Poetry

With more ambitious melodies, bolder harmonies, and compositional complexity, the Chicago trio’s new album hypercharges their already electric sound.

Dehd's latest album is an enchanting, familiar exercise in perfecting the formula that’s made the trio so beloved in the first place.

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Dehd’s excellent and playlist-worthy single “Bad Love” (from their 2022 album, Blue Skies) had a surf-punk vibe, but the band’s new album, Poetry, largely eliminates the punk in favor of the more relaxed breezy twang of surf.

Dehd exude a youthful charm that is hard to replicate on 'Poetry'. They are infectious and their sunny melodies and sincerity make their music compelling.

Poetry by Dehd album review by David Saxum for Northern Transmissions. The Chicago band's LP drops on May 10th via Fat Possum Records

The Chicago trio go back in time and dip into big-chorused Americana, slacker indie and vintage soul – all with real feeling