Album: Deerhoof vs Evil
Song: The Merry Barracks
Two facts you need to know about Deerhoof: 1. It features Greg Saunier, my favorite drummer in all of contemporary music; and 2. Jack, my younger son, all of eight years old, cites them as one of his fave bands.
A prouder dad you'll rarely find.
I just spent the previous two hours watching Canada's federal political leaders duke it out. With words. It was, as might be expected from any televised political debate, just this side of ridiculous. Or sad. Or obscene. And as Harper smirked and Iggy grimaced and as all of them mantra-d their "talking points" ad nauseam, I felt a growing urge to hurl my remote at the television. Thankfully, Deerhoof intervened.
Deerhoof vs evil. Deerhoof wins.
And ya gotta like a band that appeals to little kids and music snobs alike.
Wait a sec, there is a third fact you need to know about Deerhoof. In doing a little research for this blog post I watched a recent interview with Dave Grohl. He cites Deerhoof as one of his favorite "new" bands. So put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Here's another live performance for those of you inclined to venture further afield. This is my favorite Deerhoof tune, "The Perfect Me":
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