I'm back! Now, together
let's take a deep breath, push the rollercoaster ride that is December
behind us, and get ready to welcome in a brand spanking new year with
Deerhoof and a couple of songs from their brand new album, Friend
Opportunity, which drops January 23 on Kill Rock Stars.
Actually, before I get to the music I want to give you guys an update on the
Side One: Track One podcast that I mentioned late last year.
Originally I was going to have the podcast debut this upcoming weekend but
because of some hardware issues it won't be available for another couple of
weeks. I am also still contemplating exactly what the content of the
show will be so if any of you have anything that you would really like to
see included then feel free to email me.
It doesn't seem like too long
ago that Deerhoof gave us The Runners Four but the band is back,
minus bassist/guitarist Chris Cohen, and all I can really say about their
new album is WOW. I have had an awkward relationship with the
band for quite sometime given that I have just never really been able to
completely immerse myself into their sound, but Friend Opportunity
has shown me the light and I am not sure that normal pop songs will ever
appeal to me in the way that Deerhoof's oddball pop sound now does. I
think that what I am trying to say is that it has become painfully obvious
that Deerhoof is ruining my life, I suppose it could be worse.
:Deerhoof
- Plus 81:
Trumpets? Cute as hell vocals? Catchy guitar riffs? Yeah, all
of that is here and when you throw it all together you get an incredible pop
song and an entirely different perception of a band that is generally known
for how abstract they are. Plus 81 is an amazing song and if
you are what I used to be, which is someone who thought that the band was
bit too out there, then this is THE song that will win you over.
:Deerhoof - The Perfect Me:
This song isn't as pop as Plus 81 but it has this wonderful
tight, upbeat energy driving it that once again will alter your perception
on the band, especially if the word spacey is what you associate with them.
The Perfect Me is incredibly concise and with only a 2:40 runtime it
quickly impresses with a sound that is, as the press release that came with
it aptly put it, "groove-oriented." Check this out now.
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