Deerhoof’s La Isla Bonita was largely inspired by Janet Jackson and Madonna, so much so that single “Paradise Girls” evolved from a demo of the band covering Jackson’s “What Have You Done For Me Lately.” Today the noise-pop veterans have shared that demo to help connect the dots between...

Deerhoof continued their two-decade reign over noise-addled pop on last year’s La Isla Bonita, and now they’ve released a video for one of the record’s fuzzier, more-subdued moments, “Black Pitch.” The band’s firecracker frontwoman Satomi Matsuzak strolls through London’s well...

Deerhoof’s La Isla Bonita highlight “Exit Only” has gotten a massive remix from Perfect Pussy. The first half follows the structure of the original song for the most part, but it sounds as though it was recorded from the dark depths of hell: everything’s heavier and moves sluggishly, though the hook of the...

Veteran Bay Area spaz-poppers Deerhoof recorded their new album La Isla Bonita live in a garage over one week. God Mode label head Nick Sylvester (who is, full disclosure, my friend) recorded it, and it has a bit more melody and a bit less berserk skronk pyrotechnics than a lot of other Deerhoof records. But [...]

Deerhoof are getting ready to release their new album, La Isla Bonita, and from the sound of singles like “Paradise Girls” and “Exit Only,” it’s going to be an especially noisy and groovy one. Add “Last Fad” to that list as well. The track stutters and jerks around with a Capt...