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Rating: Deerhoof is a U.S. band that has reached its seventh album and, despite everything, never ceases to amaze by continuing to churn out more than respectable albums.
Indeed, after three impeccable albums from many points of view like "Halfbird," "Reveille," and "Apple O," this year they come out with a concept album about the fairy tale of a milkman who kidnaps children: Milk Man, indeed.
There is no denying, the album is one of those that grabs you from the first minutes. The guitars, sharp and well-organized, blend well with the keyboard but especially with the voice, clear and pure, which amidst odd rhythms and sudden key changes, manages to sustain always pleasant and fitting melodies, steering the tracks through moments of near-human madness (Dog on the Sidewalk) and slow, dreamy atmospheres (New Sneakers).
The 33 minutes that separate the title track from the closing piece slip away with sweetness and become increasingly enjoyable with each listen.
Sure, it's not a masterpiece, but it certainly deserves more than a cursory listen.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 Giga Dance (02:58)
I sleep in angel's feather's heaven bed
Don't say goodnight
Far away, nervous face
I hiss at the Milkman's king
Giga Dance, Giga Dance
Giga Dance, Giga Dance
Giga Dance, Giga Dance
Mind the steps, steal his eyes
Under pale dim lights
Let's escape, end the feast
Home is better than it seemed
Giga Dance, Giga Dance
Giga Dance, Giga Dance
Giga Dance, Giga Dance
03 Desapareceré (04:07)
Mira! Mira! piedra cabeza me ve
MÃrame que desapareceré
Busca, busca, bu-su-ca, buscándome
Sé que entiendes, oye
Fiesta! Fiesta! por supuesta!
Entra en el baile
Este Baile es para una persona sola, sola, sola
Cerca, cerca, venga cerca, respira
No me reconoce aunque
En su sopa maravillosa ocultó
Algo que no se puede comer
05 Dog on the Sidewalk (01:13)
Dog on the sidewalk I saw
Wan wan kun ga poko poko pon pon pon
07 Milking (03:36)
And all the kids are looking down
And all the kids hear marching sounds
They all see the armies on the ground
And all the kids are looking down
Gun fire after another
Hear the fire going higher
There is a castle in the air
And all the kids are trapped in there
There is a king, they don't know where
There is a castle in the air
Gunfire after another
Bright fire shooting higher
And the boys cried out but they can't get through to you, through to you
And the king cried out but he can't be true to you, true to you
If all the kids could reach to see
They wonder who the king would be
A little boy who looks like me
If all the kids could reach to see
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