Sunday, the final day of Pitchfork, arrived with a lot of anticipation. It was the only day of the festival to sell out. It was also the day of the festival with the fewest lower-rung up and comers. It was also the day of the much-hyped performance by Odd Future. It would be a tale of two festivals.
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1. Janelle Monae – The Archandroid
2. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
3. Big Boi – Sir Lucious Leftfoot, the son of Chico Dusty…
4. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
5. Of Montreal – False Priest
6. Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
7. Warpaint – The Fool
8. Future Islands – In Evening Air
9. Candy Claws – Hidden Lands
10. How To Dress Well – Love Remains
When I first listened to Halcyon Digest, the latest offering from Atlanta’s Deerhunter, I was not struck. In fact, I said to myself “well, thank goodness I have MicroCastles and Cryptograms” because I adore those Deerhunter albums, and essentially was listening for the same things in this new collection, and for the most part, heard those things. The sparse psych number, the occasional powerjam, and all of the usual evocative scene-setting and hyper-delayed lusciousness. It was all there, like its predecessors that I love, and so I did not walk away from that listen with any kind of impression. I didn’t really even think that I would write this review. And I slept on it. When I got back up, I decided to try it again, and this time, it really clicked.
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Deerhunter’s latest record, Halcyon Digest is free to stream via 4AD and teh grauniad. First thoughts: it’s delicious. So’s the video for “Helicopter”. Yum!
Stream: Deerhunter, Halcyon Digest
Catch ‘em at:
FRI 10/1 ATLANTA, GA Variety Playhouse
SAT 10/9 CHAPEL HILL, NC Cat’s Cradle
SUN 10/10 RICHMOND, VA Canal Club
TUE 10/12 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 Club
FRI 10/15 NEW YORK, NY Webster Hall
SAT 10/16 BOSTON, MA Royale Nightclub
SUN 10/17 MONTREAL, QC La Tulipe
TUE 10/19 TORONTO, ON Opera House
WED 10/20 DETROIT, MI Magic Stick
THU 10/21 CLEVELAND, OH Beachland
FRI 10/22 CHICAGO, IL Metro
SAT 10/23 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Fine Line
TUES 10/26 VANCOUVER, WA Commodore
WED 10/27 SEATTLE, WA Showbox
THU 10/28 PORTLAND, OR Wonder Ballroom
FRI 10/29 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Great American
SAT 10/30 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Slim’s
MON 11/1 LOS ANGELES, CA Fonda
WED 11/3 PHOENIX, AZ Clubhouse
FRI 11/5 DALLAS, TX Granada
SUN 11/7 AUSTIN, TX Fun Fun Fun Fest
MON 11/8 NEW ORLEANS, LA House Of Blues
TUE 11/9 BIRMINGHAM, AL Bottletree
WED 11/10 NASHVILLE, TN Exit In
Brace yourselves for Halcyon Digest.
It’ll see daylight on 9/28.
Enjoy ‘Never Stops’ below. Watch a series of clips from their fab session here.
Catch all 3 acts at:
8-1 Medford, NJ – Flying W Airport & Pool
8-2 Brooklyn, NY – Jelly Space 2009
8-3 Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
8-4 Newport, KY – Southgate House
8-5 Bloomington, IN – Rhinos
8-6 Madison, WI – UW Madison Memorial Terrace
8-7 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
No Age recently recorded a PETA PSA.
MP3: No Age – Eraser
Details are as follows:
2/25 (Wednesday)
Rickshaw Shop
8PM – First Come, First Served
For further info, head here.
Check out all of this year’s honorees here.
Visit Deerhunter on MySpace.
