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Deerhunter Microcastle Kranky
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Georgia-based Deerhunter pulls out Microcastle for release in October, even though most of the bit-torrent snatchers probably got their greedy, little claws on it when it leaked in May. Microcastle is an album that could be described as “pretty” but remains laden with ambient distortion. Bradford Cox’s lilting vocals meander through each track atop saccharine guitar, heavy on the reverb, played back through a field of static or building to grunge-era melee. Microcastle seems in some way an album lost in time – ‘80s-into-’90s alt. rock bands My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Sonic Youth are certainly channeled here in a lot of ways, with admitted influences, according to Cox, stemming from ‘50s-era doo-wop. Timeless, well-produced, diverse enough to hold interest, and thoughtful enough to provide a soundscape to good scenery. You should take it to the beach.
–Juliet Bennet-Rylah
