Premature Evaluation: Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
Another from this weekend's leak folder. When Deerhoof's awesome "+81" was made available on a European magazine comp last week, we got really excited really quickly (we know, how un-bloglike!) and tried giving you a taste but were politely asked not to; so if you can't dig up the record on the world wide web, you may just have to wait until its formal release. Either way, Friend Opportunity really is a must listen. Those who've been turned off by the band's deconstructionist, no-wave stylings won't find much to latch onto beyond "+81" and "Believe E.S.P.," but make no mistake -- this record is gonna knock some heads off.
Guitarist Chris Cohen left the SF outfit in May of this year, but the band came back with an inspired record -- ever challenging, restlessly moving through each song's possibilities, but always coated with Satomi's sugary sweet voice. (See: the brilliant "The Galaxist.") But we know how polarizing Deerhoof is, and we don't expect this record to be any different. Did you manage to snatch it? Are they better or worse sans Cohen? The McCarren show this summer may have been disparately received, but we heard CMJ had 'em guns blazing. Can't wait for the Opportunity (pun!) to see this stuff live.
Friend Opportunity is out 1/23/07.
Posted at 3:47 PM in Premature Evaluation
Tags: Deerhoof
bang. great mother fuckin' album.
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'kidz are so small' these guys are fucking great
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they seem to be the same great deerhoof.
which is neat, because curtains are pretty interesting as well... so it seems like a good eal all around.
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great great stuff.
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hate it now which means it'll be the album of 2007 in my mind in two weeks.
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I think the new Curtains album is fantastic... which def. makes me wonder whether Deerhoof will be good w/out him! Can't wait to hear it.
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Deerhoof are one of just a handful of bands that blow me away every single time they put out a record. This band is just amazing.
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Chris Cohen is my high school English teacher's son.
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'matchbook seeks maniac' is totally brilliant and new for them. it's their sweetest record yet, methinks. and horns! and bass.
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On which european magazine?
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+81 i like much better than everything on the runners four and I really liked the runners four.
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Yup, this sure is one mutherfucker of an album, right from the opening hoof-to-the-head riff... Guys have been hitting their stride like a paradefull of pinatas since Reveille. Their live show here in Montreal (halloween night!) was jaw-dropping awesome. One of the best bands ever? Mr. Horse? ..... mmmmmm.
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great great album.
curtains album is also deadly.
plan b was the 'european magazine'
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