Castanets is the name of the musical project helmed by Ray Raposa. The new Castanets album, In the Vines, is slated for a release later this month (October 23, to be exact) on Sufjan Stevens' Asthmatic Kitty label. The album is subdued and gorgeous, with Raposa's low, throaty voice making the modifier "haunting" not seem cliche for once. Just a handful of days before In the Vines drops, Raposa will head out on the road. He's taking the band Deer Tick with him, both to serve as openers and as his backing band. Follow on after the jump for the dates... 10/19 Purchase, NY - SUNY Purchase 10/20 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's 10/21 Washington, DC - The Red and the Black 10/23 Williamsburg, VA - William and Mary College 10/24 Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight 10/25 Montreat, NC - Montreat College 10/26 Athens, GA - Secret Squirrel 10/27 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light 10/29 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle 10/30 Grinnell, IA - Bob's Underground Cafe 10/31 Indianapolis, IN - Underground at the Harrison Center for the Arts 11/1 Bloomington, IN - Cinemat 11/3 Toronto, ON - Whippersnapper Gallery 11/7 Portland, ME - Space Gallery 11/8 Somerville, MA - P.A.'s Lounge 11/9 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - Bard College 11/10 Ithaca, NY - Cornell University 11/11 Lancaster, PA - Sugar Tank