Deerhoof Releases Live Clip From Salt Lake City

Enjoy 'Twin Killers' & 'That Big Orange Sun Run Over...' below. MP3 at bottom.


MP3: Deerhoof - Offend Maggie

Deerhoof Performs On Pancake Mountain

Enjoy their recent take on 'Spirit Ditties Of No Tone' below. MP3 at bottom of post.


MP3: Deerhoof - Milking

Deerhoof Unleashes New Video

Enjoy 'Chandelier Searchlight' below. Download a Deerhoof track at bottom of post.


MP3: Deerhoof - Offend Maggie

Deerhoof Debuts New Video

Enjoy 'Fresh Born' below. Visit Deerhoof on MySpace. MP3 at bottom of post.


MP3: Deerhoof - Milking

Deerhoof Releases Live Clip From Tokyo

Enjoy Offend Maggie's 'The Tears & Music Of Love' below. Deerhoof MP3 at bottom.


MP3: Deerhoof - Milking

Deerhoof Chats With XLR8R

Enjoy the full Q&A session here.

The band's new LP, Offend Maggie, is out on 10/7.

Visit Deerhoof on MySpace.

MP3: Deerhoof - Milking

WNYC Shares Deerhoof's Brooklyn Set

Their recent visit to Prospect Park included:

"The Perfect Me"
"Fresh Born"
"Flowers"
"Rainbow Silhouette..."
"Spirit Ditties Of No Tone"
"Chandelier Spotlight"
"+81"
"The Great Car Tomb"
"Holy Night Fever"
"Buck & Judy"
"That Big Orange Sun..."
"This Magnificent Bird..."
"Numina"
"The Last Trumpeter Swan"
"Basket Ball Get Your..."
"The Tears & Music Of Love"
"Twin Killers"
"Dummy Discards A Heart"
"Wrong Time Capsule"

Listen to the full playback here.

Visit Deerhoof on MySpace.

Offend Maggie is out on October 7th.

MP3: Deerhoof - Milking

Deerhoof Reveals All About New LP

Offend Maggie is due out on October 7th.

Track listing is as follows:

"Offend Maggie"
"Fresh Born"
"Chandelier Searchlight"
"The Tears & Music Of Love"
"Buck & Judy"
"Don't Get Born"
"My Purple Past"
"Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back"
"Numina"
"This Is God Speaking"
"Eaguru Guru"
"Snoopy Waves"
"Jagged Fruit"
"Family Of Others"

More info at Billboard.

MP3: Deerhoof - Milking

Bloc Party Reveals Support Acts For Forthcoming Tour

Tokyo Police Club, Smoosh, Final Fantasy & Deerhoof will all join Bloc Party on their upcoming North American trek, beginning September 11th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. See the official breakdown below.

9/11-9/14: Smoosh & Final Fantasy

9/21-9/28: Smoosh & Deerhoof

10/2-10/3: Smoosh & Tokyo Police Club

MP3s: Deerhoof - +81 + Final Fantasy - Better Than Worse

Deerhoof Hearts Radiohead

Seems like their latest opus, Friend Opportunity was heavily influenced by being on the road with Radiohead last year. Here's what drummer Greg Saunier told NME: "If you can imagine coming home from a Radiohead concert and 20,000 people are all in tears and everyone loves it...you turn on your rough mix and it sounds garbage in comparison.

"It sounds like nothing in every way; the sound is not as good, the emotion seems so dim and the overall power of it doesn't connect. That feeling, while depressing at first was such a great help in a way, to be devastated by music again...that's how we felt." Saunier discussed the approach his band took to their music after touring with Thom Yorke and co.

He stated: "It's not that we ever wanted to imitate Radiohead's music, but we did want to do something that sounded good AFTER Radiohead. In other words Radiohead put out 'Amnesiac' - what's somebody going to do, not to top it but to respond it as if in a musical conversation? We treated it like a question, a call to which we wanted to respond in the music world."

*Read our reviews/photos from Deerhoof's show at McCarren Pool HERE & HERE!

MP3: Deerhoof - +81

Beirut and Deerhoof @ McCarren Park: Jen Already Told The Story!

So I'll just provide my pics... including Beirut's setlist.

Enjoy.

Apollo Sunshine, Beirut & Deerhoof @ The McCarren Pool Party 8/13: It's Such a Perfect Day

Wow, I am tired. A whole day in the sun at McCarren really takes it out of you. Plus, I think I am coming down off of my three redbull high.

If you are ever looking for something to do on a lazy Sunday this summer, make sure you head over to McCarren. There is no doubt you'll run into half a dozen people you know and even if you don't, you can always get involved in a game of dodgeball, whiffle ball or twister.


This week's show was insanely popular. There was a line around the pool when we arrived, no doubt because of the free chance to see Beirut. Hell, that's why I was there.


First band up today was the Harlem Shakes. I listened but didn't venture over for pictures. Above is a shot of second group up, Apollo Sunshine. They were ok. That's all I really have to say.


I think the best part of the pool parties is hanging out and people watching. Even the dogs get into it.



You see a lot of little kids carted around by very cool looking adults at McCarren.


And for some reason, it is ok for boy and girls of all ages to strip down to their knickers and take a dive down the inflatable slip 'n' slide.


The "cool" kids. Matt, Me, Diana (official Pool Party photographer), friend from school Sarwat and Laura.


Third up was that babe of the blog, Beirut. I believe I have already admitted that I was thoroughly underwhelmed while listening to Beirut's mp3s for the first time. It seems I may have to give them another listen because I loved today's show.


To me, Beirut sounds like the quieter, younger, more contemplative brother to Gogol Bordello. Beirut takes strong inspiration from Spanish funeral marches, with trumpets blaring through most of the songs, while having a decidingly Eastern European, traditional flavour- "because that's how we do it!" according to the tambourine player. I thought the music was thoughtful and gorgeously played. Zach Condon has a sincere and beautiful voice that lends itself perfectly to this genre of music. To be honest, I love traditional music (Spanish, Eastern European, Turkish, Scottish etc.), it makes me think of camp-fires, gypsies and pouring your soul into music, so I really appreciate what Beirut is trying to bring back.


Download: 'Postcards from Italy' & 'Interior of a Dutch House'


The DJ today was Questlove- drummer for The Roots. It was awesome.


People get into all sorts of things at McCarren. This unnamed blogger was spotted bringing it back old-school with an effortless hool-a-hooping marathon. She had cameras pointed at her from all angles.


Headlining the show was Deerhoof. They are...interesting. I liked it but I don't think I would listen to it. Maybe I would. They are like rock art. "So, what do you see in this song? What does the word China represent?" I liked the band members though. Drummer Greg was very humble and thanked the crowd and McCarren sweetly after their set.


Me all up in Questlove's grill. It was AWESOME. I especially like this picture because you can see this bored, fabulous, rock-star looking family just chilling nonchalantly alone against the back wall while everyone else is rocking out.


Download: 'Rrrrrrright' & 'Milking'

Spotted in the crowd was hottie Justin Theroux. He was in clad in all black leather, holding a motorcycle helmet. Shorter in person, but still hot. Also, I was so sure that the father of two little kids playing whiffle ball was Tchéky Karyo but it may have just looked insanely like him.

At next week's Pool Party catch:

Archie Bell & Mighty Hannibal
backed by The Dansettes
The Fabulous Soul Shakers

DJs: Phast Phreddie and Cosmo Baker