Mar 30, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Experimental rockers Deerhoof are releasing a new album, Miracle-Level, tomorrow via Joyful Noise. Now they have shared another song from it, “Phase-Out All Remaining Non-Miracles by 2028,” via an animated music video. They have also announced some new tour dates. More

Jan 18, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Experimental rockers Deerhoof have announced a new album, Miracle-Level, that ticks off two firsts for the band—it’s their first album fully recorded in a proper recording studio and the first one completely sung in Japanese. They have also shared a new song from it, “Sit Down, Let Me Tell You a Story,” via a music video and announced some tour dates. More

Sep 07, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Deerhoof have shared a new single, “My Lovely Cat.” The song is dedicated to celebrity cat Lil Bub and was produced by Lil Bub’s owner, Mike Bridavsky. Its lyrics are written and sung in Japanese by Satomi Matsuzaki, who also did the drawings for the single’s visualizer. More

Feb 10, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Congotronics International (a supergroup composed of Konono Nº1, Kasai Allstars, Deerhoof, Juana Molina, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, and Skeletons’ Matt Mehlan) have announced the release of a new album, Where’s the One?, which will be out on April 29 via Crammed Discs. The group have also shared two new singles from the album, “Banza Banza” and “Beyond the 7th Bend.” More

Dec 21, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Deerhoof have shared a new live album, Devil Kids, out now digitally and on vinyl via Joyful Noise. The digital version of the album contains six bonus tracks as well as a video download of the concert, which includes behind-the-scenes footage. More

Oct 20, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Deerhoof are releasing a new album, Actually, You Can, this Friday via Joyful Noise. Now they have shared its fourth single, “Be Unbarred, O Ye Gates of Hell,” via a quirky animated video that features a tribe that worships large sentient tomatoes and giant tomato-powered robots that are also after the red fruit that everyone thinks is a vegetable. Geoff Hoskinson directed the video. More

Sep 22, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Deerhoof are releasing a new album, Actually, You Can, on October 22 via Joyful Noise. Now they have shared its second single, “Scarcity is Manufactured,” via an animated video. The song is inspired by the music of 1950s singer/guitarist Ritchie Valens, who died tragically in a plane crash in 1959 at age 17 (fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson were also on the tragic flight). Gabriella Molina directed the video. More

Aug 24, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Deerhoof are releasing a new album, Actually, You Can, on October 22 via Joyful Noise. Now they have shared its second single, “Plant Thief,” via an animated video. More

Jul 21, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Deerhoof have announced a new album, Actually, You Can, and shared its first single, “Department of Corrections,” via an amusing stop-motion animated video. More

Oct 28, 2020 By Laura Studarus

Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives. This week, the highs and lows of life with Greg Saunier of Deerhoof. More

Sep 28, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof have surprise released Love-Lore, an ambitious new covers album that features 43 songs in only 35 minutes. What’s more it’s a free download. Love-Lore was recorded live in the studio and is out now via Joyful Noise. More

Jun 18, 2020 By Samantha Small

Today Deerhoof have announced a new live album, To Be Surrounded By Beautiful, Curious, Breathing, Laughing Flesh Is Enough, which features legendary jazz composer Wadada Leo Smith. It will be released exclusively on Bandcamp on July 3rd via Joyful Noise Recordings. All album proceeds will benefit Black Lives Matter. You can preview the track “Breakup Songs,” featuring Smith and an explosive instrumental jam session More

Apr 20, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof are releasing a new album, Future Teenage Cave Artists, on May 29 via Joyful Noise. Now they have shared another song from it, “‘Farewell’ Symphony,” via a video for the track. The band have also announced that at 4 p.m. EST today they will be hosting a live stream listening party and Q&A for Future Teenage Cave Artists on YouTube. More

Mar 27, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to the twelfth Songs of the Week of 2020. It was another scary week out there, as America surpassed China and Italy to become the country with the most COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the world, with 101,242 known U.S. cases at the time of this writing and 1,588 American COVID-19 deaths. Meanwhile the world economy is in tatters and there’s no realistic end to the quarantine in sight, despite what President Trump says about everything opening back up again in time for Easter. More

Mar 25, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof have announced a new album, Future Teenage Cave Artists, and shared two songs from it, title track “Future Teenage Cave Artists” and “The Loved One,” the former via a lyric video. More

Sep 28, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

We tend to avoid including cover versions in our Songs of the Week list, as they are not truly new songs, but this week we have included two notable ones in our main list. We also rarely include live songs in our Top 10 songs, but have made a big exception this week. More

Sep 26, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

All work and no play does not make Deerhoof a dull band, apparently. Meaning that the ever-prolific band continue to be involved in interesting projects. Before you can say “redrum” over and over again in a creepy voice, the band have announced a new 7-inch EP where they cover songs from Stanley Kubrick’s classic 1980 horror film The Shining. It’s fittingly titled Deerhoof Plays Music of The Shining and they have shared its B-side, a cover of “Midnight, The Stars and You” (the original was by Ray Noble and His Orchestra, featuring vocals by Al Bowlly, and played in the ghostly ballroom scene in the movie). More

Jan 24, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof have covered the Madonna classic “Live to Tell” (from her 1986 album True Blue). The cover can be found on Post​-​Trash: Volume Three, which is a charity compilation benefitting (via Maria Fund) those in Puerto Rico affected by last year’s hurricane. More

Oct 20, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Fall 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine app Zinio). The issue features Julien Baker on the cover. More

Aug 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof were releasing a new album, Mountain Moves, on September 8 via Joyful Noise, but they’ve now released the album to their Bandcamp page almost two weeks early. More

Aug 04, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The War on Drugs’ last album, Lost in the Dream, was our #1 album of 2014 and a lot of other people agreed with us too. Based on the four singles shared thus far from their forthcoming new album, A Deeper Understanding, the band is already in strong Album of the Year waters for 2017. More

Aug 04, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof are releasing a new album, Mountain Moves, on September 8 via Joyful Noise. Previously they shared its first two singles, “I Will Spite Survive” (which features Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak and Flock of Dimes) and “Your Dystopic Creation Doesn’t Fear You” (which features Awkwafina). More

Jul 18, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof are releasing a new album, Mountain Moves, on September 8 via Joyful Noise. Previously they shared its first single, “I Will Spite Survive” (which features Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak and Flock of Dimes). Now they have shared another song from the album, “Your Dystopic Creation Doesn’t Fear You,” which features Awkwafina. More

Jun 30, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Despite leading up to a long holiday weekend, it was a packed week for great new songs. Quite a few notable artists shared new songs this week, including Arcade Fire, St. Vincent, The National, Liam Gallagher, Neil Young, Mogwai, Weezer, Broken Social Scene, Toro Y Moi, and more. More

Jun 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof have announced a new album, Mountain Moves, and shared its first single, “I Will Spite Survive” (which features Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak and Flock of Dimes). More

Apr 18, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Another benefit for Planned Parenthood has been announced. Cover Your Ass Vol. 1 is due out May 26 via Lionfish Music. It features covers by Cass McCombs (Pointer Sisters), Speedy Ortiz (TV on the Radio), Deerhoof (Public Enemy), Hinds (Dead Ghosts), TEEN (David Bowie), The Lemon Twigs (Dido), Luke Temple (Scott Walker), Porches (Big Star), and more. More

Sep 15, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

The great Champaign, Il based indie record label Polyvinyl turns 20 this year. To honor that they are putting out a new compilation, Polyvinyl Plays Polyvinyl, in which its artists cover other artists on the label. And today they have already shared four of the tracks from the compilation, all of which you can stream below. More

Sep 09, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our 2016 Protest Issue (out September, October, and into November), which is out now both digitally and on newsstands. We’ve done a Protest Issue every U.S. Presidential election year since 2004 and as before this issue features articles examining the intersection of music and politics and photo shoots with musicians holding protest signs of their own making. Then in mid-October we will be launching our charity Protest Auction, in which we auction off all the protest signs in the issue, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. More

Jun 24, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Deerhoof have shared the music video for their new song “The Devil and his Anarchic Surrealist Retinue.” More

Jun 16, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof are releasing a new album, The Magic, next Friday, June 24, via Polyvinyl. Now you can stream the whole album via NPR First Listen. Check it out below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates. More

Jun 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof are releasing a new album, The Magic, on June 24 via Polyvinyl. Now the band has shared another song from it, “Acceptance Speech.” Listen below via The Line of Best Fit (who premiered it), followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates. More

May 23, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof are releasing a new album, The Magic, on June 24 via Polyvinyl. Now the band has shared another song from it, “That Ain’t No Life to Me.” The song features guitarist Ed Rodriguez on lead vocals, a first for the band. Listen below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates. More

May 17, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof are releasing a new album, The Magic, on June 24 via Polyvinyl. Now the band has shared a video for “Criminals of the Dream.” Trevor Shimizu and Josh Brand of the New York Video Photography Group directed the clip, which looks VHS-like and features the band in a park by a freeway, the Empire State Building, and some close-ups of a dog. More

Apr 18, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Deerhoof has shared the video for a new song called “Debut.” More

Sep 24, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Deerhoof are releasing a new live record this fall, Fever 121614. No it was not recorded at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland (see the cool performance by them there that we posted last week), but was recorded last December 16 at Fever in Tokyo, Japan. The band has shared a video from that show of them performing “We Love Parties.” More

Sep 18, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Proving that the scientists over at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) are hipper than you maybe thought they might be, they recently invited Deerhoof to do an improvisational performance at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland. You know the one, where they are trying to ascertain the origins of the universe and have been conducting amazing experiments in particle physics since it opened in 2008 (when it was once feared it might tear a whole in time and space when activated or something like that). More

Jan 09, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Deerhoof have announced plans for a month-long tour through North America this coming March. More

Dec 03, 2014 By Cody Ray Shafer

Deerhoof are currently on tour celebrating the release of their thirteenth album, La Isla Bonita. Meanwhile, Perfect Pussy have shared a remix of “Exit Only,” off the aforementioned LP. More

Nov 11, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Deerhoof’s new video for La Isla Bonita cut “Exit Only” features the many sides of actor Michael Shannon—who goes a little mad when he hears the song. More

Sep 10, 2014 By Laura Studarus

On November 4 Deerhoof will release their new album La Isla Bonita. More

Jan 29, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Deerhoof’s video for “Flower,” a cut from recently released album Breakup Song, celebrates what happens when strangers catch each other’s eye at a laundromat. More

Oct 22, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Ever wonder what Deerhoof might sound like with a little extra spit and polish? Take a listen to new track, “Sexy, But Sparkly.” More

Aug 27, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Next week Cat Power will return with Sun, her first album of original material since her 2006 effort The Greatest. More

Aug 16, 2012 By Margot Cooper Gruen

San Francisco based Deerhoof have released the first single from their forthcoming album, “Fête D’Adieu.” More

Jul 23, 2012 By Laura Studarus

On September 4, Deerhoof are out to crush us with new album, Breakup Song. More

Mar 20, 2012 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out photos from Friday’s Under the Radar SXSW 2012 Day Party including shots of Django Django, Lost in the Trees, Cymbals Eat Guitars, La Sera, Deerhoof and of Montreal. Photos by Wendy Lynch Redfern. More

Mar 10, 2012 By Laura Studarus

On March 16 Shure presents Under the Radar’s third of three free SXSW day parties. Leading up to the event we’re letting you know about each artist playing. Today we’re spotlighting Deerhoof. More

Mar 09, 2012 By Cody Ray Shafer

Of Montreal have released a stream of a previously unreleased song, “Feminine Effects.” It’s part of a split 7” record with Deerhoof. Don’t forget that both of Montreal and Deerhoof are playing our Friday SXSW party. More

Feb 29, 2012 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar magazine is excited to reveal the full lineups, poster, and set times for its three SXSW 2012 day parties, taking place on Wednesday, March 14th, Thursday, March 15th, and Friday, March 16th. The Friday party, which is presented by Shure, will feature headliner of Montreal performing their beloved 2004 album The Sunlandic Twins in its entirety, the only SXSW 2012 performance of the album. The lineup also includes Chairlift, The Drums, Reggie Watts, Deerhoof, Bear in Heaven, Youth Lagoon, La Sera, Taken By Trees, and more. More

Nov 29, 2011 By Laura Studarus

DeerBazan, the latest in Deerhoof’s collaborative project where guest vocalists sing over Deerhoof instrumentation, is set for release on January 17. As implied by the name, their guest for this round is none other thanDavid Bazan. More

Nov 17, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

In celebration of 15 years of releasing great music, Polyvinyl have announced A Brief History in Moving Pictures, which features 60 music videos from 26 Polyvinyl artists. Check out the tracklist here. More

Sep 12, 2011 By Mi Tran

The last time San Francisco’s Deerhoof released a free web album to their fans was in 2007. More

Aug 05, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy took a turn at the mic with Deerhoof recently, fronting the band for 7-inch single, “Behold a Raccoon in the Darkness.” More

Jul 30, 2011 By Laura Studarus

There’s a whole lotta music going on to benefit Japan. Two major complations were announced today featuring (among others): Love is All, Casiokids, Ariel Pink, Chairlift, Deerhoof and more. We have the detials. More

Jul 13, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

Polyvinyl have released a compilation to help raise money for Japan, which suffered a devastating tsunami in March of this year. More

Jul 11, 2011 By Christopher Roberts

As previously announced, British trip-hop legends Portishead will be curating and headlining ATP’s I’ll Be Your Mirror festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey, October 1 and 2. More

Nov 30, 2010 By Lauren Barbato

The Bay Area art punkers released today at Japan’s Qetic magazine “Hey I Can” as part of their Global Album Leak promotion for Deerhoof vs. Evil. More

Nov 22, 2010 By Lauren Barbato

Deerhoof unleash “Qui Dorm, Només Somia,” a fresh track off Deerhoof vs. Evil, at Time Out, Barcelona. More

Nov 16, 2010 By Lauren Barbato

Last week, Deerhoof was soaking up the sun Down Under at Beat Magazine. Today, the art-punk outfit has landed at Dont Party in Cape Town, South Africa, where it released “Must Fight Current,” the latest single off upcoming LP Deerhoof vs. Evil. More

Nov 10, 2010 By Lauren Barbato

The eccentric punk rockers decided to save us the trouble of, you know, piracy, and leak tracks off upcoming album Deerhoof vs. Evil—due out January 25, 2011—themselves, including “Behold a Marvel in the Darkness,” which was leaked today. More

Oct 15, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Earlier this year, we spoke with The Go! Team’s Ian Parton about the band’s upcoming third album. Today, additional information has surfaced regarding the project. More

Jul 02, 2010 By Laura Studarus

After plenty of speculation, the lineup for 2010’s Jelly Pool Parties (a free concert held Sundays at Williamsburg Waterfront) has finally been announced. We have the full details. More

Jun 23, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu are combining their powers to rock the east coast this fall. We have the dates. More

Mar 04, 2010 By Laura Studarus

In celebration of Record Story Day on April 17th, noise rockers Deerhoof are re-releasing Apple O’ and Green Cosmos on vinyl, complete with a series of bonus tracks. More

Jan 08, 2010 By Kyle Lemmon

After an initial announcement, the list of bands set to play the 18th annual Noise Pop Festival is growing real long. The San Francisco fest goes down February 23rd-March 1st, and here are a few new notable inclusions: More

Dec 05, 2017 By Matt Fink

The fall of 2016 was the best of times and the worst of times for the members of Deerhoof. Devastated by the election of Donald Trump, they simultaneously were experiencing the elation of doing their first tour of South America. More

Nov 03, 2016 By Matt Fink

On July 11, 2016, Democratic nominee for president Bernie Sanders officially endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, thereby ending one of the unlikeliest campaigns in American political history. It had been a remarkable run for the 74-year-old Vermont senator, going from barely registering in national polls to running neck and neck with Clinton throughout much of the primary. And, if public statements and Twitter endorsements are to be believed, the world of indie rock stood almost unanimously in their support for him. Vampire Weekend, TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear-all performed for Sanders at his rallies. Killer Mike of Run the Jewels filmed interviews with Sanders to help spread his message. More

Feb 12, 2015 By Mark Redfern

For Under the Radar’s 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Ed Rodriquez of Deerhoof. More

Mar 31, 2023 By Kyle Kersey

For the better part of three decades, experimental DIY quartet Deerhoof have been pushing the boundaries of rock music. More

Nov 08, 2021 By Kyle Kersey

Few bands traversing the indie rock circuit are as prolific as Deerhoof: 18 albums over a quarter of a century—including three in the last two years. And no band matches their ability to draw from so many contrasting styles and influences while still creating something that sounds cohesive. On Actually, You Can, they alternate between chaotic math rock and hypnotic alternative, weaving an album that feels equal parts eclectic and spontaneous. More

Sep 14, 2017 By Hays Davis

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. More

Dec 30, 2015 By Nate Rogers

Somehow able to continuously skate the cliff of insanity for extended periods of time without falling, Deerhoof is a true pearl of progressive rock (while still holding off on the proggy bullshit, thank God). More

Dec 02, 2014 By Hays Davis

The world doesn’t realize how much it needs Deerhoof until a new Deerhoof album appears. More

Feb 04, 2011 By Hays Davis

There’s really only one way to approach a new Deerhoof album: with the expectation that you didn’t really see it coming. The band, after roughly 15 years, is still reliably unpredictable. More

May 20, 2010 By Hays Davis

Green Cosmos, Deerhoof’s 2005 EP, was a wildly varied record that featured Satomi Mastuzaki singing exclusively in her native Japanese. For a new edition released by Kill Rock Stars for this year’s Record Store Day, the original fifteen-minute sequence is bolstered by an additional eight minutes of live/demo bonus tracks, all on green vinyl with a digital download. More

May 20, 2010 By Hays Davis

Deerhoof had expanded from a trio to a quartet by the time of the recording of 2003’s Apple O’, and the members gelled for what would become some of their most memorable music to date. With guitarist Chris Cohen joining drummer Greg Saunier, singer/bassist Satomi Matsuzaki and guitarist John Dieterich, the songs evinced a new immediacy, veering from the electronic elements included in the previous year’s Reveille to more of a live-sounding, muscular approach. More

Jan 07, 2007 By Nate Daly (with help from Thomas Hynes)

I’m happy to say that Deerhoof is getting the popular appreciation that they deserve. A band whose sum is exponentially greater than its parts, Deerhoof has been blowing me away for years, and while critics have adored them, they have often been unfairly categorized as too difficult for the casual listener. More