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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 11 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2343
Category: Music
Artist: Deerhunter
Publisher: Kranky
Studio: Kranky
Manufacturer: Kranky
Label: Kranky
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 796441812721
EAN: 0796441812721
ASIN: B001E7QLJW
Release Date: October 28, 2008
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Disc 1
| • | Cover Me | | • | Agoraphobia | | • | Never Stops | | • | Little Kids | | • | Microcastle | | • | Calvary Scars | | • | Green Jacket | | • | Activa | | • | Nothing Ever Happened | | • | Saved by Old Times | | • | Neither of Us, Uncertainly | | • | Twilight at Carbon Lake |
Disc 2
| • | Backspace Century [*] | | • | Operation [*] | | • | Ghost Outfit [*] | | • | Dot Gain [*] | | • | Vox Celeste [*] | | • | Cicadas [*] | | • | Vox Humana [*] | | • | VHS Dream [*] | | • | Focus Group [*] | | • | Slow Swords [*] | | • | Weird Era [*] | | • | Moon Witch Cartridge [*] | | • | Calvary Scars II/Aux. Out [*] |
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Album Description
Here it is, the highly anticipated follow-up to 2007's Cryptograms album which launched the band into the stratosphere of hype. Whether or not that was or is deserved is entirely subjective. Microcastle was recorded over the course of a week at Rare Book Studios in Brooklyn, New York with Nicolas Verhes in April of this year. The album was recorded as a four-piece consisting of Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt, Joshua Fauver, and Moses Archuleta. 'Saved by Old Times' features a vocal collage by Cole Alexander of the Black Lips, and the album also features two songs with lead vocals by guitarist Lockett Pundt, 'Agoraphobia', and 'Neither of Us, Uncertainly'.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
Deerhunter II Electric Boogaloo... June 26, 2009
Pitchfork gushed over this album, and while there are some tremendous cuts, Bradford Cox meanders along too many lulls and psychedelic paths. There are middle stretches that just don't rock. All is not lost, however. The track "Nothing Ever Happened" is an incredibly rocking song and is worth the price of this double album. It's amazing that in Pitchfork's list of 2008's 100 Best Tracks that it finished behind the Fleet Foxes, "White Winter Hymnal". It's 5+ minutes of bliss and should have been the best indie track of 2008. Oh well, at least Pitchfork recognized its greatness and placed it in their top 10. If only Deerhunter had made some of the middle cuts more rocking, this would have been a stellar album. If Cox had minimized some of the meandering & condensed the album from a double into a single album, the consistency would have been better. Tracks like "Backspace Century", "Operation", "Dot Gain" & "VHS Dream" from Weird Era would have upped the rockability quotient of Microcastle's standouts like, "Cover Me", "Agoraphobia", "Nothing Ever Happened" & "Saved by Old Times".
 Wow. May 11, 2009
I heard the song "Nothing ever happened" and bought the album only to be initially disappointed that the other songs were not as easily appreciated. Now that I've listened to these songs a few times, it's like a light went off in my head. Like the time I first appreciated Radiohead, I wanted to kick myself for not buying this sooner. This comes with a bonus disc "Weird Era" so you're really getting 2 cd's for the price of one.
Listen to this on headphones while under the influence of whatever, and you're likely to have the response of "Jesus!"...
 Overrated February 13, 2009
3 out of 12 found this review helpful
I snatched this album up since every critic was calling it the album of the year. My opinion: overrated. It's decent, but it's the type of CD you might get into for the year and eventually you forget you own it and it collects dust or stays off your playlists.
One of the best albums ever... February 9, 2009
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Wow, this album is so amazing. What I love about Deerhunter's Microcastle is the fluidity. As opposed to Cryptograms (which don't get me wrong, I do like it), Microcastle seems like it has a purpose and a smoother transition of songs. DH seem to have found their niche in the noise-rock genre. Their psychedelia has greatly improved just by listening to the bonus disc Weird Era Continued. It is a worthy piece of ambiance and distortion that is even better than Cryptograms. Microcastle is a classic album that is worthwhile listening for any indie rock fan.
Awesome album! January 6, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this album. Definitely better than their last one. Probably listen to it every day or at least every week. Great work Deerhunter.
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