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Originally Posted by Unicr0n
I go back and forth on Deerhoof. When I first heard Runners Four years and years ago I loved it. Then, as I started acquiring more of their music and started throwing them on the iPod, I found her voice to be more and more grating.
Now, I go through spats where I can't stand the band, then a pretty song comes up on shuffle, and I dig through the albums for a bit until I realize that mostly, her voice is just too grating for me. The music itself is wonderful all around, it'd just be better as a goddamn instrumental band.
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I think Satomi's vocals work well as an additional instrument from time to time, but I tend to agree that the rapid time-shifts are the real compelling aspect of Deerhoof's music. They are truly just four people who, together, manage to sound fantastic together. Beyond the first album, there are few tunes from the band I dislike, and they just seem to keep getting stronger with age.