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Deerhunter Is A Band Which Formed In 2001 In Atlanta Georgia United States. The Band Consists Of Bradford Cox Vocals Guitar Piano Moses Archuleta Drums Synths Lockett Pundt Guitar Organ Vocals And Josh McKay Bass Vocals . The Group Began With The Ambition Of Fusing The Lulling Hypnotic States Induced By Ambient And Minimalist Music With The Klang And Propulsion Of Garage Rock. The Band Has Weathered Chaotic Line-Up Changes And The Death Of A Member. Cryptograms Was The Second Full-Length Offering From Deerhunter And Their First For Kranky. The Album Took Almost Two Years To Finish And Was The Product Of Emotional Physical And Financial Strain On The Group. The Result Is An Album That Finds The Band Shifting From Discordant Catharsis And Forming A Sonic Identity That Completely Expresses The Place From Which They Have Arrived. The First Half Of The Album Was Recorded First Unsuccessfully In 2005. These Recordings Were A Blur At Best Wordless And Bordering On Psychological Atrophy. The Sessions Failed To Provide Anything Tangible And Were Racked With Technical And Personal Problems Including Out-Of-Tune Pianos Panic Attacks And A Tape Machine That Seemed To Fail To Capture The Full Spectrum Of Ambience The Band Was Exploring. The Band Returned Home Having Failed And Considered Giving Up. The Idea Arose To Give It One Last Shot And Exactly One Year From The Date Of The Recording Of Their First Self-Titled LP At A Small Studio In Rural Georgia They Returned To That Same Studio And Plugged In. The Session Resulted In The First Half Of The Record Which Was Recorded In One Day And Completely Filled The Reel Of Tape They Brought With Them. Cryptograms’ First Side Begins With An Introduction Leading To The Title Track And Ends With The Tape Literally Spinning Off The End Of The Reel In The Middle Of A Drone Layered With Bells And Accordion Red Ink . The Second Half Of The Record Also Recorded In One Day In November Of 2005 Represents The Band In An Entirely Different State. Spring Hall Convert Opens With The Line “…so I Woke Up…” And Introduces A Set Of Focused Psych-Pop Songs Fixating On Adolescence Illness And Failing Connections. On May 8 2007 The Group Released The Fluorescent Grey EP Which Was Recorded In July 2006. This EP Also Garnered The Title Of "Best New Music" From Pitchfork Media. In The Same Month The Band Released The Whirlyball 7" Single Which Was Available At Only One Store In Atlanta Georgia Criminal Records. The Single Also Acted As A Ticket To A Show Which Featured The Band Along With The Carbonas Selmanaires And The Coathangers. The Single Was Available Online For A Limited Time After The Show Due To Popular Demand But Only 200 Copies Were Pressed With 100 On Black Vinyl And 100 On Clear Vinyl. The Quartet's Third Album Microcastle Came Out In October Of 2008 After Being Leaked Accidentally In May. The Physical Release Was Accompanied By An Album Entitled Weird Era Cont.. They Were Both Well-Received Scoring A 9.2 And "best New Music" On Pitchfork And Taking The #1 Slot For Tiny Mix Tapes' Annual Favorite Albums List For 2008. The Band Added Guitarist Whitney Petty A Former Sailor And High School Friend Of Cox's To Replace The Departing Colin Mee In May 2008. She In Turn Left The Band In February 2009. The Band Followed Up The Critically Acclaimed Microcastle/Weird Era Cont. Set In May 2009 With An EP - Rainwater Cassette Exchange. In September 2010 Deerhunter Released Halcyon Digest On The Label 4AD. The Album Received Broad Critical Acclaim Including Being Rated #20 On The NME "50 Best Albums Of 2010." Deerhunter Made Their US Broadcast Television Debut On Conan December 2 2010 Where They Performed Helicopter. Deerhunter Released Their Sixth Album Monomania In May 2013. It Was Their First Album Without Bassist Josh Fauver With Frankie Broyles And Josh McKay Being Added To The Group. The Black Lips Described The Album As The "most Punk Album Of The Last 30 Years." On December 4 2014 Frontman Bradford Cox Was Seriously Injured And Hospitalized After Being Hit By A Car In Atlanta. He Has Since Described The Incident As A “perspective-Giving Jolt” And Cites The Accident As A Turning Point For Him In Life. Deerhunter's Seventh Album Fading Frontier Was Released In October 2015. This Was Cox's First Musical Output Since The Accident. The Album Also Saw The Departure Of Guitarist Frankie Broyles Who Left The Band To Focus On His Solo Career. In 2018 Multi-Instrumentalist Javier Morales Was Added As A Permanent Member And The Band Embarked On A Series Of Tour Dates In The USA And Europe. Sold On This Tour Was A Limited Cassette-Only Release Double Dream Of Spring Comprised Mainly Of Instrumental And Experimental Pieces. The Band's Eighth Studio Album Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? Followed In January 2019. Later In The Year A "12-Minute Opus" Titled Timebends Was Released To Streaming Services As A One-Off Single. Partially Improvised And Laden With Cox's Signature Stream-Of-Consciousness Lyricism The Track Was "recorded Live Direct To Tape And In One Take With Minimal Overdubs And Mastered Using A Completely Analogue Signal Chain." Http //deerhuntermusic.Com
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Deerhunter Is A Band Which Formed In 2001 In Atlanta Georgia United States. The Band Consists Of Bradford Cox Vocals Guitar Piano Moses Archuleta Drums Synths Lockett Pundt Guitar Organ Vocals And Josh McKay Bass Vocals . The Group Began With The Ambition Of Fusing The Lulling Hypnotic States Induced By Ambient And Minimalist Music With The Klang And Propulsion Of Garage Rock. The Band Has Weathered Chaotic Line-Up Changes And The Death Of A Member. Cryptograms Was The Second Full-Length Offering From Deerhunter And Their First For Kranky. The Album Took Almost Two Years To Finish And Was The Product Of Emotional Physical And Financial Strain On The Group. The Result Is An Album That Finds The Band Shifting From Discordant Catharsis And Forming A Sonic Identity That Completely Expresses The Place From Which They Have Arrived. The First Half Of The Album Was Recorded First Unsuccessfully In 2005. These Recordings Were A Blur At Best Wordless And Bordering On Psychological Atrophy. The Sessions Failed To Provide Anything Tangible And Were Racked With Technical And Personal Problems Including Out-Of-Tune Pianos Panic Attacks And A Tape Machine That Seemed To Fail To Capture The Full Spectrum Of Ambience The Band Was Exploring. The Band Returned Home Having Failed And Considered Giving Up. The Idea Arose To Give It One Last Shot And Exactly One Year From The Date Of The Recording Of Their First Self-Titled LP At A Small Studio In Rural Georgia They Returned To That Same Studio And Plugged In. The Session Resulted In The First Half Of The Record Which Was Recorded In One Day And Completely Filled The Reel Of Tape They Brought With Them. Cryptograms’ First Side Begins With An Introduction Leading To The Title Track And Ends With The Tape Literally Spinning Off The End Of The Reel In The Middle Of A Drone Layered With Bells And Accordion Red Ink . The Second Half Of The Record Also Recorded In One Day In November Of 2005 Represents The Band In An Entirely Different State. Spring Hall Convert Opens With The Line “…so I Woke Up…” And Introduces A Set Of Focused Psych-Pop Songs Fixating On Adolescence Illness And Failing Connections. On May 8 2007 The Group Released The Fluorescent Grey EP Which Was Recorded In July 2006. This EP Also Garnered The Title Of "Best New Music" From Pitchfork Media. In The Same Month The Band Released The Whirlyball 7" Single Which Was Available At Only One Store In Atlanta Georgia Criminal Records. The Single Also Acted As A Ticket To A Show Which Featured The Band Along With The Carbonas Selmanaires And The Coathangers. The Single Was Available Online For A Limited Time After The Show Due To Popular Demand But Only 200 Copies Were Pressed With 100 On Black Vinyl And 100 On Clear Vinyl. The Quartet's Third Album Microcastle Came Out In October Of 2008 After Being Leaked Accidentally In May. The Physical Release Was Accompanied By An Album Entitled Weird Era Cont.. They Were Both Well-Received Scoring A 9.2 And "best New Music" On Pitchfork And Taking The #1 Slot For Tiny Mix Tapes' Annual Favorite Albums List For 2008. The Band Added Guitarist Whitney Petty A Former Sailor And High School Friend Of Cox's To Replace The Departing Colin Mee In May 2008. She In Turn Left The Band In February 2009. The Band Followed Up The Critically Acclaimed Microcastle/Weird Era Cont. Set In May 2009 With An EP - Rainwater Cassette Exchange. In September 2010 Deerhunter Released Halcyon Digest On The Label 4AD. The Album Received Broad Critical Acclaim Including Being Rated #20 On The NME "50 Best Albums Of 2010." Deerhunter Made Their US Broadcast Television Debut On Conan December 2 2010 Where They Performed Helicopter. Deerhunter Released Their Sixth Album Monomania In May 2013. It Was Their First Album Without Bassist Josh Fauver With Frankie Broyles And Josh McKay Being Added To The Group. The Black Lips Described The Album As The "most Punk Album Of The Last 30 Years." On December 4 2014 Frontman Bradford Cox Was Seriously Injured And Hospitalized After Being Hit By A Car In Atlanta. He Has Since Described The Incident As A “perspective-Giving Jolt” And Cites The Accident As A Turning Point For Him In Life. Deerhunter's Seventh Album Fading Frontier Was Released In October 2015. This Was Cox's First Musical Output Since The Accident. The Album Also Saw The Departure Of Guitarist Frankie Broyles Who Left The Band To Focus On His Solo Career. In 2018 Multi-Instrumentalist Javier Morales Was Added As A Permanent Member And The Band Embarked On A Series Of Tour Dates In The USA And Europe. Sold On This Tour Was A Limited Cassette-Only Release Double Dream Of Spring Comprised Mainly Of Instrumental And Experimental Pieces. The Band's Eighth Studio Album Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? Followed In January 2019. Later In The Year A "12-Minute Opus" Titled Timebends Was Released To Streaming Services As A One-Off Single. Partially Improvised And Laden With Cox's Signature Stream-Of-Consciousness Lyricism The Track Was "recorded Live Direct To Tape And In One Take With Minimal Overdubs And Mastered Using A Completely Analogue Signal Chain." Http //deerhuntermusic.Com
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Halcyon Digest Is The Fourth Studio Album By American Indie Rock Band Deerhunter. It Was Released September 28 2010 To Very Enthusiastic Reviews. It Was The Band's First Album Distributed Exclusively By 4AD Worldwide Previously 4AD Only Handled Overseas Distribution While Kranky Records Handled It Within The U.S The Album Was Self-Produced With Assistance From Ben Allen And Was Recorded At Chase Park Transduction Studios In Athens Georgia. The Final Track "He Would Have Laughed" Was Recorded Separately By Bradford Cox At Notown Sound In Marietta GA And Is A Tribute To The Late Jay Reatard. Writing On His Facebook Profile Page Cox Stated "The Album's Title Is A Reference To A Collection Of Fond Memories And Even Invented Ones Like My Friendship With Ricky Wilson Or The Fact That I Live In An Abandoned Victorian Autoharp Factory. The Way That We Write And Rewrite And Edit Our Memories To Be A Digest Version Of What We Want To Remember And How That's Kind Of Sad." Answering The Q Magazine Question As To Whether The Album Was "...Supposed To Sound Like A Newsletter Or Bulletin Board From Somewhere Mysterious" Bradford Cox Said "It's Supposed To Be Like A Collection Of Short Dispatches". He Called The Use Of The Word 'Halcyon' Misleading Adding "It Has A Lot To Do With The Way People Romanticise The Past Even If It Was Horrific." The Album Artwork Was Provided By Renowned Atlanta Photographer George Mitchell. Deerhunter Drummer Moses Archuleta Initially Suggested A "stark Black And White Theme" With Cox Ultimately Selecting Mitchell's Photograph Because "it Had An Immediate Connection To The Music Especially Songs Like 'Basement Scene'.