Title: much different than the others, but still a lot of fun...
Review: if you prefer your rock a little poppier than sabbath (say early cardigans or stereolab), you'll enjoy this album more than deerhoof's previous work. this features less bonham bash and more 60s jangle. and more keys. but if you enjoy the darker, crunchier, and catchier attacks of pixies or melvins, you're better off going with 'half bird' or 'reveille.' (those two have some nice quiet dynamics as well.) here, that harder, more emotional sound only reveals itself once, on the track 'scream team.' but this is a great album and fits nicely into their catalogue. actually, their only release i don't listen to much is 'the man the king the girl,' the least melodic of the bunch. live, they're even more fun -- really jazzy, hard and incredibly tight. and so entertaining, it's difficult to stop grinning while watching Satomi and co. smartly mix this unique version of drama, dissonant jazz and rock.
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