Deerhoof??

(ok, reveille)

Oh wait, Human Clay.

(my answer to this thread is Apple O')

I think that the presence of, "Apple Bomb" on Apple O' pretty much silences the debate like the proverbial smashed plate of asparagus against the wall..

1.The bassist left the band.
2. theres a new E.P to download in their website, but i cant download it - it gives me the error sign all the time.
am i the only one? if yes - how is the ep?

I wonder if chris is leaving before they open for radiohead next month

FWIW he was the newest member of the band, he replaced on/off again member Rob Fisk.

--call me crazy, but i would recommend starting w/ The Runners Four.
--as for Curtains, i really only like the first lp, Fast Talks

& I like the Natural Dreamers CD too, though live was better

Deerhoof are one of the very few bands that have never done a shit record ever - so yeah there's no 'best album' really, depends what butters your muffin - if it's noisy randomness try 'The Man The King The Girl', avant-pop songs try 'The Runners Four' or 'Holdypaws', growly guitars try 'Reveille' or 'Halfbird', spazzy prog try 'Milkman'... they're all fucking great records anyway.

=x=x=

Anyways, saw them last night at a pretty big venue (600 people) and they were as good as I've ever seen them (as 4-some, 3-some, then 4-some now back to 3-some) in the past 10 years.

I'm in the camp that is slightly mild on Runners Four but think the new songs are as good as anything they've done when they play them live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKF3DF-TvrQ

i cannot stop watching this. they put so much dynamism into these jd songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YDMgzRKXQA

love this^

excellent video, dang

HOT TIP: new album is available in full to download and stream via Bandcamp, today only

out today
https://deerhoof.bandcamp.com/album/actually-you-can

Thanks for the reminder!

how are they this consistently good?

they're underrated. maybe i'm speaking for myself, i absolutely love them but kinda always forget about them

they are my favorite band

I always check in on the new records as they come but it’s the rare LP that sticks for me as a whole. Usually there’s a track or two that totally works.

This new record is among the stronger ones. On the last record - or one of the last records, anyway, it can be hard to keep pace - “‘Farewell’ Symphony” was a knock out punch.

Personal favorites: The Runners Four, Friend Opportunity, Actually You Can

La Isla Bonita also pretty tight

offend maggie has become my personal favorite

so weirdly, i got into them via 'the magic', found it really compelling and amazing. i've dabbled around the edges with some of their newer stuff as well as the more canonical 'classics' from early 00s. for those of you more versed, where does the magic fit in? suggestions on where to go next?

the magic is one of my favs as well. i feel like la isla bonita is in a similar vein as far as funkier/groovier moments.

Apple O' for me

apple o and reveille are my forever favorites but of the 'newer' ones I think this most recent release and Love-Lore are truly awesome

thanks all! i also listened to runners four for a spell, really enjoyed parts of it but thought it was too long

the best way to listen to deerhoof ime is several hour binges spread out over several weeks. they dont really have a "masterpiece" bc i think theyre categorically opposed to such ideas but you just listen to a grip of albums and think yeah they can p much play anything they want and it usually works.

like what makes them imminently relistenable is them being a band in constant conflict with itself. classic rock riffs into noodly jazzy shit. heavy noise with satomi's sweet voice. recognizable references to rock's past with fucked up time signatures and other detours. too trashy to be academic, too avant garde to be pop. they not a band that gets comfortable, and while certain stylistic and timbral themes remain constant, they really dont write the same song twice.

i want to hear

the ultimate deerhoof mix

apple o and reveille are my forever favorites but of the 'newer' ones I think this most recent release and Love-Lore are truly awesome

this lines up with me too, just because i zoned out during the middle 15 years between those

love-lore is a great accomplishment

i am working on a youtube mix as we speak, but this will feature prominently bc its their most moving one 4 me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywd3jr6bs-I

this one too, maybe i should do a 'poignant deerhoof' mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBAl7NPyRMg

if you wanted to be truly gutsy you could "live mix" it here

jagged fruit was siiiick! i don't remember hearing it before, even

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLumtnLDTWxGocEM6FDZNXp7y8wmKC70UD

here is a list of 20 songs with tracks spanning from apple o (2003) to future teenaged cave artists (2020), just focusing on studio albums (plus one ep track and one orchestral arrangement for good measure). love-lore and other covers projects are a thing that deserve their own attention.

oh and i guess the first one is technically a live track. i rec'd that set too!

i think this will embed correctly now?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoD0WVxrsfQ

ah fuck it, thats the first song

desapareceré!!

yes! i neglected to mention milk man, which is also in my eternal deerhoof memory. i worked at a store when it came out so i had dozens of extra milk man promo posters with the milk man guy:

https://i.imgur.com/96LPw3q.jpg

i hung them up all over my second post-dorm housing situation, which also, somehow, included a joy division poster and oasis

https://i.imgur.com/96LPw3q.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/96LPw3q.jpg

#tmi #onethread alert

i am listening/watching the m bison deerhoof mix as i pack my divorce boxes. i am very high and effexor-drunk (which is to say, not at all), and it is keeping me positive, thanking u m bison mix! upvote

<3 u

honestly though i keep waiting for the drop

xp!

perpetually underrated

still one of the best rock bands around

New album's out? They are weirdly easy to take for granted, maybe because they're so consistent and prolific. Not enough of a narrative there I guess.

Speaking of, how known was it at the time that Breakup Songs was about Greg and Satomi's divorce? Pub for the song on this new one about it being for Greg's second marriage got me by surprise.

Anyway I'll listen soon.

They’re a band who are (for me!) a killer stray tracks band, I know that compilations aren’t as profitable as they once were but a 2xCD for Deerhoof would be awesome.

(Runners Four and Friend Opportunity are the exceptions)

This one is OK, has some high highs

They are weirdly easy to take for granted, maybe because they're so consistent and prolific. Not enough of a narrative there I guess.

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this is otm, they just keep putting out a good album every couple of years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX7ebFaQhrQ

this new halo maud single produced by greg (and drummed on by greg presumably) is in the deerhoof orbit and also i love this