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So, now that we can all relax a bit and breath a sigh of relief, I for one am eager to return to some sort of normalcy, where not every conversation is dominated by political talk. And so...
How about that new Deerhunter album? Anyone here like these guys and heard this yet? Seems like the kind of thing some folks around here would appreciate. I actually never got their first disc, and picked this up on somewhat of a whim, but holy crap is it great.
The first disc (which I guess is the "real" album) is quite good, although it gets a tiny but bogged down in the ambient middle section. That section is more than made up for by "Nothing Ever Happened" which is all kinds of great. Here's a live version that some of you may have seen at that Pool Party thing in Brooklyn this summer.
But the second album is really where it's at. They really embrace their inner-My Bloody Valentine here and it is glorious. Were it not for the fact that MBV are back together, I'd say thsi is the closest thing to a stylistic follow up to Loveless.
So yeah, maybe I'll be alone here, and maybe part of you are part of the weird Deerhunter backlash community, but I LOVE this album.
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I'll confess to being a noncomittal member of the "weird Deerhunter backlash community," because I was unimpressed by what I heard from their debut and find their frontman pretentious and kind of annoying. But this is getting such good press beyond the Pitchfork axis that I'm tempted to put aside my prejudices...
I was also in the boat eric describes, but based on your review, i downloaded two tracks. i like them! am now downloading 3 more....we'll see what happens.
Tex I thought you loved Deerhunter! Didn't you drag me to one of their concerts a couple of years ago? I would describe myself as indifferent though not hostile to Deerhunter, though I'll have to look further into this new album.
You're thinking of Deerhoof. Very different bands. Deerhoof is AWESOME.
Frickin' indie bands and their random free-association names.
Just one more reason they initially irritated me! I can't believe that bands are still being created that contain variations on the following words: "Wolf," "Black," "Bear," or "Kids." Really fucking annoying.
I confused Deerhoof and Deerhunter myself in the past. Tex (or anyone else) I could not get into the Deerhoof from what I've heard. Are they worth giving a second chance? How is their album from this year (which I heard good stuff about)?
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