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Deerhoof &bull; <i>Actually You Can</i>

Deerhoof • Actually You Can

Featuring a thunderous rhythm section unafraid to venture into lockstepped odd grooves, a guitar team willing to weave in and out of those sonic pylons in tandem, and a beguiling childlike voice floating above it all, this is your standard Deerhoof.

Deerhoof &bull; <i>Love-Lore</i>

Deerhoof • Love-Lore

You never know what to expect from Deerhoof, even if your list contains “sound art medleys improvised out of musical themes recognizable and unrecognizable”

Melkbelly &bull; <i>PITH</i>

Melkbelly • PITH

Sultry, measured vocals are set off against an array of spiky arrangements and instrumental bursts, song parts constantly evolving and mutating, so that little finishes the way it started.

Ezra Furman &bull; <i>Twelve Nudes</i>

Ezra Furman • Twelve Nudes

Furman sounds like he’s barely keeping it together as he blasts through a set of classic rockers, loaded with riffs and swagger.