Deerhoof - Offend Maggie
(Kill Rock Stars) CD & LP
Cojones. Deerhoof have been wielding them well lately. The Runner’s Four & Friend Opportunity were micro-prog pop delights & Offend Maggie is no different. Opener “The Tears & Music Of Love” totally rocks with lumbering riffery, like the playful shards of “Matchbook Seeks Maniac” & “+81” from Friend Opportunity. Too accessible? Nope: Satomi Matsuzaki’s orations are still pretty wacky & with the second geetar of newcomer Edward Rodriguez, Offend Maggie channels all of Deerhoof’s refined qualities into a concentrated dose of YEAH!