“Men’s hearts ought not to be set against one another, but set with one another, and all against evil only.” – Thomas Carlyle
“Me, to the rescue.” – Deerhoof
After 10 albums as challenging and uncompromising as we have received from the heroes of high output, Deerhoof, where do we end up? Deerhoof have been writing their own riddle for some time now…simultaneously cute and abrasive, these unclassifiable musical labyrinths are creatively trailblazing and genre melding, sonically innovative and compositionally lawless, but always immediately and undeniably their own. The only ones who could’ve ever mastered this puzzle are it’s authors, and they now have. Deerhoof dug a deep creative hole and have made it a home, inspiring some of the best bands of our time to try harder and go further.
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Joining Joyful Noise‘s analogue roster is Deerhoof, whose forthcoming LP Deerhoof Vs. Evil will be released on cassette by the label on January 25th (LP and CD will be handled by Polyvinyl). Any increase in the number of cassettes in the world has definitely got to be a good thing; especially when they’re green cassettes.
MP3: Deerhoof, The Merry Barracks
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Amanda M. Hatfield captured some glorious shots from yesterday’s gig (in which Xiu Xiu & Deerhoof collectively covered Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures). Be sure to catch Xiu Xiu & Deerhoof on their joint NA journey. View all upcoming Pool Parties (at Williamsburg Waterfront) here.
View many more photos & download a Xiu Xiu track AFTER THE JUMP…
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Catch both acts at:
9-30 Ottawa, ONT – Capital Music Hall
10-3 Toronto, ONT – Lee’s Palace
10-5 Bloomington, IN – Rhino’s
10-6 Cincinnati, OH – The Northside Tavern
10-7 Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
10-8 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place
10-9 Northampton, MA – Pearl Street
10-10 Boston, MA – Paramount
10-11 Portland, ME – Space Gallery
10-12 Milford, CT – Daniel Street
Xiu Xiu recently chatted with TNG.
MP3s: Xiu Xiu – Dear God I Hate Myself & Deerhoof – Milking
9/15 @ Le Poisson Rouge.
Wanna attend with a guest?
If so, then e-mail us ASAP!
A winner will be randomly chosen on 9/10 @ NOON.
Last week, Deerhoof recorded a Daytrotter session.
Watch ‘Jagged Fruit’ here.
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MP3: Deerhoof – Milking
Their recent set included:
Buck & Judy
Chatterboxes
Fresh Born
Download each & every track here.
Last week, Deerhoof unveiled a clip for ‘Jagged Fruit’.
Visit Deerhoof on MySpace.
MP3: Deerhoof – Offend Maggie
Deerhoof – Gore In Rut
Watch Deerhoof’s new video for ‘My Purple Past’ here.
Visit Deerhoof on MySpace.
MP3: Deerhoof – Gore In Rut
