Deerhoof
Mountain Moves
Release Date: Sep 8, 2017
Genre(s): Pop/Rock
Record label: Joyful Noise
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Album Review: Mountain Moves by Deerhoof
Great, Based on 8 Critics
Based on rating 9/10
'Society is broken,' I first typed in my empty apartment. I stared at the sentence, glanced across at the sofa, stared down at the shadow bruise on my right hand. This won.
Based on rating 8/10
In times of trouble, people usually go one of two ways: they either isolate themselves from the outside world and focus inward, or they reach out to like-minded individuals and friends in search of strength to get through it. On Mountain Moves, their 14th release, Deerhoof take the latter path, with guest appearances by numerous artists and a number of well-chosen covers. This influx of new voices finds Deerhoof exploring a number of different styles and sounds, all the while keeping that chaotic exuberance they are known for. The band ….
Based on rating 8/10
Since forming in San Francisco more than 20 years ago, Deerhoof has managed to straddle a variety of lines between guitar-heavy punk, arty dream pop, fractured psychedelia and noisy earworms, keeping their commitment to artistic integrity intact while continuing to win over new fans with each new album and tour. Mountain Moves, their 14th studio album, continues along the same path they.
Based on rating 7.7/10
Deerhoof has enjoyed one of the most vibrant careers of any ensemble with roots in the world of 1990s indie rock. One of the group.
Based on rating 7.5/10
It's a good sign when the opening seconds of an album sound cool enough to just loop and repeat, and Deerhoof pull that off on Mountain Moves, their fourteenth album. "Slow Motion Detonation" unfurls with Satomi Matsuzaki repeating the song's title over the band's woozy, pounding foundation before rounding the corner toward punchy, proggy pleasures. "I'm not afraid of the microphone.
Based on rating 7/10
This isn't something new for Deerhoof - their 18 album discography has seemingly covered every plausible genre and sound - but on Mountain Moves, the bulky list of features and appearances adds a much needed kick to a record that could have turned out to be as dry as their 2016 effort The Magic. But the resulting Mountain Moves is something much more enticing. Their ambition shines; covering breezy blues licks, stop-and-start hip-hop and meticulously composed baroque pop.
Based on rating 3/5
Deerhoof never really stick to one sound for too long, and given that they have an apparently inexhaustible amount of musical ideas, the upside to that is that if you don.
Based on rating 3/5
Deerhoof have been refining their beguilingly odd kind of music for well over 20 years now. A winningly jagged mash-up of avant, rock, pop, garage and jazz influences, it.
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