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San Francisco, United States (1994 – present)

San Francisco’s Deerhoof mixes sugary melodies and an experimental spirit into sweetly challenging and utterly distinctive music.

The group began as the brainchild of guitarist Rob Fisk and drummer/keyboardist Greg Saunier in 1994; early releases, such as 1995’s 7”s The Return of the Wood M’Lady and For Those of Us On Foot, had a more traditionally harsh, no wave-inspired sound, though they also included the quirky tendencies that dominated their later efforts.

Vocalist/bassist Satomi Matsuzaki joined the group in time for 1996’s self-titled double 7” on Menlo Park, but other members passed through Deerhoof, including Chris Cooper of Angst Hase Pfeffer nase. The following year they released their full-length debut, The Man, the King, the Girl, on Kill Rock Stars and the Come See the Duck 7” on Banano a year later. Fisk left Deerhoof after 1999’s Holdy Paws, an experiment that saw the band trying to write songs that favored composition over individual sounds, and pursued similar ideas in his solo work and in Badgerlore.

Halfbird, which was recorded before Fisk departed, was released in 2001, after John Dieterich was recruited as Deerhoof’s new guitarist. That year the group also released the My Pal Foot Foot 7”, a cover of the legendary Shaggs song, that also appeared on the Better Than the Beatles tribute. In 2002, the group released the critically acclaimed Reveille; 2003’s Apple O’ followed soon after, and also featured auxiliary guitarist Chris Cohen (The Curtains). Their fifth album, the much more cohesive and focused Milk Man, appeared in spring 2004.
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  • TescoSwabs

    Recently remembered how much I love these guys.

    yesterday evening
  • PopKaa

    where is milk man? neither here nor spotify. what has the world come to

    last week
  • michaelmcguire

    Midnight Bicycle Mystery deserves more love

    14 days ago
  • Koremora

    Polyvinyl just reissued Reveille on vinyl! Finally!

    last month
  • Amorphis92

    i feel the need to share one of the best interpretations of what their music is like: "Post-post-ironic; so far into the irony that it comes out at the other end as pure sincerity." :D

    last month
  • slo_crostic

    smash the windows

    last month
  • leercup

    Amazing gig in Auckland. Gregs bloody setlist is a testement to their live performances

    last month
  • rukiren

    So quirky and perfect. I really like I Did Crimes For You.

    last month
  • DrMaxChill

    Ponytail is close, they have similar sounding guitars

    last month
  • OneDrunkWalking

    Sauniers drum style could be described as "extreme minimalism" (paraphrased from USAISAMONSTER drummer Tom Hohmann - "He's always been a minimalist")

    last month
  • Chilou

    Hella fits the bill exceptfor the quirkiness

    December 2011
  • Saled_Burnette

    can anyone suggest some music thats kinda like deerhoof at their heaviest? like i totallg dig the drum breaks, mathy time signatures and sub octave guitar sound. PLEAASSEEEE :)

    December 2011
  • apathic

    @The_Wirftgu - As far as I'm concerned, a different singer would most likely make them sound boring, which will in turn make me lost all interest in them. It's not just the music, it's the music combined with the vocals that make them so unique.

    December 2011
  • The_Wirftgu

    I think this band could do better with a different singer...idk this chick sounds corny as hell...like on Panda Panda Panda

    December 2011
  • kirkfgylling

    I've heard they put on really good shows so that's what I'm expecting

    December 2011
  • Enokii

    i want greg saunier's skills on the drum

    December 2011
  • calfrian

    Greg Saunier mancaap! =D

    December 2011
  • bamearya

    Super Duper Rescue Heads! at RRREC FEST #2 AWESOME :') (2)

    December 2011
  • tibonti

    Super Duper Rescue Heads! at RRREC FEST #2 AWESOME :')

    December 2011
  • deemush

    I will meet deerhoof during their South East Asian tour. Yay!

    December 2011
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New Hoofdriver Split 7" OUT NOW!

16 Nov 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/Deerhoof

Our split 7" with Physical Forms (new band featuring Busdriver and Jeff from The Mae Shi) is out today on Polyvinyl. It's called Hoofdriver and is available on yellow vinyl instant …

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