History Music / DeerhunterBand

Not to be confused with Music/TheDearHunter.

Deerhunter is an American "''[[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly ambient punk]]''" band based in Atlanta, Georgia, known for its unique songwriting.

In 2005 they released ''Turn It Up Faggot'' to mostly positive reviews. They quickly dispensed with the sound because of the “negativity” surrounding the recording process, caused by the death of the original bassist, Justin Bosworth, in a freak skateboarding accident. Their next two albums, ''Cryptograms'' (2007) and ''Microcastle'' (2008), were met with enthusiasm, usually looking at Bradford Cox for his interesting lyrics and vocal melodies. In 2010 they released ''Halcyon Digest'' to critical acclaim. It was on this album where Deerhunter picked up a folk-influenced sound, but then discarded it upon the release of their 2013 album, ''Monomania'', which drew heavily from garage rock, noise rock, and punk sounds. When Bradford Cox was hit by a car in late 2014, the accident that "provided a perspective-giving jolt". This greatly impacted the more serene, self-assured perspective heard on their next record, ''Fading Frontier'' (2015). In 2018, Deerhunter released the cassette-only ''Double Dream of Spring'', limited to 300 copies and sold only on tour. The band's newest proper album, produced by Cate le Bon, was released in January 2019.

** ''Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?'' is an ArtRock ConceptAlbum about a dystopia, named after the Jean Baudrillard book.

In 2005 they released ''Turn It Up Faggot'' to mostly positive reviews. They quickly dispensed with the sound because of the “negativity” surrounding the recording process, caused by the death of the original bassist, Justin Bosworth, in a freak skateboarding accident. Their next two albums, ''Cryptograms'' (2007) and ''Microcastle'' (2008), were met with enthusiasm, usually looking at Bradford Cox for his interesting lyrics and vocal melodies. In 2010 they released ''Halcyon Digest'' to critical acclaim. It was on this album where Deerhunter picked up a folk-influenced sound, but then discarded it upon the release of their 2013 album, ''Monomania'', which drew heavily from garage rock, noise rock, and punk sounds. When Bradford Cox was hit by a car in late 2014, the accident that "provided a perspective-giving jolt". This greatly impacted the more serene, self-assured perspective heard on their next record, ''Fading Frontier'' (2015). In 2018, Deerhunter released the cassette-only ''Double Dream of Spring'', limited to 300 copies and sold only on tour. The band is currently working on an album proper, produced by Cate le Bon, that is expected to come out later in the year.