Nick Sylvester is the guy in charge of Godmode Records, a small New York indie that’s been releasing very, very good music for a couple of years. He’s also a former rock critic and a good friend. So I’m very excited that Sylvester is producing La Isla Bonita, the forthcoming album from the long-running indie-skronk ...

American/Japanese quartet to release 13th album for their 20th anniversary

Deerhoof have a tremendously admirable work ethic. As a fan, you’re almost guaranteed a new album every year or two. Their last, Breakup Song, came out in 2012, and now, right on time, Deerhoof have announced that their new album, La Isla Bonita, will be released in November. The album is produced by Nick Sylvester [...]

The longstanding and inventive powerhouse Deerhoof is set to tour all over the world this spring, but first they’re unveiling a video for their Breakup Song psych ditty “Flower.” The clip, directed by Yuan Liu and Owen Donovan, takes place in a laundromat filled with shady characters and one young lady with wet feet...

For the last two nights, the composer Jherek Bischoff has played shows at New York’s St. Ann’s Warehouse, playing with a group of musicians that included the Contemporaneous Ensemble and Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier. The shows have also included guests like Zola Jesus, Sondre Lerche, Mirah, and David Byrne. Byrne closed ...