Deerhoof

Begun as an art-rock duo more than a decade ago, Deerhoof have shifted in the course of
eight albums toward exuberant riff-fueled pop. Most of Friend Opportunity, which the San
Francisco three-piece wrote while on the road with Radiohead, sounds like a pure
expression of musical joy. Over kitchen-sink instrumentation -- fuzzed-out guitars, organ,
spooky synths -- Japanese vocalist Satomi Matsuzaki sings lovely, impressionistic... More >