Deerhunter - Microcastle Released Today
27 October 08
“Microcastle could be 4AD’s best release in well over a decade.”
Mojo
“This is without doubt one of the albums of the year."
Rock Sound
“A real treat. Let it wash over you.”
The Fly
New to 4AD, Atlanta-based Deerhunter are one of the most exciting new bands around and with their stunning new album, Microcastle, are finally releasing music beyond just their homeland.
Released today, Microcastle - the follow-up to 2006’s critically lauded Cryptograms - was recorded over the course of a week at the Rare Book Studios in Brooklyn, NY and as you can see from the above quotes, has captured attention. Time Out heaped much praise on it, “(Deerhunter) weave ethereal, wraithlike songs that touch the heights of Flaming Lips, Pavement and My Bloody Valentine,” while Pitchfork scored it an impressive 9.2, citing it to be a "call to arms."
In addition to Microcastle, the band have added Weird Era Cont., a bonus disc of brand new material. An album in it’s own right, the band wanted Weird Era Cont. to appear with little fanfare and as a surprise on release day. It’s more than just bonus material though; it’s also further proof of this band’s prolific and unerring ability to make timeless music.
Deerhunter head out on tour in the States with Times New Viking on October 31st with a hometown gig in Atlanta. We hope to have them back in Europe in the New Year.
The full tracklisting for Microcastle reads like this…
Deerhunter Microcastle
CD (CADD 2822CD), LP (CADD 2822) & DL (EAD 2822A)
Disc One (Microcastle)
1. Cover Me (Slowly)
2. Agoraphobia
3. Never Stops
4. Little Kids
5. Microcastle
6. Calvary Scars
7. Green Jacket
8. Activa
9. Nothing Ever Happened
10. Saved by Old Times
11. Neither of Us, Uncertainly
12. Twilight at Carbon Lake
Disc Two (Weird Era Cont.)
1. Backspace Century
2. Operation
3. Ghost Outfit
4. Dot Gain
5. Vox Celeste
6. Cicadas
7. Vox Humana
8. VHS Dream
9. Focus Group
10. Slow Swords
11. Weird Era
12. Moon Witch Cartridge
13. Calvary Scars II / Aux. Out 13
Below is a video diary of the band making the album, courtesy of Pitchfork TV.
