Deerhoof
By turns cuddly and chaotic, San Francisco's Deerhoof mixes noise, sugary melodies, and an experimental spirit into sweetly challenging and utterly distinctive music. The group began as the brainchild of guitarist Rob Fisk and drummer/keyboardist Greg Saunier in 1994; early releases, such as 1995's 7"s Return of the Woods M'Lady and For Those of Us on Foot, had a more traditionally harsh, no wave-inspired sound, though they also included the quirky tendencies that dominated their later efforts. Vocalist/bassist Satomi Matsuzaki joined the group in time ...[more]
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Deerhoof play with a primal abandon and molten group chemistry that remains untamed since the band's early days. Still, at nearly twice the length of their previous albums, The Runners Four is more complex and challenging than anything they've recorded. This is more than rock; it's a wholesale rewrite of the rock and roll dictionary. Deerhoof herald the era of the defiant DIY album. The Runners Four: a quartet of racers, chasers, messengers, even smugglers, gleefully smashing through outmoded [ read more ]
CD $15.99
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Insound Staff Pick - 2008! There's a symphonic conception at work here, entire worlds within chords, genius hooks that may or may not swing by again, a programmatic, narrative flow that takes us from one place and drops us off in another, like an exhilarating abduction. Just as importantly, you can hear how the band took a little something from each of the bands they'd toured with - Radiohead, The Roots, and Wilco - though they don't sound like any of them. Friend Opportunity is a feat of rein [ read more ]
CD $15.99
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Their sixth album. With its outrageous, almost indescribable sounds -- somewhere between Outkast and Cats -- Milk Man is Deerhoof's most classic and audaciously forward-looking creation. Repeated listens reveal something that sets it along such timeless concept albums as The Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society,"Duke Ellington's Mood Indigo, and ZZ Top's Eliminator. (If we're comparing it to ZZ Top, you know it's gotta be good.) These San Franciscan poster-children-for-dream [ read more ]
CD $13.99
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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of The Runners Four and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. Deerhoof play with a primal abandon and molten group chemistry that remains untamed since the band's early days. Still, at nearly twice the length of their previous albums, The Runners Four is more complex and challenging than anything they've recorded. This is more than rock; it's a wholesale rewrite of the rock and roll dict [ read more ]
2xLP $20.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2008! Say what you will about Deerhoof, but they know how to write a beautiful song. And "Offend Maggie" is all the more beautiful for the fact that it seems to come out of nowhere. For all its sparkling musicanship, it sounds casually tossed off like it was nothing at all. It's a new sound for the band as much as it's a new sound for pop music. While John Dieterich's acoustic guitar seems to channel Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure, Ed Rodriguez's elec [ read more ]
LP $15.99
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For over ten years Deerhoof, from San Francisco, have been morphing their vision of music. As it's happening you sometimes don't realize, but when you look back you can clearly see where direction changed. In the current Deerhoof, that bridge is known as Green Cosmos. These seven new songs were originally recorded and intended for a Japanese audience, and was to be released as a split EP only in Japan... Deerhoof decided in the end to release it on it's own and worldwide. The current Deerhoof lineup [ read more ]
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VINYL FORMAT. There's a symphonic conception at work here, entire worlds within chords, genius hooks that may or may not swing by again, a programmatic, narrative flow that takes us from one place and drops us off in another, like an exhilarating abduction. Just as importantly, you can hear how the band took a little something from each of the bands they'd toured with - Radiohead, The Roots, and Wilco - though they don't sound like any of them. Friend Opportunity is a feat of reinvention that could o [ read more ]
LP $14.99
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Deerhoof rock with the fury of 1000 suns, cacophonous and dangerous, but they're also the masters of "quiet-loud," the idea that moments, though soft in decibels, can be incredibly and sonically deafening, that pure beauty has a loudness all its own. Greg's drumming is nothing short of spectacular and inspired, the guitar chunks, the bass roars, Satomi's vocals make you tingle. They've got the chemistry scientists long for, and although they accept fan mail on this planet, Deerhoof are from another one, and [ read more ]
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Insound Staff Pick - 2008! Say what you will about Deerhoof, but they know how to write a beautiful song. And "Offend Maggie" is all the more beautiful for the fact that it seems to come out of nowhere. For all its sparkling musicanship, it sounds casually tossed off like it was nothing at all. It's a new sound for the band as much as it's a new sound for pop music. While John Dieterich's acoustic guitar seems to channel Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure, Ed Rodriguez's electric conjures [ read more ]
CD $15.99
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Deerhoof give a sneak peak into their new album Friend Opportunity with this new ep. Includes the first single off of the album, +81 along with four unreleased bonus tracks from the Reveille sessions.
MP3 $5.20
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There's a symphonic conception at work here, entire worlds within chords, genius hooks that may or may not swing by again, a programmatic, narrative flow that takes us from one place and drops us off in another, like an exhilarating abduction. Just as importantly, you can hear how the band took a little something from each of the bands they'd toured with - Radiohead, The Roots, and Wilco - though they don't sound like any of them. Friend Opportunity is a feat of reinvention that could only come from [ read more ]
MP3 $9.99
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This is a heather lake blue Deerhoof shirt in a size MEDIUM, designed by Seripop. Soundscreen Design has curated and developed an exclusive, seasonal, limited edition line of t-shirts, hoodies and tote bags, featuring original designs from three studios for nine prominent indie-rock artists. All clothing is manufactured on premium, 100% organic, custom sized garments, a step up in quality from any band [ read more ]
Medium Shirt $29.99
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