Deerhoof vs. Evil
A transitional record, Deerhoof's latest finds them sidling up to the kind of heavy rock that's been their secret weapon in the past.
On most albums, it’s easy enough to skip to the good parts, but Deerhoof’s catalog has never been that user-friendly. Apple O’s best moment might be the pulverizing intro to “My Diamond Star Car,” and Reveille’s “Punch Buggy Valves” would be Red Bull in audio form if not for the song’s sagging middle. And while the…
Deerhoof never ceases to amaze. The band strikes a near-perfect balance between oddball accessibility and brazenly…
There's really only one way to approach a new Deerhoof album: with the expectation that you didn't really see it coming. The band, after roughly 15 years, is still reliably unpredictable.
Purveyors of quirky noise-pop for sixteen years now, Deerhoof’s eleventh studio album is both a continuation and a break from their typically atypical sound.
Deerhoof - Deerhoof vs. Evil review: An album blissfully unaware of its own magnificence.