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10.0
20714
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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9.1
20944
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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9.0
21285
9.0 |
Blurt
Every song's a winner, and every limb and molecule of each song is itself a winner
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8.5
21038
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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8.5
20646
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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8.0
20803
8.0 |
The Fly
Enchantingly twee vocals and ballsy interludes
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8.0
21044
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Deerhoof offer musical pleasures that I haven't found anywhere else
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8.0
20258
8.0 |
Q
Theirs is a rare ability to combine ideas, emotional depth and melodic thrills. Print edition only
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8.0
20259
8.0 |
Mojo
This is 'difficult' music at its most endearingly playful, and an absolute joy. Print edition only
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8.0
20300
8.0 |
Uncut
Deerhoof are coming close to knocking the Flaming Lips off their exalted perch. Print edition only
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8.0
21671
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
Deerhoof are a force for good and a force for good music
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8.0
21215
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
There’s a laudable dedication to trying to make music in a new way
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7.5
21853
7.5 |
The Quietus
Wander about in these random corridors of surging noise, you will find the abstraction truly uplifting
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7.5
21101
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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7.0
20847
7.0 |
PopMatters
The Deerhoof album we’ve all come to expect: provocative, infectious and characteristically unpredictable
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7.0
20933
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
[A] signature mix of dissonance and pop tunefulness
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7.0
20256
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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7.0
21696
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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7.0
21333
7.0 |
Clash
A laid-back record, but it’s still one that’s wonderfully challenging
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7.0
21395
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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7.0
21492
7.0 |
Under The Radar
One more set of indelible hoof prints that mere feet can't quite duplicate
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7.0
21550
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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6.7
21018
6.7 |
Pitchfork
Fighting so hard to avoid obviousness and stasis that they're starting to undermine themselves
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6.0
20257
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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6.0
20728
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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6.0
20735
6.0 |
Eye Weekly
Reveals its many charms only after it’s spent some time on repeat
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6.0
20345
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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6.0
21336
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Deerhoof seems to have lost its footing a bit with this one
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5.0
20906
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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