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Deerhoof has been cranking out vital, multifaceted music for decades, and their latest album shows no signs of the band slowing down.

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Not one forgettable moment surfaces; not one skippable track presents itself in this era of impatient listeners waiting for the memorable or gut-punching banger.

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Deerhoof's 12th album channels the band's musical chops toward sharp political critique while retaining moments of whimsical release.

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Deerhoof's 12th album is an energy-pop bullet train fuelled by a surprising, newfound consistency.

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Of Montreal + Deerhoof: 20 March 2012 – Los Angeles

Just what the (witch) doctor ordered: a real chance to let loose. Tune in, turn on, drop doubt that good music will prevail.

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Fun and Interesting Places: An Interview with Deerhoof's John Dieterich

With the release of Deerhoof vs Evil, Deerhoof continues on its merry way, making music that is gloriously idiosyncratic and accessible. Guitarist John Dieterich talks about the new album, his musical frustrations, and a love for Brazilian music.

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Friends Opportunities: An Interview with Deerhoof on Record Store Day

Saturday is the third annual Record Store Day, and to celebrate, PopMatters caught up with Deerhoof mastermind Greg Saunier about the re-releases the band is putting out for RSD, the revival of the MIDI format, and feeling like a king in Russia ...

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Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band + Deerhoof: 23 February 2010 - Oakland, CA

Few artists can say they’ve contributed a musical and artistic history as fruitful as Ono’s. At the tender age of 77, the widow of John Lennon is still aggressively pursuing a path of imaginative exploration based on the same two concepts that have always guided her as they did her belated husband: peace and love.

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Deerhoof: 15 Sept 2009 - New York

Though the band has been steadily gaining followers, they still hover on the outskirts of mass appeal, and their fans appreciate such fringes.

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The latest from Regan Farquhar would be a train wreck in the hands of a lesser man. Instead, fans are treated to another dose of verbal head-trip conscious rap with a side of phat.

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Deerhoof is as strangely consistent as they are consistently strange. Offend Maggie continues an extraordinary winning streak that began with 2002's Reveille.

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Various Artists: This is Next

The world is better for every new pair of ears that gets turned on to Of Montreal and Ted Leo. The only real question is this: do you really need this album to begin with?

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In the wake of the shark-fighting cowboys, the animal doth emerge...

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Shin Splints, Arachnogasmic Musicals, and a regrettable lack of hooves.

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Deerhoof hones its formal experiments. Everybody wins!"

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Deerhoof has been cranking out vital, multifaceted music for decades, and their latest album shows no signs of the band slowing down.

Not one forgettable moment surfaces; not one skippable track presents itself in this era of impatient listeners waiting for the memorable or gut-punching banger.

As If Apart isn’t that much different than his debut, 2012's Overgrown Path, though it lends an additional vivacity that enhances Cohen’s knack for compositional balance.

The new vinyl release from the always-reliable Deerhoof doesn't disappoint. Bring ear plugs.

Deerhoof's 12th album channels the band's musical chops toward sharp political critique while retaining moments of whimsical release.

Deerhoof's 12th album is an energy-pop bullet train fuelled by a surprising, newfound consistency.

Ready for another playlist with background notes for music by Cat Power, Stars, Deerhoof and more.

Just what the (witch) doctor ordered: a real chance to let loose. Tune in, turn on, drop doubt that good music will prevail.

With the release of Deerhoof vs Evil, Deerhoof continues on its merry way, making music that is gloriously idiosyncratic and accessible. Guitarist John Dieterich talks about the new album, his musical frustrations, and a love for Brazilian music.

Saturday is the third annual Record Store Day, and to celebrate, PopMatters caught up with Deerhoof mastermind Greg Saunier about the re-releases the band is putting out for RSD, the revival of the MIDI format, and feeling like a king in Russia ...

Almost two weeks ago Yoko Ono and her Plastic Ono Band lead off the 2010 Noise Pop festival with a performance at the Fox Theater in Oakland.

Though the band has been steadily gaining followers, they still hover on the outskirts of mass appeal, and their fans appreciate such fringes.

The latest from Regan Farquhar would be a train wreck in the hands of a lesser man. Instead, fans are treated to another dose of verbal head-trip conscious rap with a side of phat.

Words and Pictures by Kirstie Shanley

Deerhoof is as strangely consistent as they are consistently strange. Offend Maggie continues an extraordinary winning streak that began with 2002's Reveille.

The world is better for every new pair of ears that gets turned on to Of Montreal and Ted Leo. The only real question is this: do you really need this album to begin with?

Deerhoof's appealing new album is their poppiest and most accessible... until its long final track, that is. Fortunately, the disc's sweet taste outlasts its sour finish.

In the wake of the shark-fighting cowboys, the animal doth emerge...

Shin Splints, Arachnogasmic Musicals, and a regrettable lack of hooves.

Deerhoof hones its formal experiments. Everybody wins!"