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Not the style
was expecting something a bit darker but I ended up enjoying it a lot in the end anyway even though I'm not the biggest shoegaze enthusiast I liked a lot of the soundscapes but some of them were almost irritating, for example parts of Helicopter and the sax on the later tracks, but I think the production quality salvaged it a lot
Alright to listen to, didn't really jam to it or hate it.
wasn't a fan at the start but after the first few songs i thought it was great
very indie. Not really my vibe
Ziemlich langweiliges Album ohne besondere Höhen und Tiefen.
Not sure why this is on the list. Fine but not ground breaking.
Not my cup of tea
Listened but didn’t listen to it.
Cool little indie album, I thought it was super soft and melancholic
Maybe two memorable songs
J'ai trouve ca bon et comparativement au indie rock quil y a dans cette liste. Il se démafque 3.75
mastapiece
Very dark pop. Should take another listen
A very easy listening. shoegazing rock/pop.
Not for me
très bon, délire rock susurré, je valide
I’m
"Desire Lines" was my favorite song.
Sjećam se da sam ovaj album par puta pokušao slušati, ne sjećam se previše albuma, ali par pjesama definitivno da, ima potencijala. Pogotovo pjesme Helicopter, Desire Lines, Basement Scene i He Would Have Laughed - krasne stvari. Nakon toga sam još jednom poslušao i mogu reći da mi je dost dobar, bit će još bolji s vremenom.
I don't know....kind of pretty at points, some interesting noise stuff, but not grabbing my attention all that much
Aburrido
SO CHILL
I really like this in a cool indie shoegazey kinda way and WILL explore their back history. Its light and left field. Though to be objective im not sure what makes it one of the greatest albums. Hon a give it a standard 3.
Pop com alguns momentos envolventes.
A kind of mediocre indie album - at times interesting but very forgettable.
i want to cry and not in a good way
Lots of good sounds, variety, interesting lyrics. A lack of bangers/it not being my usual style prevents a 5
Average
really good album, the type i love listening to.
ok
Mjao riktigt bra!
Alternative rock, 2010. One of the greatest albums of the 2000s because of its production and its composition. Listeners of every generation could enjoy this LP because there is a strong connection between classic and original. All the songs are perfectly disposed during the tracklist and the project feels like a true masterpiece: songs like "Desire Lines" and "He Would Have Laughed" are a prove of it.
Never heard of this band before this. Probably for good reason. It's just boring. Bland and boring and every song sounds similar. Completely forgettable. 2.5/5
A very lovely, beautifully intricate and well produced piece of contemporary indie/psych pop. Excellent cover art as well. Added to my snow playlist. Helicopter is an incredible tune.
Heard this for first time around 2014. The last track is my favorite, and I don't think there is a bad song on the album.
Pretty cool creative psychedelic indie rock. Definitely some good songs but not super consistent. I thought the album started slow and got better as it went along. Favorite songs were Memory Boy, Desire Lines, and Helicopter.
I listened twice and liked it even less the second time. I had trouble even having it on as background music.
love it. partial to desire lines. so good.
Kind of reminds me of interpol, enjoyed it
I dont know how to rate this one. I enjoyed it when i was in the mood for it. Then had meetings and house bs to do and i come back to it and didnt enjoy it. Second listen didnt clarify anything in the feels department
I liked this far more on second listen with headphones. It made it much easier to hear the production and layers that make some songs more complex than I realized. There are a few standouts I would listen to again in the future. Favorite: Desire Lines
weird but good
Not bad but nothing special for me. I liked the B side the most, high point was “He Would Have Laughed”
some songs were average but although a great lp
Fine, dull, won't listen again
One of the more tedious albums I have had the misfortune of listening to. Thought it had finally got interesting but then discovered that Spotify had moved me on to other artists ...
Sssssslllllllllllloooooooooowwwwwwwwww.
angst-wader
It’s ok. More of a background music album than something I’d actively listen to. The opening track is pretty interesting but everything after is pretty standard for it’s genre I think.
Cool shoegaze
Solid indie rock album with some interesting use of unusual sounds
Reminds me of skin shape but not so psych
Было чутка интересно. Слушать также приятно
listen
Wilco-Lite Nice production, good music but nothing that grabbed me. Maybe it isn't for me or maybe I have it all before
Pretty good easy listening
Good, but never understood the hype.
I was real excited for this album cause I’ve heard some deerhunter before and really enjoyed it. It started off really strong (the first song is amazing) but fell off a bit as it went, although I still thought it was quite good for the most part
Also just kinda bland. I think we need a palate cleanser
this feels like an album i’m gonna revisit in a few months and really like, but right now i don’t really _get_ it.
All new to me, and I like what I heard. Interesting compositions, kept my ear engaged, and solid performances. I'll give this one more listening time and check out their other work.
👎
Fine enough!
Frábær plata, gaman að kynnast einhverju svona nýju.
Good just really melodic
Indie pop. Ni fu ni fa.
Прикольная музыка. Не моя, но есть треки хорошие. Особенно понравился трек Helicopter, напомнивший мне Old Friends дуэта Simon & Garfunkel.
This album felt very of its time and reminded me of bands like Tame Impala and War on Drugs that I tend to like more. It's a mix of differing styles, with some shoegaze and other more pop-oriented tunes that make it a bit erratic, but at few points did I find it irritating or too far afield to make sense. I veered between 2 and 3 but there was enough good I thought to round up.
Amazing and pleasant experience listening to this album. I had heard of Deerhunter prior but hadn't checked out any music up until now. Favorite songs are Desire Lines, Helicopter and He Would Have Laughed
first listen boring in places but the tones kept me interested
chill, neat
It's probably an overstatement to blame the death of rock music on rock music becoming this...ignorable? But after 46 minutes of this that felt like 46 hours, it doesn't feel like THAT much of an overstatement.
Fine but doesn't do much for me...
Meh. It’s ok, I guess.
Good, not great. Some really catchy bits and nice textures.
2.5⭐
3.5/5 Pretty experimental and out there and dreamy for the most part. A little meandering too doe.
Super refreshing and unique. A great listen.
The first song had me a little concerned about the direction of the album, but I wound up pleasantly surprised. It wasn't all a not-quite-successful attempt to follow in the footsteps of Radiohead (who likely can't be replicated). In fact, "Halcyon Digest" is the rare album that consistently gets better as it goes along. By the end, I realized I had solidly enjoyed it, and will check out more Deerhunter in the future.
The first track had me worried I wouldn't make it through this album. Thankfully it got more listenable, but never rose to the level that I would actively seek this out to listen again.
I’m not exactly sure what to say. Most of this album is listenable, but nothing special. A couple tracks I would turn off.
Was interesting music and I liked some of it.
Couldn’t work it out. Some magical moments mixed with turgid waffle. Glad I’ve heard it but wouldn’t go back in a hurry.
I've always struggled with american indie. it seems like its good with talented musicians, a nice style and what appears to be a strong scene. it has a lot of the hallmarks of something i'd like but it's just wet. It's far too introspective and dainty, there's never any weight, anger or grit to it. if they whacked on a bit of fuzz and got pissed off they've got all the goods to make something really enjoyable but as it is you just get this feeling that the singer has got rejected by a girl, started crying about it and has inconsolably pissed himself on his bathroom floor after drinking shit wine. which is fine, but don't write a song about it and try to inflict your self loathing misery on to others. got enough of my own thanks.
As a regular hunter myself, I find it hard to believe that these kids have ever hunted anything. The lyrics are whiney and it's all a bit too angsty and teenager in love to merit my full attention. Of course, if it's only deer that these boys are hunting then I can't comment. They aren't real men like me. I hunt humans. In particular, vulnerable women and children. That's why any music I make is fuckin' badass, unless this useless shite. I could order this music at moonpig.com.
I'm not convinced that anyone in the world considers this to be their all time favourite album, but it's alright I suppose. I feel like there was a lot of this kind of music 10/12 years ago and it doesn't particularly stick out like a sore thumb, or like SHACK in Tokyo. (He's there for the school girls).
Fun fact pop pickers, I always get Deerhunter and Deerhoof confused. Make of that what you will. This is fine but if I remember correctly I prefer Deerhoof. I think.
I've been a long time fan of this album and it was nice to hear all the songs again, especially on the second listen. Certainly Revival is the first stand out track, Desire Lines, and He Would Have Laughed are also favourites.
Ágætis plata.
good album. easy listen and approachable but not derivative.
I saved a couple songs from it, not the best I've heard so far
Was expecting to enjoy this a lot more, but by the end of the album I felt it so Indie it just becomes a bit dull. One I might need to come back to again to fully appreciate.
Easily forgettable.
Indie pop. Ni fu ni fa.
Indie rockexperimental rockpsychedelic popnoise rock. Agradable. Y sugiere grupos parecidos chulos.
Nice to see some indie-rock bands here instead of just older classic rock albums. This record has it moments and there are some good songs here, but overall it didn't capture my attention as much I had hoped. Good effort, so I will listen to more from the band.
Really liked this album, going to listen to more of their stuff
Five, bit boring
Didn’t click at first but a second listen helped. Really good
Ok laid back indie rock with some psychedelic elements. There is a nice vibe going here
Amazing album
I don't like this at all. Now it's finished I couldn't even tell you what the difference between one song and another is. The lasting impression this leaves me with is 'why?'. Not for me.
S'écoute bien, peut-être à réessayer car je ne vois pas le hype de cet album. Sans qu'il soit mauvais je l'ai trouvé monotone.
Meh.
udmærket
Moderne indie, dreampop, svævende vokal
I love the 2010s magical fairy forest vibes in this album! Love Memory Boy and Basement Scene especially! Some parts of this remind me of the Mystery Jets and Arcade Fire I don't know who came first... I don't love towards the end it gets a little bit too mushy for me!
At first I was very against this and thought it was wishy washy nothingness. BUT it grew on me - there were some stand out ones among a few that just sort of blurred in. I knew the last song - must have been on a Discovery Weekly and reminds me of Lockdown 1
Seemed completely up my street at first but I didn't find it particularly memorable, not bad though
4.5
Landfill indie, made mildly more interesting by being American landfill indie. Like an NYC version of Doves, if they had listened too nothing but Hail to the Theif. Not really my thing, not bad for chilling out with glitchy guitars and engaging time signatures.
Dece. Should revisit sometime to actually listen to the lyrics, but the vibe was good.
This is the fifth album from the indie rock band Deerhunter. The psychedelic / indie pop album was released to critical acclaim. The music on this album is beautiful and meant to romanticize the past as well as produce a sense of existential dread. Definitely a super chill album - and this doesn't mean the music is slow - just that the theme of the album is mysterious and kind of sad. I liked this album and I guess I'll have to check out more music from the Deerhunter band.
Tranquil but odd
Four stars and a half An all-time classic, and an album which still holds its own years after it was released. As is usually the case with those classic albums, I won't write a full-blown review here given that others have already written wonderful stuff about them and there's not much I can add that I feel could be relevant and interesting. Halcyon Digest is just a timeless gem for anyone who has even a remote interest in indie-rock. Go and listen to it a.s.a.p. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 944 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 26 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 15 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important to me): 16
No review. I listened to it Friday, and it’s Monday and literally nothing stood out.
A pretty decent indie rock album. Chill vibes emanated from the album, and I found myself pretty relaxed listening to it. Where some albums I've gotten recently have been harder rock or more intensive listens, I enjoyed the mellowness of this.
Behagelig, men ikke kjedelig. Innslag av trompet og Harpe (?). Kan minne om Smashing Pumpkins, men mindre skråling. Revival er best. He Would Have Laughed er litt vel lang.
Fint, men kanskje litt pregløst (?).
Not one part of the album did anything for me. Boring from start to finish.
Full "meh". Possibly the most Meh album I've ever heard.
Never had the chance to listen to Deerhunter. This is... really good!
Enjoyed the weird pop feel, but not excessively. Ended up being a bit background to Sowenna!
Good
Great album absolutely loved the bedroom pop vibe
Fine
Chato.
Another great find...I really enjoyed this record.
Nice sound. Was an enjoyable listen.
Interesting & different… enjoyed listening
They are the exact description of alternative. Well played instruments but not a fan
Almost every song felt like it was just a slow burn towards getting started but then nothing happened. Memory Boy was the first one that at least started with a quicker tempo. Haven't heard of this group before but I would have been comfortable not knowing for longer. Doesn't need to be on this list.
Indie rock I guess. Not much happening here for me. I feel like I should know this band, given it's so recent, but I can't say I know anything from them. Not bad, not great, just alright. Favorite tracks: Memory Boy, Desire Lines, Coronado. Album art: A bit creepy, a little woman (or little man in drag?) kneeling in prayer. Black and white works to make this creepier. 3/5
Bof
I wanted to like this more than I actually did. Ill give it another go some day but today I was just not feeling it. It might be some leftover fatigue from the album I had before.
Love this gentle album
Better than expected
This kind of music is right up my alley and I liked every song but it gets a five mostly because I listened to it while on a really relaxing walk on the first nice day in February. Immaculate vibes
It was pleasant and relaxing enough. I understand the appeal, it feels very lo-fi dreamy. I was into indie rock and indie folk my freshman year of college, but I've never heard of this. I had a couple friends that would've liked this a lot, I bet. First song was cool. I really don't see how this album got onto this list though. I feel like there's a ton of this style of music out there that's more well known/influential. I do wonder what people will remember of this genre in 50 years; for some reason this music doesn't seem like it will stand the test of time. I usually have given 3's to albums I enjoyed just fine, but don't need to hear again, which describes this album perfectly.
Nothing terribly bad about this album. Also nothing memorable about this album.
Solid collection of indie rock and indie pop. A bit too spacey in places for my personal taste, but quality songs throughout. Favorite Tracks: "Earthquake", "Don't Cry", "Memory Boy", "Desire Lines", "Helicopter"
Атмосферно, но не понятно
I heard this in 2010 and loved it and i still listen to it every once in a while and love it. Seen them play live 4 or 5 times and loved it. Its beautiful, its crushing, it is cute, it's rough it is almost perfect. Fav tracks: helicopter, he would have laughed
What a weird and cool album. It's a bit slow-paced, but overall it was really interesting 4/5
pretty good
Ehh.
I found this really bland. I may be holding a prejudice against this band as The Dear Hunter are one of my favourite bands, but people always think I'm talking about this band when I mention them.
Just so bland and samey
Kind of dreamy and atmospheric at the beginning, that ramps up to almost a celebration at the end.
Weird indie. Not for me.
I liked this more than I was expecting to
Hlustaði ekki til enda. Fín bakgrunnstónlist. Þarf að hlusta betur
This had me moderately interested in the band. Not a bad pick, solid indie pop.
nice indie alt album
As a wannabe psychedelic junkie, I approve this album.
was massively into these in the early 10's, dropped off the radar a bit but still sounds great
It waffled on for far too long
Wasn’t in the mood. Maybe on a different day?
4.5/10
January 22nd 2022. The best of this album IMO: - Don't Cry - Revival Man I love me some hipster music. 3.2/5
Brill, listened to it again all over. Deep, dark, and textural.
Some really good tracks, especially enjoyed the last one
It's not too bad but don't really know why it is on the list.
Not very good.
Solid indie album but nothing there that I would listen again to.
I don't care. This music is all kinda hollow. Nothing here to hold my interest.
This is definitely not the most remarkable album on this list, but I did find myself thoroughly enjoying it. The music has a sort of gentle, fleeting or ephemeral grace to it that I find soothing yet also stimulating.
Not really my taste
2021-01-05, p933. Spotify OK US indie guitar rock, vaguely 60s vibe
Alternative music. Good group of songs.
I know some of the songs and of course I’ve seen the sleeve many times but I don’t know why I had never heard this one in complete before. I loved it
Small intestine kinda thing
What have I heard?
Great album. Really enjoy pretty much all Deerhunter up through this album. Desire Lines was one of my favorite songs from this era. 5/5
sounds like some all the other modern psychedelic bands, just not as good. a snoozer for me.
A very pleasant listen
OK sound, but too slow and soft for my taste.
Mumbo jumbo
nice
Not especially interesting.
Didn't enjoy it, bit tedious
omgeez love
I enjoy listening to dreamy alternative songs like these on rainy days. I especially liked Earthquake!
To me, it seems like where Radiohead would've ended up had they not embraced their experimental side.
psychedelische Musik, eignet sich im Hintergrund
Soaked in reverb, lost in time. Why does the name Deerhunter pique my interest so quickly? Let the mystery unfold slowly. Remove the mask Scooby doo, who is haunting this fair ground ride...
Some very good quality tunes by this band I've never heard of
First time I'd heard of this band. Enjoyed it, will listen again and explore more.
It’s a nice album. Quite short but many of the songs are really pleasant and kinda catchy. Some don’t make much of an impression though. 7/10
meh
Oh my god. I don’t know how I’m supposed to get into music that sounds like the musicians are bored out of their minds even while making it. There are two tracks that DON’T do this and they’re nothing special.
Solid album, good vibes
I was in college when this music dominated the indie scene and as such, it has a nostalgic feeling for me when I hear it’s driving and contemplative melodies. In retrospect, I can see how much of this indie alternative musics sounds the same. Nevertheless, Deerhunter does that style very well.
Überraschend gute Musik
I first heard this album earlier this year after reading a lot about it as a pinnacle of 2010's indie rock- for the most part, it really hits the mark. "Halcyon Digest" is a very well produced, put together album. On first listen, some of the most striking tracks are the most dreamlike ones, slow and spacey with ambient leanings ("Earthquake", "Helicopter", "Sailing"). These are deliciously atmospheric pieces that send every reverse-delay snare hit, spacious arpeggio and guitar strum floating delicately through the air. They're also the album's only real flaw, representing the moments where "Halcyon Digest" is most at risk of going blind from all the navel gazing. While "Earthquake" is a lovely opener, "Sailing" risks becoming too long, and "Helicopter" comes close to feeling like a recap. Thankfully, the sequencing is fantastic here and these longer pieces are interwoven with short, catchy pop gems. Across the rest of the album, Cox and co. continue to carve rough pop gems out of lo-fi fuzz and a 3-chord songbook: "Fountain Stairs", "Memory Boy" and "Don't Cry" are all accessible melodies dressed in light distortion and plenty of reverb. They have a nostalgic feeling, often bringing to mind 60s baroque-pop in their ornate simplicity. It's not short of more contemporary influences either- I definitely felt some Arcade Fire in "Coronado", but a much more homespun version, bombast free. It all goes to say that these aren't the most original or innovative songs to come out of the last decade, but they are engrossing listens nonetheless. Bradford Cox's vocals are non-committal, shrugging, detached- to a point which could be annoying if the aforementioned melodies didn't feel so effortless. The perfect marriage of the two is "Desire Lines," a behemoth of a song with a guitar solo outro reaching across the ocean, buoyed by a simple, singalong chorus. Finally, my favourite on offering is "He Would Have Laughed", an absolutely gorgeous odyssey to send out the band on a wistful peak. Its first four minutes or so are a gradually building stop-start riff, before it breaks into beautiful washes of synth and a lilting, wistful melody. It feels like the waves breaking, and is a perfect way to close the album.
Nice background music. My favorite songs were Desire Lines, Fountain Stairs, and Coronado.
3.5/5. This was alright, a little better than average. I thought most of the tracks sounded similar, however, they were good.
Mys indie
Not something I really enjoyed abit slow
More like Hipster Digest. This album had a strong back half for me. Highlights: Desire Lines, Helicopter, Memory Boy
The person on the cover looks like if Ellen was a little person in a nightgown and wig. I enjoyed listening to this band. Pretty cool album.
Got half way through. Not bad but need to give it another chance
I've been meaning to listen to Deerhunter!
Don't Cry is a good tune. Chameleon by Blanc sounds like a infrigement lawsuit waiting to happen. Most of this album was a pretty easy listen.
Really cool, they give out some Nirvana/Radiohead feels, chill with some extra good melodies and riffs!
Nothing to remember 🙁
Interesting production but kind of bland songwriting
Mundane
le tracce interessanti sono poche. a livello musicale c'è qualcosa di apprezzabile, ma è troppo [o troppo poco] Indie per essere aver influenzato at qualcun altro
meh, typical super singer alternative indie junk
Not my genre. Tried to listen and just tuned it out.
Helps remove stress.
Hints of the more experimental end of the Beach Boys, particularly Smile, and of Mercury Rev. Songs are mini-symphonies - or bags of bits, depending on your perspective. Some pleasant moments, but not fully realised - their reach exceeds their grasp, which is not a terrible failing. Better than not reaching at all.
Fine pop-rock. Not great. Not bad. Fine.
Lo-fi psychedelia. My favourite. Only joking, this is terrible.
This couldn't be more hipster indie if it were wearing flannel and suspenders, a pork pie hat, and a ridiculous beard while drinking an IPA and planning a cross-country road trip. No, thank you.
I'd been agonizing what to think about this album all day, and played a bit for my spouse, who immediately said "I'd listen to this as background music just fine but I don't love it and I can't understand anything he's singing." I like the mood it sets and how it evokes certain eras with the music. I can't find a whole lot of meaning in the lyrics, but it seems to have been made that way. They like to repeat phrases at least three times in many of the songs. I'm told the songs are inspired by images in memories (real or imagined) without much explanation and the lyrics just come as they come. I like "Revival," "Memory Boy," "Basement Scene," and "Fountain Stairs." "Sailing" sounds to me like the 60s classic "Onie" by the Electric Prunes. "Coronado" has a somewhat 80s saxophone solo! The album seems to end very abruptly at the end of "He Would Have Laughed." Was that as it was supposed to be? Very jarring.
Not unpleasant sounding, but rather meh for me. A couple of moments where my ears perked up, but overall, it kind of just sounded like background music even when I was focusing only on listening.
Hello! Feminist Killjoy here... I spent a lot of this listen making a mental list of some of the female artists that I hope are coming up. (We've been listening for a month and we've heard exactly one.) So, while this album wasn't unpleasant to listen to, it had me wondering if maybe Deerhunter's dad was on the judging panel? And this isn't to say I think they're bad. If they lived down the street and played the local clubs, I'd think they are awesome. I'd be super proud of them for making stuff. But I found most of this unremarkable in the grand scheme of music and I can't help but wonder who was passed over to include it in the 1001. My rating of them is low perhaps because I'm mad at the list-makers of the world. Songs I enjoyed: Earthquake, Desire Lines, He Would Have Laughed. (And I've listened to these three several times now and like them more each time. I'm glad I've heard them. They are good.) Song I actively disliked: Basement Scene
No clue what this might be… Put this on and the odd “percussion” that opens “Earthquake” mad me wonder what I was in for. Things quickly became quite ethereal and I suddenly wanted to be floating in a pool in the dark. This music has a strange polished shamble to it that appeals. “Don’t Cry” staggers its way to its conclusion then “Revival” gets things back up to speed. It has a very nice musical interlude at its heart. This album has a way of being unconventional while avoiding becoming unpleasant. It’s hard to pin down the hooks - they drift by and slip away before you really lock your ears on them. The saxophone in “Coronado” was very welcome. I have been complaining about how the sax has been instrument-non-grata in popular music this millennia… There’s a kind of Radiohead-crossed-with-The-Shaggs-with-a-dose-of-Badly-Drawn-Boy quality that I find quite compelling. A welcome addition to my library.
Helicopter is good
This album was great, with particular highlights being Revival and Desire Lines (sounding very VERY similar to Arcade FIre's Rebellion (Lies) ). lots of late 90s / early 00's influences in here to enjoy- the aforementioned Arcade Fire being one, The Breeders another
I wouldn't say this is bad, but I also wouldn't say it's good, interesting, engaging, or that there is any chance I will ever listen to it again. It's just a bit slow, gloomy, whiney, and dull. 2/5.
Quiet, unassuming, pretty
Mellow songs, catchy vocals and crisp tones. Definitely stands out as a distinctive and enjoyable album.
26/30 i liked it alot
A beautiful album.
I'm not sure how I feel about this. It reminds me of Guided By Voices and various DIY indie bands from the 80s and 90s. I like the concept - songs about imaginary concepts - but it all starts to feel quite samey. Individually there's a lot to like about the tracks. I might listen to some tracks in a playlist among other artists, but I don't feel like there's anything significant about Halcyon Digest as an album. That's my first impression.
кайфовое инди, сигаретс афтер секс? лёгкий туманный приятный звук. нескучные аранжировки, откисалово, одно из немногих, что тут понравилось
2nd Listen. Great sounds. Love at least half of the songs.
Pretty good. Better than I expected
Sonic soundscapes that were both relaxing and energetic. Music to play board games to. Good stuff.
3/5
Pour être très honnête, j'ai écouté cet album d'une oreille des plus inattentives. Je vais donc aborder un autre sujet. Vous avez probablement remarqué, si vous suivez mon compère eljimenez sur les réseaux sociaux, que celui-ci partage régulièrement des extraits insignifiants de sa vie personnelle sur fond musical. De ce fait, vous savez bien, si vous me connaissez un minimum, que les morceaux choisis par celui-ci pour illustrer ses pitoyables aventures sont tirés de mon répertoire personnel. Je vous tiendrai informé de la discussion que j'aurai avec lui la prochaine fois que nos routes se croiseront.
L'incoutournable Deerhunter, ayant marqué de son empreinte de cerf l'année 2010, se trouvait donc au menu aujourd'hui. Etant a 90% vegetalien, je tente toujours de profiter un maximum de mes rares ecarts nutritionnels, en m'offrant de beaux steaks et autres entrecôtes. Seulement, la viande de cerf qui nous était proposée aujourd'hui était extrêmement fade, et nous laissait un arrière goût d'éléphant. Bien dommage de partir sur un tel repas, avant une nouvelle semaine remplie de fruits et légumes.
Hard meh.
Wasn't my favorite, but it sounded close to something I would like. Pretty neutral overall.
Almost fell asleep but a few songs were alright
Generic hipster crap
It was ok for background music but really low energy naval-gazing type alternative rock. First song led me to think this was going to be a lo-fi electronic beats but then realized it's not after. Not my thing, but when I was depressed I probably would have loved this.
Each song sounds like there is a germ of an idea, but it needs a lot more development to me. It just doesn’t sound that great.
I know there's some big fans of this group or genre in the Rabbit Hole. I didn't mind the album, didn't totally love it either. I did have it playing all day so that says something positive. I didn't really like the buzzy distortion sound in Earthquake (and at times Don't Cry). The dreamy rock in Sailing, Helicopter, or Desire Lines was more up my alley; really loved that last song. Memory Boy and Basement Scene sounded like 60's rock taken to new heights. Fountain Stairs and Coronado got a little heavier (didn't mind it) and then the start to He Would Have Laughed (and the riff that goes throughout) was just super cool. Great way to take an album home.
I first listened to this album around 5 or 6 years ago. I didn't like it and I don't remember why. Perhaps it sounded a little too 'indie' for me. Perhaps I wasn't in the right mindset. I never checked anything else out by them and always thought of them as the bad Deerhunter (as opposed to The Dear Hunter, a band that I love). Today I enjoyed the album from the start and I gave it a few listens. Overall it has a melancholy vibe to it but there are a few upbeat tracks that keep the album interesting. The opening track reminded me of something else that I'd heard before but I couldn't put a finger on what and that really clicked with me for some reason. Memory Boy, Desires Lines and Helicopter also made a strong impression but the closing track, He Would Have Laughed I am on the fence about. There's something about it I love and something that annoys the s*%t out of me I wish it didn't have such an abrupt ending, especially when Spotify likes to get into a related track after the song but that isn't it and I don't blame Deerhunter for that. Maybe I'll figure it out someday. This is one that hovers between a 3 and a 4 and I probably won't decide until I click the button.
I listened to this album numerous times. While I liked the overall vibe of the album, it felt like it all blurred together to the point I couldn't tell you much about it, except the fact that it ends very abruptly. It took a lot of listens before I stopped checking to see if something went wrong.
Really good sound engineering. A homage to rock history in a melacholic way (7/10) Favourite Tracks: He Would Have Laughed, Revival
One word Wednesday: disappointing. ⭐️⭐️
Good indie twinkles, but just made me want to listen to The Dear Hunter instead.
Enjoying romp in alternative.
Jess really likes this kind of music (ESP song Desire Lines) and Ian says he would return and listen to this album again.
mmmm nop. Nothing particularly interesting here.
I remember liking it more when it first came out. Fine but not earth shaking.
I found the first song irritating and thought I might have to abandon the album. Really improved after the first song and I enjoyed it.
fantastic atmosphere, unfortunately doesn't do too much else that's notably interesting. 3-3.5
bit hit and miss here, and even then, the hits aren't amazing
interesting
Muy buen disco. Interesante y fresco.
Eh. Not really my cup of tea but it's good for background music when gaming.
Sounds good. Need more listening time.
Trippy
This was my favorite album of that year.
i lol'ed
Establishes a mood and has a couple of gems. I remember listening to this a lot when it was released. The first Deerhunter album I really listened to.
Can't help but be reminded of my times at ATP. Happy memories, wrapping in mostly-boring indie music.
Food album with some gorgeous songs. Sweet harmonies, tight rhythms. I'm close to giving this 4 going to settle on 3 🌟
I liked listening to this one; it wasn't a bad experience. The high points of the album felt high. However, the low points felt a bit awkward. Favorite track: Helicopter
Not a fan of the first track, although I do enjoy the atmospheric clean guitar. Too much space, gives me anxiety. The samples are cool though ngl. (Earthquake - 1/5 Second tracks beginning reminds me of Elliott Smith. The fuzzed out guitar right panned sounds incredible. Still undecided on how much I enjoy the vocal deliverance. Vocal harmonies are amazing. Don’t really like the ending though. (Don’t Cry - 3/5) Third track starts out more upbeat, feels like the album is beginning to go somewhere. I love the instrumentation here. There’s an absolutely FUZZED OUT guitar track hidden in there, again, incredible touch. “It doesn’t make much sense” Woah! That punchy delivery was incredible! (Revival - 3/5) Fourth track is returning to the moodiness. Intro clean guitar and vocals, drowned in hall reverb. I find the vocals kind of hard to discern in the mix, I can’t hold that against the album though. This track fails to catch my attention. Out of the songs so far, this is my second to least favorite. The least favorite being the opener. (Sailing - 1/5) The fifth tracks intro is great, it feels like a set up for something greater. Vocals hit, and I instantly love the song. By far my favorite on the album so far. The droning note at the end of each phrase sends goosebumps down my arms. Pre-chorus is really catchy. The drums are incredible in this track, I absolutely love them. The vocals are clear, less whispered. Middle instrumental interlude is tasteful. The guitar walking up and down the scale sounds great. A very long cut, over 6 minutes long. Middle instrumental begins to drag on. No return to vocals, instrumental permeates through the ending. (Desire Lines - 4/5) Track six’s intro is unconvincing at first. Return to hard-to-hear vocals. Two-three chord song, until clear break towards the 2/3rd of the song, pace change, not bad by any means, but just mediocre. (Memory Boy - 1/5) Track seven has a cool instrumental and vocal drone intro, I really like when the drums come in. I like the chord progression, very reminiscent. This track shares DNA with the previous track, but for some reason, I find myself finding this song much more. (Basement Scene - 3/5) Track eight is incredibly underwhelming, I don’t like the drum sample, and the lyrics sound like every other word that has been uddered on this album. (Helicopter - 1/5) Track nine, Another underwhelming song. Seems to me the song quality drops off dramatically towards the latter half of the album. Nothing about this song catches my ears in anyway. (Fountain Stairs - 2/5) Track ten has a very bare piano and acoustic guitar intro that builds into a mass instrumentation. I do NOT like the vocals, I just find them incredibly annoying where they sit in the mix. God bless the sax solo though. (Coronado - 2/5) The final track has quite an interesting slap back delay acoustic guitar intro. You can HEAR the vocals in this mix, but they are still drowned out with hall reverb. I don’t get the appeal of this track, although the guitar riff is very catchy. (He Would have Laughed - 2/5) The album is a 2/5. An underwhelming experience, just feels like an electric Neutral Milk Hotel. The album definitely has a feeling, don’t get me wrong. It’s very consistent and I applaud it for that, but none of the tracks, besides two, do anything for me.
Rating: 5/10 Beat songs: Desire lines
Strange unique sound Sometimes it gets repetitive 3/5
I love it. Great album. While I would say that all of these tracks are highlights, the highlights of the highlights are: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 10.
I understand enjoying the psychedelic vibes of pretending to float away in space, but I can't stomach the heavily reverbed guitars, loud drums, or the breathing in my ear for too long, which are way to noticible on the first three tracks. Though after these, when Deerhunter abandons a pure focus on psychedelic sounds and goes for a more indie-rock aesthetic, I find that the album improves significantly. Standout tracks are the slow and melancholic Sailing, the relatively energetic Desire Lines, the catchiness of Fountain Stairs and the mysterious distorted vocals on Coronado. 3/5.
A decent album. But not super memorable.
Me encantó. Lei año 2010 y pensé "ah nuevisimo" y despues cai que pasaron 10 años. Tiene un monton de capas de cuerdas superpuestas que con buenos auriculares te derriten el cerebro cuando les prestas atencion. Amo este tipo de arreglos, y el disco está remil bien producido. Las voces tambien son excelentes, un callback muy bueno a Arcade Fire o a Jesus and Mary Chain si querés ir un poco para atrás. La verdad me voló la cabeza. La tema tica del disco es otra cosa que me gustó, creo que es el primer disco que habla mas o menos de como es descubrir musica nueva y sentir felicidad al respecto. Faveadisimo.
goob, chill songs with good album pacing
Very slow and melodic instrumentals, along with some deep vocals and a vibe that gets amplified by it’s album cover
A very enjoyable listen that I will need to go back and revisit more than once
not very good... sounds like old stuff i would am not interested. i didn't have one song i liked there...
Not my cup of tea.
Meh, nothing new, nothing special, didnt kew this band and I know why. The álbum is ok but not for this list
interesting, sounds very heavily influenced by Blur.
Отдихающий альбом, лайтовая чил музычка
Musically good. Lyrics were too quiet
Love this album.
Oh man, so good. Coronado <3 <3 <3
From what I heard, this was so atmospheric and intense and nice in an odd way. My favorite Deerhunter sound so far!
teilweise netter Gitarrenrock, aber warum das in die Liste muss, naja...
Chill background noise. Not as good as Wilco imo.
most excellent!
sounds like the Beatles and Tom Petty, I like the saxophone use
It's an alright album, definitely feels like something to put on during a come down period.
not for me
I really liked this, even though I'm not sure why, and found it hard to describe - AOR but good?
Not very exciting
Really enjoyable, striped back pop album full of lovely and poignant songs that can just wash over you if you’re in the mood to listen
Like a less accomplished mix of Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend and MGMT. Of course Pitchfork loved them.
Started slow but really built steam by second half - Jesus and Mary chain vibe - I liked it a lot
Ok, I guess? Nothing special
Deerhunter is clearly talented. That said, they are not my cup of tea. A couple of alright songs are peppered in but mostly the album was a grind for me. Sad, lonely, depressing shoegaze is just not my forte. I'd give it a 1.5-2/5. Lotta filler and messing around, but clearly talented musicians trying new things (for 2010) that's just not my style. Definitely could have died without hearing it.
3/5 Okayish, but nothing memorable
Never heard of this one. Seems like there are a lot of those.