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Deerhunter

January 01, 1970

Not to be confused with fellow American rock band The Dear Hunter. For the film, see The Deer Hunter.

Deerhunter is an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2001. The band currently consists of Bradford Cox (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Moses Archuleta (drums, electronics, sound treatments), Lockett Pundt (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Josh McKay (bass) and Javier Morales (keyboards, synthesizers, alto saxophone).

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Deerhunter performing in 2015. Left to right: Bradford Cox, Moses Archuleta, Josh McKay, Lockett Pundt.
Background information
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres
Years active2001–2019 (on hiatus)
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Dan Walton
  • Paul Harper
  • Justin Bosworth
  • Colin Mee
  • Adam Bruneau
  • Whitney Petty
  • Josh Fauver
  • Frankie Broyles
  • Rhasaan Manning
Websitedeerhuntermusic.com

Founded by Cox and Archuleta, Deerhunter's first stable line-up included guitarist Colin Mee and bass guitarist Justin Bosworth. After recording a split EP with Alphabets, Bosworth died on March 29, 2004, of head injuries suffered during a skateboarding accident. He was 24 years old. The band recorded their first studio album, Turn It Up Faggot (2005), with Josh Fauver occupying the vacant role of bass guitarist. Following the album's release, Cox asked childhood friend, Lockett Pundt, to join Deerhunter as a song-writing partner, second guitarist, and occasional lead vocalist.

Recorded in two days, the band's follow-up, Cryptograms (2007), combined ambient work and more angular garage rock songs. The release was quickly followed by the EP, Fluorescent Grey. While touring the releases, Mee departed from Deerhunter, due to disagreements over the band's schedule, but rejoined soon after. Deerhunter released two studio albums, Microcastle and Weird Era Cont., in 2008. Both albums were recorded without the participation of Mee, who again departed for a second and final time. The band enlisted former cheerleader and high school friend of Cox, Whitney Petty, as his touring replacement.

Recorded as a four-piece with producer Ben H. Allen and engineer David Barbe the band's fourth studio album, Halcyon Digest (2010), was released to widespread critical acclaim, ranked as Pitchfork's 29th and Stereogum's 78th best album of the decade.[1][2] In 2012, the departure of long-time bassist Fauver placed the band's future in doubt. Cox, Pundt and Archuleta regrouped with new members, bassist Josh McKay and guitarist Frankie Broyles, to record the primitivist garage rock and musique concrète-influenced Monomania (2013). The album expanded on a darker and more disturbing sound, complete with treated tape recordings of rats and insects, exploring themes of disassociation and mental illness.

The following year, Cox was struck by a vehicle while walking his dog near his home in Atlanta's Grant Park.[3] During his recovery and rehabilitation he focused on writing songs resulting in the album Fading Frontier (2015).[4]

Deerhunter have described themselves as "ambient punk," though they incorporate a wide range of genres, including noise, garage rock,[5] art rock, as well as significant pop elements.

History edit

2001–2005: Formation and Turn It Up Faggot edit

The band was co-founded in 2001 by vocalist Bradford Cox and drummer and keyboardist Moses Archuleta.[6] The name Deerhunter (which Cox has repeatedly remarked upon despising) was chosen by the band's first drummer, Dan Walton. Cox did not care then what the band was called as he thought it to be just another temporary art project. The band was joined by Colin Mee, whom Cox met while Mee was living at the Atlanta label Die Slaughterhaus Records with members of Black Lips. The two bonded over a shared interest in Dada and 20th Century Composers Olivier Messiaen and György Ligeti, as well as British bands The Fall, The Raincoats, and Cabaret Voltaire. In 2004 the group's second bassist, Justin Bosworth, died of head injuries suffered in a skateboarding accident at age 24. He appeared on only one Deerhunter release, the Deerhunter/Alphabets Split, issued before their debut album. Joshua Fauver, of Atlanta punk band Electrosleep International, then took up the position as bassist. Deerhunter's first album, Turn It Up Faggot, was "the result of a lot of negativity".[7] After the band finished the album, in an indication of how difficult it was to record in the wake of his bandmate's death, Cox said "I don't ever want to make this album again".[7] The album's liner notes are dedicated to Bosworth. After the release of Turn It Up Faggot, Cox asked his best friend from high school, Lockett Pundt, to join the band.

2005–2007: Cryptograms and Fluorescent Grey EP edit

The band, now featuring Pundt's reverb-saturated guitar sound, went on tour, playing shows with the likes of Lightning Bolt and Gang Gang Dance. This tour culminated in a recording session engineered by acclaimed folk musician Samara Lubelski at Rare Book Room, New York City.[8] This session failed to produce anything that could be used, due to Cox's mental and physical state at the time, as well as technical disagreements that emerged with Lubelski.[8] Cox has kept a copy of the sessions on "a scratched CD-R under my bed" and has stated that "nobody will ever hear them".[8] In spite of Cox's claim excerpts from those sessions were later posted as a free download on the band's blog. The band returned to the same studio where they recorded their first album outside Athens, Georgia and decided to give recording their second album another attempt. This was partly due to advice received from the band Liars, who encouraged them to re-record it.[8]

It took only two days in November 2005 for the band to record their second album, entitled Cryptograms. In 2006, before its release, Pitchfork Media added "Spring Hall Convert", a song from the record, to its "Infinite Mix Tape series".[9] The album was released by Kranky in January 2007. The album revealed a more subdued and introverted[10] sound for the band. As with their first album, Cryptograms also had a dedication inside the album's liner notes, this time to a friend of Cox's, Bradley Ira Harris, a heroin addict who died in 2005.[8]

On May 8, 2007, the group released the Fluorescent Grey EP, which was recorded in July 2006. The EP featured more use of rudimentary keyboards, bells, and pianos.

On August 29, 2007, the group became a quartet with the loss of guitarist Colin Mee. Mee departed because he "...couldn't make it to a couple of shows we had booked next weekend and that was unacceptable to certain bandmates".[11] Mee rejoined the band four months later, but departed the band for the final time before 2008.[12]

2007–2009: Microcastle/Weird Era Cont. and Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP edit

Deerhunter contributed the song "After Class" to Living Bridge, a compilation put together by Rare Book Room Records. The song was recorded in the same place where they attempted to record their second album. They returned to Rare Book Room studios in April 2008 to record "Oh, It's Such A Shame," a Jay Reatard cover that would be released as a split single with Reatard himself covering the Fluorescent Grey title track.[13] In the same month they recorded their next album, Microcastle. Prior to the announced release date for the LP, the band continued to tour, with one date opening for The Smashing Pumpkins and a select of fall shows opening for Nine Inch Nails.[14]

The quartet's third offering, Microcastle, was set to be released on October 27, 2008, although it became available through peer-to peer networks in late May. In an attempt to reward fans who awaited for the street date, the group reconvened to record a new album of material, Weird Era Cont., which later leaked before its street date also. However, Microcastle did manage to debut at No. 123 on the Billboard 200,[15] a first for Deerhunter. Mee left the band again, for the final time, and the band enlisted former cheerleader and high school friend of Cox, Whitney Petty, as his touring replacement.

While touring the Microcastle album in the UK, Cox booked an evening in a studio and recorded what would become the On Platts Eyott cassette. This was released in two batches of 100 copies each; an edition of pink cassettes was given out to competition winners by his record label and orange cassettes were sold at a special Halloween concert in Atlanta on October 31, 2008. In a comment left on the Deerhunter blog on February 28, Cox announced that Whitney Petty was no longer a member of the band, stating:[16]

We will be a four-piece again for now. Whitney is what you would call a 'free spirit.' She's also a great friend. Deerhunter is the four of us. We might have people come and go and that's just how we keep things interesting for ourselves.

While on tour, the band managed to release Rainwater Cassette Exchange, an EP of songs written during the Microcastle sessions, and "Vox Celeste 5," a Sub Pop single of songs from Weird Era Cont. and Microcastle. To promote the releases, they embarked on a short summer trek with No Age and Dan Deacon as the "No Deachunter Tour."[17] Later during a performance at All Tomorrow's Parties 2009 Music Festival in September (curated by The Flaming Lips),[18] Bradford Cox announced that the band will be going on hiatus to "devote time to some other things," calling the show their last "for a long time."[19] During the hiatus, Bradford Cox continued with Atlas Sound and released his second album Logos, Josh Fauver resumed work with his record label Army of Bad Luck, Moses Archuleta enrolled in culinary school, and Lockett Pundt performed some shows in celebration of The Floodlight Collective, his debut album as Lotus Plaza released in March of that year.

2010–2012: Halcyon Digest edit

 
Deerhunter performing at the 2010 Coachella Festival

In early January, it was revealed that the group would serve as openers on the upcoming Spoon tour to promote their album Transference. Along with the Spoon tour, the group also announced some shows of their own, including stops at the 2010 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and All Tomorrow's Parties (curated by Simpsons creator, Matt Groening.)[20] During these shows, the band began to debut some new material, including the songs "Helicopter", "Primitive 3D", "Fountain Stairs" and "Revival",[21] all of which would end up being recorded for their next studio session to follow.

In June, Deerhunter took a short break from touring to record Halcyon Digest. Initial news of the album became public when music industry firm, Milk Money, posted a message on their Twitter account that the band had been mixing the new record with Ben Allen (who also worked on Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion and Fall Be Kind EP.)[22] A week later the band launched a new website, where they announced the title and release date of the LP, along with a guerilla style marketing campaign.[23] The first single, "Revival," was made available to fans who had assisted the band with promotion for the new album through a link via official email. In the same month, director John Albrecht posted a trailer for an upcoming live video on his Vimeo page set to be released later in the year.[24]

In 2012, it was announced that Deerhunter was to provide an original score to The Curve of Forgotten Things, a short film by the fashion line Rodarte starring Elle Fanning.[25] That same year, bassist Josh Fauver left the band via email in 2012, just prior to the recording of Monomania.[26][27]

2013–2014: Monomania edit

On March 22, 2013, Deerhunter announced their sixth studio album would be released on May 7, 2013. The album, entitled Monomania, was recorded in New York with frequent collaborator and producer Nicolas Vernhes at his Rare Book Room Studio, where Microcastle and Parallax were taped. For Monomania, Josh McKay took over bass duties, and Atlanta native Frankie Broyles was brought in to play guitar.[28] Deerhunter's press release described the record as "nocturnal garage"[5] while having an avant garde context.[29] On April 2, 2013, the band performed the song "Monomania" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[30]

Deerhunter headlined and curated the All Tomorrow's Parties music festival held at Pontins holiday camp in Camber Sands, England from the June 21–23, 2013.[31] At the event they performed the Cryptograms, Microcastle & Halcyon Digest albums in full, with Atlas Sound also performing. Deerhunter was announced as a headliner at Austin Psych Fest,[32] the 6th annual festival held April 26–28, 2013, Heineken Primavera Sound (Barcelona), Optimus Primavera Sound (Porto), and perform live at Dancity Festival (Foligno, Italy) along with FYF Fest in Los Angeles during 2015.[33] Deerhunter have also been asked to play at the Meredith Music Festival this December in Victoria, Australia.

On December 4, 2014, frontman Bradford Cox was seriously injured and hospitalized after being hit by a car in Atlanta, GA.[34]

2015–2017: Fading Frontier edit

On August 16, 2015, Deerhunter released a video for a new song titled "Snakeskin," and announced that their new album, Fading Frontier, was released on October 16, 2015, on the 4AD label.[35] The song featured alto saxophonist Zumi Rosow and the video was directed by Valentina Tapia. On October 13, Deerhunter shared the video for 'Living My Life', dedicated to Miles Davis.[36] The LP was very well received by critics.[37]

2018–present: Double Dream of Spring and Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? edit

In 2018, the band released a cassette-only studio album during their Spring 2018 tour called Double Dream of Spring.[38] A mostly instrumental album, it was made to fill the void until their next album would be released the following year.

Former bass guitarist Joshua Fauver died in November 2018 at age 39.[26] He was a member of the band from 2004 to 2012.

Deerhunter's eighth album Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? was released on January 18, 2019.[39] The album's first single, "Death in Midsummer", was released in October 2018 co-produced by Cate Le Bon.[39]

On Halloween 2019, Deerhunter released the 13-minute long single "Timebends". A separate entity to their eighth studio album, Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?, "Timebends" is a partly-improvised stream-of-consciousness outpouring, recorded live direct to tape and in one take with minimal overdubs and mastered using a completely analog signal chain.[40]

The next day, Cox released the Myths 004 EP in collaboration with Cate Le Bon, recorded in Marfa, Texas as part of an ongoing series with Dev Hynes, Ariel Pink and Connan Mockasin.[41]

The band subsequently spent November 2019 on tour around Europe.[42]

Musical style and influence edit

The band has revealed many artists and genres that contribute to Deerhunter's sound. The New York Times concert review mentioned "the Breeders, Stereolab, disco rhythm, krautrock, Sonic Youth’s noise breakdowns, girl-group pop, the picked eighth-note bass lines of 1980s indie rock", as influences.[43] The song "Coronado" from Halcyon Digest features saxophone sounds inspired by the Rolling Stones' album Exile on Main St. Cox recalled, "I wanted that sax on there because I was listening to the Stones' Exile on Main St reissue a lot...I began to see a pattern forming. Saxophones are becoming this thing. That's why we did it early. Next year everyone's gonna have a saxophone on their record because saxophones are just cool."[44]

Deerhunter has been described as indie rock,[45][46][47][48] experimental rock,[49][50] psychedelic pop,[51] noise rock,[52] garage rock[53] and art rock.[54]

Members edit

Timeline edit

Discography edit

Main article: Deerhunter discography

Touring edit

During live shows, Cox has worn sundresses and has performed with fake blood smeared over his face and hands, their live show being "much more savage" than their albums.[56] In his explanation of the sundresses Cox has said, "I don't like the idea of going around stage in just jeans and a t-shirt. It seems anticlimactic."[57]

Deerhunter have supported many bands on tour, including Nine Inch Nails, TV on the Radio, Project Pat, Liars, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Spoon, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Fiery Furnaces, Lower Dens, Ex Models, Battles, and Kings of Leon.[citation needed]

See also edit

  • Atlas Sound - Bradford Cox's solo project
  • Lotus Plaza - Lockett Pundt's solo project
  • Moon Diagrams - Moses Archuleta's solo project

See also edit

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Not to be confused with fellow American rock band The Dear Hunter For the film see The Deer Hunter Deerhunter is an American indie rock band from Atlanta Georgia formed in 2001 The band currently consists of Bradford Cox vocals guitar keyboards Moses Archuleta drums electronics sound treatments Lockett Pundt guitar vocals keyboards Josh McKay bass and Javier Morales keyboards synthesizers alto saxophone DeerhunterDeerhunter performing in 2015 Left to right Bradford Cox Moses Archuleta Josh McKay Lockett Pundt Background informationOriginAtlanta Georgia United StatesGenresIndie rock experimental rock psychedelic pop noise rock garage rock art rock shoegazeYears active2001 2019 on hiatus Labels4AD Kranky StickfigureMembersBradford Cox Lockett Pundt Moses Archuleta Josh McKay Javier MoralesPast membersDan Walton Paul Harper Justin Bosworth Colin Mee Adam Bruneau Whitney Petty Josh Fauver Frankie Broyles Rhasaan ManningWebsitedeerhuntermusic wbr com Founded by Cox and Archuleta Deerhunter s first stable line up included guitarist Colin Mee and bass guitarist Justin Bosworth After recording a split EP with Alphabets Bosworth died on March 29 2004 of head injuries suffered during a skateboarding accident He was 24 years old The band recorded their first studio album Turn It Up Faggot 2005 with Josh Fauver occupying the vacant role of bass guitarist Following the album s release Cox asked childhood friend Lockett Pundt to join Deerhunter as a song writing partner second guitarist and occasional lead vocalist Recorded in two days the band s follow up Cryptograms 2007 combined ambient work and more angular garage rock songs The release was quickly followed by the EP Fluorescent Grey While touring the releases Mee departed from Deerhunter due to disagreements over the band s schedule but rejoined soon after Deerhunter released two studio albums Microcastle and Weird Era Cont in 2008 Both albums were recorded without the participation of Mee who again departed for a second and final time The band enlisted former cheerleader and high school friend of Cox Whitney Petty as his touring replacement Recorded as a four piece with producer Ben H Allen and engineer David Barbe the band s fourth studio album Halcyon Digest 2010 was released to widespread critical acclaim ranked as Pitchfork s 29th and Stereogum s 78th best album of the decade 1 2 In 2012 the departure of long time bassist Fauver placed the band s future in doubt Cox Pundt and Archuleta regrouped with new members bassist Josh McKay and guitarist Frankie Broyles to record the primitivist garage rock and musique concrete influenced Monomania 2013 The album expanded on a darker and more disturbing sound complete with treated tape recordings of rats and insects exploring themes of disassociation and mental illness The following year Cox was struck by a vehicle while walking his dog near his home in Atlanta s Grant Park 3 During his recovery and rehabilitation he focused on writing songs resulting in the album Fading Frontier 2015 4 Deerhunter have described themselves as ambient punk though they incorporate a wide range of genres including noise garage rock 5 art rock as well as significant pop elements Contents 1 History 1 1 2001 2005 Formation and Turn It Up Faggot 1 2 2005 2007 Cryptograms and Fluorescent Grey EP 1 3 2007 2009 Microcastle Weird Era Cont and Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP 1 4 2010 2012 Halcyon Digest 1 5 2013 2014 Monomania 1 6 2015 2017 Fading Frontier 1 7 2018 present Double Dream of Spring and Why Hasn t Everything Already Disappeared 2 Musical style and influence 3 Members 3 1 Timeline 4 Discography 5 Touring 6 See also 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory edit2001 2005 Formation and Turn It Up Faggot edit The band was co founded in 2001 by vocalist Bradford Cox and drummer and keyboardist Moses Archuleta 6 The name Deerhunter which Cox has repeatedly remarked upon despising was chosen by the band s first drummer Dan Walton Cox did not care then what the band was called as he thought it to be just another temporary art project The band was joined by Colin Mee whom Cox met while Mee was living at the Atlanta label Die Slaughterhaus Records with members of Black Lips The two bonded over a shared interest in Dada and 20th Century Composers Olivier Messiaen and Gyorgy Ligeti as well as British bands The Fall The Raincoats and Cabaret Voltaire In 2004 the group s second bassist Justin Bosworth died of head injuries suffered in a skateboarding accident at age 24 He appeared on only one Deerhunter release the Deerhunter Alphabets Split issued before their debut album Joshua Fauver of Atlanta punk band Electrosleep International then took up the position as bassist Deerhunter s first album Turn It Up Faggot was the result of a lot of negativity 7 After the band finished the album in an indication of how difficult it was to record in the wake of his bandmate s death Cox said I don t ever want to make this album again 7 The album s liner notes are dedicated to Bosworth After the release of Turn It Up Faggot Cox asked his best friend from high school Lockett Pundt to join the band 2005 2007 Cryptograms and Fluorescent Grey EP edit The band now featuring Pundt s reverb saturated guitar sound went on tour playing shows with the likes of Lightning Bolt and Gang Gang Dance This tour culminated in a recording session engineered by acclaimed folk musician Samara Lubelski at Rare Book Room New York City 8 This session failed to produce anything that could be used due to Cox s mental and physical state at the time as well as technical disagreements that emerged with Lubelski 8 Cox has kept a copy of the sessions on a scratched CD R under my bed and has stated that nobody will ever hear them 8 In spite of Cox s claim excerpts from those sessions were later posted as a free download on the band s blog The band returned to the same studio where they recorded their first album outside Athens Georgia and decided to give recording their second album another attempt This was partly due to advice received from the band Liars who encouraged them to re record it 8 It took only two days in November 2005 for the band to record their second album entitled Cryptograms In 2006 before its release Pitchfork Media added Spring Hall Convert a song from the record to its Infinite Mix Tape series 9 The album was released by Kranky in January 2007 The album revealed a more subdued and introverted 10 sound for the band As with their first album Cryptograms also had a dedication inside the album s liner notes this time to a friend of Cox s Bradley Ira Harris a heroin addict who died in 2005 8 On May 8 2007 the group released the Fluorescent Grey EP which was recorded in July 2006 The EP featured more use of rudimentary keyboards bells and pianos On August 29 2007 the group became a quartet with the loss of guitarist Colin Mee Mee departed because he couldn t make it to a couple of shows we had booked next weekend and that was unacceptable to certain bandmates 11 Mee rejoined the band four months later but departed the band for the final time before 2008 12 2007 2009 Microcastle Weird Era Cont and Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP edit Deerhunter contributed the song After Class to Living Bridge a compilation put together by Rare Book Room Records The song was recorded in the same place where they attempted to record their second album They returned to Rare Book Room studios in April 2008 to record Oh It s Such A Shame a Jay Reatard cover that would be released as a split single with Reatard himself covering the Fluorescent Grey title track 13 In the same month they recorded their next album Microcastle Prior to the announced release date for the LP the band continued to tour with one date opening for The Smashing Pumpkins and a select of fall shows opening for Nine Inch Nails 14 The quartet s third offering Microcastle was set to be released on October 27 2008 although it became available through peer to peer networks in late May In an attempt to reward fans who awaited for the street date the group reconvened to record a new album of material Weird Era Cont which later leaked before its street date also However Microcastle did manage to debut at No 123 on the Billboard 200 15 a first for Deerhunter Mee left the band again for the final time and the band enlisted former cheerleader and high school friend of Cox Whitney Petty as his touring replacement While touring the Microcastle album in the UK Cox booked an evening in a studio and recorded what would become the On Platts Eyott cassette This was released in two batches of 100 copies each an edition of pink cassettes was given out to competition winners by his record label and orange cassettes were sold at a special Halloween concert in Atlanta on October 31 2008 In a comment left on the Deerhunter blog on February 28 Cox announced that Whitney Petty was no longer a member of the band stating 16 We will be a four piece again for now Whitney is what you would call a free spirit She s also a great friend Deerhunter is the four of us We might have people come and go and that s just how we keep things interesting for ourselves While on tour the band managed to release Rainwater Cassette Exchange an EP of songs written during the Microcastle sessions and Vox Celeste 5 a Sub Pop single of songs from Weird Era Cont and Microcastle To promote the releases they embarked on a short summer trek with No Age and Dan Deacon as the No Deachunter Tour 17 Later during a performance at All Tomorrow s Parties 2009 Music Festival in September curated by The Flaming Lips 18 Bradford Cox announced that the band will be going on hiatus to devote time to some other things calling the show their last for a long time 19 During the hiatus Bradford Cox continued with Atlas Sound and released his second album Logos Josh Fauver resumed work with his record label Army of Bad Luck Moses Archuleta enrolled in culinary school and Lockett Pundt performed some shows in celebration of The Floodlight Collective his debut album as Lotus Plaza released in March of that year 2010 2012 Halcyon Digest edit nbsp Deerhunter performing at the 2010 Coachella Festival In early January it was revealed that the group would serve as openers on the upcoming Spoon tour to promote their album Transference Along with the Spoon tour the group also announced some shows of their own including stops at the 2010 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and All Tomorrow s Parties curated by Simpsons creator Matt Groening 20 During these shows the band began to debut some new material including the songs Helicopter Primitive 3D Fountain Stairs and Revival 21 all of which would end up being recorded for their next studio session to follow In June Deerhunter took a short break from touring to record Halcyon Digest Initial news of the album became public when music industry firm Milk Money posted a message on their Twitter account that the band had been mixing the new record with Ben Allen who also worked on Animal Collective s Merriweather Post Pavilion and Fall Be Kind EP 22 A week later the band launched a new website where they announced the title and release date of the LP along with a guerilla style marketing campaign 23 The first single Revival was made available to fans who had assisted the band with promotion for the new album through a link via official email In the same month director John Albrecht posted a trailer for an upcoming live video on his Vimeo page set to be released later in the year 24 In 2012 it was announced that Deerhunter was to provide an original score to The Curve of Forgotten Things a short film by the fashion line Rodarte starring Elle Fanning 25 That same year bassist Josh Fauver left the band via email in 2012 just prior to the recording of Monomania 26 27 2013 2014 Monomania edit On March 22 2013 Deerhunter announced their sixth studio album would be released on May 7 2013 The album entitled Monomania was recorded in New York with frequent collaborator and producer Nicolas Vernhes at his Rare Book Room Studio where Microcastle and Parallax were taped For Monomania Josh McKay took over bass duties and Atlanta native Frankie Broyles was brought in to play guitar 28 Deerhunter s press release described the record as nocturnal garage 5 while having an avant garde context 29 On April 2 2013 the band performed the song Monomania on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 30 Deerhunter headlined and curated the All Tomorrow s Parties music festival held at Pontins holiday camp in Camber Sands England from the June 21 23 2013 31 At the event they performed the Cryptograms Microcastle amp Halcyon Digest albums in full with Atlas Sound also performing Deerhunter was announced as a headliner at Austin Psych Fest 32 the 6th annual festival held April 26 28 2013 Heineken Primavera Sound Barcelona Optimus Primavera Sound Porto and perform live at Dancity Festival Foligno Italy along with FYF Fest in Los Angeles during 2015 33 Deerhunter have also been asked to play at the Meredith Music Festival this December in Victoria Australia On December 4 2014 frontman Bradford Cox was seriously injured and hospitalized after being hit by a car in Atlanta GA 34 2015 2017 Fading Frontier edit On August 16 2015 Deerhunter released a video for a new song titled Snakeskin and announced that their new album Fading Frontier was released on October 16 2015 on the 4AD label 35 The song featured alto saxophonist Zumi Rosow and the video was directed by Valentina Tapia On October 13 Deerhunter shared the video for Living My Life dedicated to Miles Davis 36 The LP was very well received by critics 37 2018 present Double Dream of Spring and Why Hasn t Everything Already Disappeared edit In 2018 the band released a cassette only studio album during their Spring 2018 tour called Double Dream of Spring 38 A mostly instrumental album it was made to fill the void until their next album would be released the following year Former bass guitarist Joshua Fauver died in November 2018 at age 39 26 He was a member of the band from 2004 to 2012 Deerhunter s eighth album Why Hasn t Everything Already Disappeared was released on January 18 2019 39 The album s first single Death in Midsummer was released in October 2018 co produced by Cate Le Bon 39 On Halloween 2019 Deerhunter released the 13 minute long single Timebends A separate entity to their eighth studio album Why Hasn t Everything Already Disappeared Timebends is a partly improvised stream of consciousness outpouring recorded live direct to tape and in one take with minimal overdubs and mastered using a completely analog signal chain 40 The next day Cox released the Myths 004 EP in collaboration with Cate Le Bon recorded in Marfa Texas as part of an ongoing series with Dev Hynes Ariel Pink and Connan Mockasin 41 The band subsequently spent November 2019 on tour around Europe 42 Musical style and influence editThe band has revealed many artists and genres that contribute to Deerhunter s sound The New York Times concert review mentioned the Breeders Stereolab disco rhythm krautrock Sonic Youth s noise breakdowns girl group pop the picked eighth note bass lines of 1980s indie rock as influences 43 The song Coronado from Halcyon Digest features saxophone sounds inspired by the Rolling Stones album Exile on Main St Cox recalled I wanted that sax on there because I was listening to the Stones Exile on Main St reissue a lot I began to see a pattern forming Saxophones are becoming this thing That s why we did it early Next year everyone s gonna have a saxophone on their record because saxophones are just cool 44 Deerhunter has been described as indie rock 45 46 47 48 experimental rock 49 50 psychedelic pop 51 noise rock 52 garage rock 53 and art rock 54 Members editCurrent Bradford Cox lead vocals guitar percussion keyboards electronics 2001 present Moses Archuleta drums percussion electronics 2001 present Lockett Pundt guitar occasional lead vocals keyboards 2005 present Josh McKay bass guitar organ 2013 present Javier Morales keyboards piano saxophone 2016 present Former Rhasaan Manning percussion 2016 2017 Frankie Broyles guitar 2012 2014 Josh Fauver bass guitar 2004 2012 died 2018 Whitney Petty guitar 2008 2009 Colin Mee guitar 2001 2007 2007 2008 Justin Bosworth bass guitar 2001 2004 died 2004 Paul Harper bass guitar 2001 Dan Walton drums 2001 Adam Bruneau auxiliary drum kit in one line up 55 Timeline editDiscography editMain article Deerhunter discography Turn It Up Faggot 2005 Cryptograms 2007 Microcastle 2008 Weird Era Cont 2008 Halcyon Digest 2010 Monomania 2013 Fading Frontier 2015 Why Hasn t Everything Already Disappeared 2019 Touring editDuring live shows Cox has worn sundresses and has performed with fake blood smeared over his face and hands their live show being much more savage than their albums 56 In his explanation of the sundresses Cox has said I don t like the idea of going around stage in just jeans and a t shirt It seems anticlimactic 57 Deerhunter have supported many bands on tour including Nine Inch Nails TV on the Radio Project Pat Liars Yeah Yeah Yeahs Spoon The Smashing Pumpkins The Fiery Furnaces Lower Dens Ex Models Battles and Kings of Leon citation needed See also editAtlas Sound Bradford Cox s solo project Lotus Plaza Lockett Pundt s solo project Moon Diagrams Moses Archuleta s solo projectSee also editList of ambient music artistsReferences edit The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork 8 October 2019 Retrieved November 14 2019 The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s Stereogum November 4 2019 Retrieved November 14 2019 Bradford Cox Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car pitchfork com Pitchfork Retrieved 19 March 2024 Beyond Nostalgia A Conversation with Deerhunter s Bradford Cox pitchfork com Pitchfork Retrieved 19 March 2024 a b Brooklyn based Music Blog Album Review Deerhunter Monomania Nocturne Garage Rock in French Still in Rock 13 April 2013 Retrieved 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