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Vs. Evil

Deerhoof

Vs. Evil

Eleventh studio album from San Francisco art rock quartet

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Polyvinyl
UK Release date
24/01/2011
  1. 10.0 |   The Skinny

    There's no sign here that this San Franciscan quartet have lost any of their playful, inquisitive instinct or ability to root out new methods of articulating their fervently individual sound
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  2. 9.1 |   A.V. Club

    Retains the disjointed, doggedly experimental streak that has defined the group as much as its noise-pop chops
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  3. 9.0 |   Blurt

    Every song's a winner, and every limb and molecule of each song is itself a winner
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  4. 8.5 |   Bowlegs

    A selection of sweet and soft vocals, acoustic passages, guitars that refuse to sit still and a hatful of tempos
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  5. 8.5 |   Prefix

    Even for Deerhoof, this is a tricky album to work your way through. But even if you never quite figure it out, it's unlikely you'll get tired of trying any time soon
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  6. 8.0 |   The Fly

    Enchantingly twee vocals and ballsy interludes
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  7. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Deerhoof offer musical pleasures that I haven't found anywhere else
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  8. 8.0 |   Q

    Theirs is a rare ability to combine ideas, emotional depth and melodic thrills. Print edition only

  9. 8.0 |   Mojo

    This is 'difficult' music at its most endearingly playful, and an absolute joy. Print edition only

  10. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Deerhoof are coming close to knocking the Flaming Lips off their exalted perch. Print edition only

  11. 8.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Deerhoof are a force for good and a force for good music
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  12. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    There’s a laudable dedication to trying to make music in a new way
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  13. 7.5 |   The Quietus

    Wander about in these random corridors of surging noise, you will find the abstraction truly uplifting
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  14. 7.5 |   Beats Per Minute

    Predictably unpredictable and a fun little experiment from a band seemingly incapable of recording a bad album
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  15. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    The Deerhoof album we’ve all come to expect: provocative, infectious and characteristically unpredictable
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  16. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    [A] signature mix of dissonance and pop tunefulness
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  17. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    On an album that clocks in at only a little over half an hour, the band's fight against the dark forces would seem to be one that they've come out the better from
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  18. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It’s above average on a universal scale, but in their canon, this lands somewhere in the middle
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  19. 7.0 |   Clash

    A laid-back record, but it’s still one that’s wonderfully challenging
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  20. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The enterprising quartet doesn’t change their intricate formula as much as they reimagine the parameters
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  21. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    One more set of indelible hoof prints that mere feet can't quite duplicate
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  22. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Regardless of any breakout potential, Deerhoof vs. Evil provides one more set of indelible hoof prints that mere feet can't quite duplicate
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  23. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    Fighting so hard to avoid obviousness and stasis that they're starting to undermine themselves
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  24. 6.0 |   Spin

    Deerhoof's trademark guitar-noise scribbling has been transformed in the studio, resulting in bulky, segmented yet hummable compositions
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  25. 6.0 |   BBC

    Even though the initial delight wears off relatively quickly, this is still a weird and largely wonderful insight into a band equally capable of frustration as they are innovation
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  26. 6.0 |   Eye Weekly

    Reveals its many charms only after it’s spent some time on repeat
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  27. 6.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Deerhoof have created a piece of work which is just as daring, strange and bold as any of their records that have been before
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  28. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    Deerhoof seems to have lost its footing a bit with this one
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  29. 5.0 |   NME

    People who love Deerhoof for being Deerhoof will certainly like this, it’s no place to start for anyone else
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