| Deerhunter / Fading Frontier |
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| Album: | Fading Frontier | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Deerhunter | Added: | Oct 2015 | |
| Label: | Matador Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2016-01-10 | Pull Date: | 2016-03-15 |
| Week Ending: | Mar 20 | Mar 13 | Mar 6 | Feb 28 | Feb 21 | Feb 14 | Feb 7 | Jan 31 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 17, 2020: | KZSU Time Traveler Breaker | 4. | Apr 26, 2018: | The Flannel Underground Snakeskin | |
| 2. | Feb 27, 2019: | nearby galaxies All The Same | 5. | Nov 18, 2017: | Reckless Burning Breaker / Duplex Planet | |
| 3. | May 24, 2018: | The Flannel Underground Breaker | 6. | Oct 27, 2017: | Quite Gnarly Snakeskin |
| Album Review |
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| DJ Muscat Reviewed 2016-01-07 | ||
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Genre: indie rock, dream pop Indie stalwarts Deerhunter return with an album that shakes off some of the rough-edged grime of "Monomania". The lyrics generally deal with themes of mortality and finding comfort amidst confusion. These are catchy, dreamy tunes that are right up KZSU's alley. Favorites: 7, 3, 5, 8, 1, 9. No FCCs. 1. (3:05) ** All The Same - Brief ambience then swivels into mid tempo dreamy indie rock. Picks up some grit and pace as the song progresses. 2. (3:49) Living My Life - Hazy chords and drum machine. Bright and poppy feel. In the last third of the song, Moses Archuleta’s snappy drumming elevates the mood. 3. (3:31) **** Breaker - Fabulous song. Catchy guitar playing with lyrics that match the track’s feel. Bradford Cox recounts his experience being badly injured from a car crash and the revelations that came from that experience. One of the best of 2015. 4. (2:40) Duplex Planet - 2 seconds silence then jumps right into the first verse. Cool harpsichord-y guitar tones. Nice harmonies in the back half of the song. Cox meditates on aging. 5. (4:12) ** Take Care - 6/4 drum machine beat sets up a restrained, dreamy intro. Shifts into gooey gorgeous guitar. Nice bridge that breathes a sense of space into the track. 6. (5:56) Leather And Wood - Very reminiscent of Cox’s solo work with Atlas Sound. Slower, simple melody and Cox’s voice moving in and out of effects. Feels like just waking up in the morning. Last ~minute synth fooling around outro. 7. (4:21) **** Snakeskin - YES. Slithering, slinky, funky track. Like of Montreal meets Deerhunter. Play this all day long. 8. (5:32) ** Ad Astra - Synth driven. The only track with Lockett Pundt on lead vocals. Majestic, dreamy. Bridge features some cool samples that float in and out before breaking into a triumphant finish. Ends with a sample from a 1928 folk song. 9. (2:58) ** Carrion - Midtempo indie rock. Cox searches for meaning in loss, finding it difficult to move on without isolating himself. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | All The Same | 5. | Take Care | |||
| 2. | Living My Life | 6. | Leather And Wood | |||
| 3. | Breaker | 7. | Snakeskin | |||
| 4. | Duplex Planet | 8. | Ad Astra | |||
| 9. | Carrion | |||||