Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

I'm gonna go ahead and initiate the backlash in response to the msgboard hype. If we can go ahead and have this back-and-forth and get things settled before it's actually released, that would be just great, super

wait, the whole album leaked?

just two-thirds

Nah, the whole thing. It rules.

I'm gonna go ahead and initiate the backlash in response to the msgboard hype. If we can go ahead and have this back-and-forth and get things settled before it's actually released, that would be just great, super

good idea. you start the backlash and, by the time the album comes out, we'll be ready for the counter-backlash. voila: album of the year.

More like two turdz, man why does everyone always talk about this band everywhere I go on earth on indie music blogs I'm so sick of hearing it

weird, can't find it online at all

btw it's okay if the police come and arrest me now

Xpost to markers

(see Daniel, one step ahead of you ;)

kind of a byrds feel to this. missing the experimental edge of the last couple albums tho :/

xpost 2 Z S

lol

LOL

yeah, this f---g band.

i'm sick of this new album, anyway.

i hear "cee-lo green (the soul machine)" has a new song that's a surefire hit. i'll listen to that instead.

can't believe I have to wait thirteen days to hear this

you have Olof Arnals' new disc to tide you over.

\(^o^)/

ugh saxophone on 'coronado'

mind if i blog spoilerz

go for it

wait i thought amon liked this

backlash

Listened to it again. It's immediately captivating AND a grower. HAHAHAHAHAHA.

Let me just go ahead and say that if pitchfork hates this, then I like it, and if they like it I hate it, and either way it's lame that anyone cares what pitchfork thinks

p4k loves it. i hear it's going to get a 10.0.

I'm not even past the first song and I'm already like

(O)(O) (those are my eyes, not boobz)

what do your boobs look like

banana pancakes

Z S, are those the eyes of a positive or negative reaction?

for the first song, extreme positive reaction. I just finished the album, and overall I enjoyed it more on first listen than Microcastle (which I ended up loving after a several plays - it usually takes me a few). I had already heard Helicoptor and Revival, which would have been two standouts, so the reaction was a little more muted than it would have been otherwise.

But man, that first song ("Earthquake") is outstanding!! I can't even really wager a guess on whether or not it would appeal to fans of deerhunter/atlas sound's older stuff, but it tickles my fancy in all the right spots, kinda reminds me of MBV in a way that isn't overly derivative, just awesome.

Yeah, Earthquake is not only a great tune, but an excellent opening to the record.

"desire lines" is a perfect encapsulation of what deerhunter does well. the break at the 3 minute mark and those lyrical guitar lines that elevate ever so smoothly...

is that Lockett singing on "Desire Lines"?

Really loved his solo album (as Lotus Plaza), and his turns at the mic for Deerhunter (Agoraphobia, Dot Gain is his song, etc)

yeah i fuckin love "agoraphobia" and tbh i didn't know it was lockett singing it until someone pointed it out to me

yeah agora and dotgain are faves of mine. i think i may just dig dudes voice/sensibility

yeah i was really surprised when i read that lockett was behind 'agoraphobia'

if he records another lotus plaza and tightens things up a little bit (I love it but it makes you drunk to listen to it, everything is so fucking fuzzy) I predict a minor classic. dude's got skillz

("it" = his first album as lotus plaza)

(u find this jordy?)

yeah, thx

"Basement Scene" is my fave right now!

Btw both "Desire Lines" and "Fountain Stairs" were first previewed last year in a live Lotus Plaza lineup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CfM-1bFUiQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpo9OA20kdI

Bradford would like to provide some context on Halcyon Digest and will be hosting a live video chat tonight from 10-11pm Eastern time.

http://www.yowie.com/show/140

w00

this album is great! will buy this in two weeks time.

many people listen to the live feed? bits of it were quite good but i kept logging off then going back an hour later to see it was still going. 4 and a half hours in the end.

he mentioned Ben Allen's son doing the recording of one of the songs onto tape. I'm pretty sure he said it was 'Memory Boy' which is pretty damn good for a 16 year olds first professional recording.

Revival is a wonderful two and a bit minutes of psyche-pop perfection and after a couple of listens my impression is that Halcyon Digest is another fantastic Deerhunter album that will be on the walkman for a long time. Microcastle was a bit of a flawed gem but that is what I like about the Deerhunter/Atlas Sound albums, they are always seem a bit uneven but contain moments of startling brilliance that probably wouldn't happen if they didn't continually push on with every release as they have done so far.

streaming http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129866612

not huge on this album, it has some really nice sounds/production but the songwriting is really repetitive. kinda dig it in the background but it's not one of my faves of the year.