Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

much more likable than that horrible Atlas Sound record and the filler is enjoyable. It frames the good stuff and makes those tracks sound better though the overall listening experience is obviously hurt.

Harumph! There are some reet cloth eared cunts on this thread. Deerhunter dont overwork the life out of their songs and create albums that offer a bit more than just lucid and predictable rock nusic. If you like them they affect you in a sensory and emotional way . There is no point expecting 11 traditional killer rock tunes expertly sequenced to cater to the average bedroom music fans wet dream ideal of a perfect album with Deerhunter. If you want dross like that get some plodding mediocrity like The Hold Steady - never a more aptly monikered band whose entire output could be reduced to a mere grain of fucking rice, never mind an EP.

whoa dude

And I don't even like the hold steady

u mad?

I'd be inclined to agree with the EP bit...

Is Hold Steady bedroom music?

"Deerhunter dont overwork the life out of their songs"

Kind of felt like Microcastle was too over thought and careful. Weird Era wasn't because of how quick they threw it together, and it felt more natural overall, which I've said elsewhere.

Still have to listen to the new one.

Listen to it Evan, you possibly will love it.

shut up dickface

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stop laughing at me

The album's a little low-key, isn't it? Was hoping for another "Nothing Ever Happens."

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of interest: 9.2.

listening to their previous 2 albums i think i have their formula figured out:

1. mumble some random words
2. test out some guitar pedals
3. don't write anything memorable

of interest: 9.2.

― Daniel, Esq., Monday, September 27, 2010 1:27 AM

dope -- will be picking this up on Tuesday for sure

oh man, new No Age out Tuesday and then Marnie Stern next week

class of 2007!!!

A+

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picked this up. the liner notes fold out into a really cool, well-design mini-poster sort of deal

*well-designed

i still maintain (and will forever) that Atlas Sound is a WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more satisfying project.

Really liking this, have replayed "Desire Lines" a couple times already this morning.

to what extent does this sound like microcastle?

sounds looser and less developed to me

is it rockin or slow and ballady

mix of both, a bit more ballady than rockin i think. ballads are better overall, maybe.

Much thicker than Microcastle, thicker textures, crunchy guitars, a little banjo, lots of additional percussion. Really love the production on this. Very wide-screen. You can tell playing all those open air festivals has influenced these songs, both in scope and sound.

It's going to be hard to knock Microcastle (and especially) Weird Era from my top of the list because that double record is like Deerhunter's White Album. But "Don't Cry", "Memory Boy", and "Basement Scene" really capture that 60s girl group inspired ambient punk feeling with some really wonderful songs that are some of the best the group has done.

Keep in mind when i say '60s girl group inspired ambient punk' i don't mean the superficial affectations that get taken up by every indie band in existence these days ("Be My Baby" drum beat, anyone?). It has more to do with songcraft for Deerhunter: the nostalgic melodies, the stomping beats, the chord structures.

"Coronado" is Bradford living out his Strokes dreams to great swaggering effect! And yes the last track is really awe-inspiring. Another great record from probably my favorite band of the 21st century.

Deerhunter (for me) have this weird thing where it takes like a year or two for me to really grasp/dig whatever album EP is in question - like, Microcastle/Weird Era didn't start making real intuitive sense until just recently.

Microcastle blah blah whatever... does anyone else still like Cryptograms best??

yes, which is why i'm asking these questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC6Yp7RvUYw

this has grown on me big time. love this track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mBSOtdOjoc

am0n otm

at first I thought Bradford was singing "and the blogs they know my name" on "Basement Scene"

markers do u dig the whole album

i still havent listened to this, damn

i've listened to about half--like it better than much of microcastle but i wish they would rock and i wish bradford would be a little stronger with the vocal melodies.

The Bluffs is an Atlanta ghetto where back in the day kids would go to score hard drugs. Kinda funny that he would sing about that, because I'm pretty sure Bradford doesn't really do many drugs at all, and never has.

seeing them on saturday w/ Casino vs. Japan, and Real Estate. very psyched! can't remember the last time i liked all three bands on a bill.

My friend refused to listen to casino vs japan at 930 club and left me stranded on the main floor while he went downstairs to avoid the noise. I thought it was pretty damn good. Deerhunter was a lot like their albums, really high highs and then some stuff you have to be patient for. If you enjoy the downtime then it's a great show.

"The Bluffs is an Atlanta ghetto where back in the day kids would go to score hard drugs. Kinda funny that he would sing about that, because I'm pretty sure Bradford doesn't really do many drugs at all, and never has."

really? from some of his lyrics i've had the sense that dude has dabbled, at the very least.

yeah, desire lines is a jam

^ yeah and unfortunately they opened with it last night, so it was basically a soundcheck while the awful sound was sorted out. and then they were great, if punishingly loud. Casino Vs. Japan was great too. Real Estate didn't really 'translate' in the large club; their lo-fi charms lost in that setting (and also horrible sound). and, WTF with all the people down on the floor TEXTING during the show? annoying and rude. honestly, young people these days.

good to know - they're playing the same night as of montreal/janelle monae and i have a decision to make here...

not that you're making it easy, mind you

ok i've gotten pretty into this record--there's some wonderful stuff on it. desire lines, fountains stairs, revival, helicopter, etc. etc. really starting to respect how they don't let themselves be pinned down as "sounding like" any one thing, even when that results in them doing stuff i'm not crazy about. they're gonna have an unbelievable best of comp someday.