Ninth St., 215-821-7575, R5productions.com.

Published: Oct 6, 2010

[ rock/pop ]

Pop music is inextricably intertwined with nostalgia, maybe even more than with love or rebellion, since in a sense it encompasses and supersedes them both. True to its title, Halcyon Digest, the easiest-to-swallow Deerhunter album yet, functions as an exploration of that many-faceted relationship, with lyrics orbiting around themes of memory and youth; songs hearkening to the myriad strains of indie rock's past few decades — including, notably, the past of the band's label, 4AD (with its virtually synonymous gauzy dream-pop aesthetic) and of its home state, Georgia (with some surprisingly Elephant Six-y psych ditties) — and, naturally, that evocatively shimmery sheen of wistfulness instinctive to any noise-pop group worth its salt lick.

Wed., Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., $15, with Casino vs. Japan and Ducktails, Starlight Ballroom, 460 N. Ninth St., 215-821-7575, R5productions.com.

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