Delving into Deerhunter

Deerhunter is an absolutely amazing post rock/indie rock band. I recently downloaded Cryptograms and I love it. The tracks are spacey and create an astoundingly lush, vibrant atmosphere. Although the singer, Bradford Cox, a sufferer of Marfan syndrome, is one of the goofiest looking guys around, he has a great set of pipes and the vocals enhance the atmosphere and lull you into complacency. The reverb and delay saturated guitar creates a platform for the music in which the bass and vocals seem to take a leading role on the majority of the tracks. This is especially obvious in my favorite song, "Spring Hall Convert". One of the band's major influences is My Bloody Valentine, so if you are interested in that sort of post-rock/shoe gaze sound, this band definitely provides in that aspect.

Deerhunter - Cryptograms
Give it a listen

http://rapidshare.com/files/80786353/D-C.zip

For those of you who have Verizon Fios, the good people running the On Demand feature have put up a two set concert of Deerhunter (total of 50 minutes) for free, and it is a religious experience.

-Dr.Reeves
http://www.last.fm/user/ryoga415