• Bradford Cox
• Moses Archuleta
• Josh Fauver
• Colin Mee (left briefly in 2007)
• Lockett Pundt

Deerhunter began in 2001 as the brainchild of Bradford Cox and Moses Archuleta, with the ambition of fusing the lulling hypnotic states induced by ambient and minimalist music with the klang and propulsion of garage rock. Due to shifting line up changes and uncertainty about what musical direction to undertake, Deerhunter shows during this time period were very interesting. One never knew quite what to expect with each show being completely different from the previous show. After definitively adding Josh Fauver and Colin Mee, Deerhunter recorded their self-titled first album, often known as Turn it up, Faggot (2005, Stickfigure) after what had been yelled at them at numerous gigs.

Cryptograms is their second full-length, and their first for Kranky. The album took almost two years to finish and was the product of emotional, physical, and financial strain on the group. The first half of the album was recorded first unsuccessfully and the band considered giving up. The idea arose to give it one last shot and they returned to the small studio where they recorded their first studio and plugged in. The session resulted in the first half of the record which was recorded in one day. The second half of the record was also recorded in one day, in November 2005.

Releases

• Fluorescent Grey EP - single, out 09/04/2007 on Kranky. 1 review (read/post)
• Cryptograms - album, out 29/01/2007 on Kranky. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Fri 20 Jun at Brighton Barfly. (post review)
• Wed 18 Jun at Liverpool Korova. (post review)
• Tue 17 Jun at London Koko. (post review)
• Mon 16 Jun at Leeds Brudenell Social Club. (post review)
• Sun 15 Jun at Glasgow Stereo. (post review)
• Sat 14 Jun at Dublin Vicar Street. (post review)
• ATP Vs Pitchfork Saturday, Sat 10 May at Camber Sands Pontins. (post review)
• Thu 08 May at Dublin Whelan's. (post review)
• Wed 07 Nov at Manchester Cafe Saki. (post review)
• Liars Club, Tue 06 Nov at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. (post review)
• Mon 05 Nov at Dublin Whelan's. (post review)
• Sun 04 Nov at Glasgow ABC2. (post review)
• Nastyfest VIII, Sat 03 Nov at Leeds The Faversham. (post review)
• Release The Bats - ATP Halloween Party, Fri 02 Nov at London Kentish Town Forum. (post review)
• Wed 31 Oct at Paris La Maroquinerie. (post review)
• Fri 31 Aug at New York Southstreet Seaport. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 13/06/2008: Competition: WIN Liars signed records, tickets and gubbins
• 09/06/2008: Listen: Santogold, Julian Casablancas, Pharrell collaborate for Converse
• 03/06/2008: Hove Festival 2008 line-up completed
• 29/05/2008: Liars check in, freak out
• 14/05/2008: The Raconteurs, Beck and M.I.A. among new Hove additions
• 02/05/2008: High Places sign UK deal with Thrill Jockey, announce debut album
• 28/04/2008: ATP vs Pitchfork: your cut out and keep stage times
• 10/04/2008: Deerhunter confirm UK dates
• 15/01/2008: Les Savy Fav, Portishead, Deerhunter among new acts set for Primavera
• 04/12/2007: Excitement: Telepathe, Deerhunter, Avey Tare for Brooklyn-based comp

Features

• 02/07/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: the best of 2008's forthcoming albums
• 25/06/2008: Hove Festival 2008: DiS diary, day two
• 10/06/2008: My Bloody Valentine: peer pressure from five potential successors
• 01/06/2008: Primavera Sound 2008: DiS diary, day three
• 02/01/2008: It's great in 2008, yeah: DiS's anticipated albums
• 23/12/2007: DiS's features of 2007
• 05/12/2007: DiS's albums of 2007: 15-11
• 26/11/2007: DiS's albums of 2007: reader voting is now open!
• 16/11/2007: Deerhunter: troubled Atlantan souls brighten 2007's album horizons
• 24/08/2007: DiStimulation: August Bank Holiday 10 Things To See / Hear / Do

Links

• Deerhunter : myspace

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