Mountain Moves is the fourteenth studio album by Deerhoof. It was released on September 8, 2017 through Joyful Noise.[9]

Mountain Moves
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2017
Genre
Length39:40
LabelJoyful Noise
ProducerDeerhoof, Children of Hoof Radio and Television Orchestra
Deerhoof chronology
The Magic
(2016)
Mountain Moves
(2017)
Future Teenage Cave Artists
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Pitchfork7.7/10[6]
PopMatters8/10[7]
Spin6/10[8]

Production and release

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Deerhoof announced Mountain Moves in June 2017. The album was produced by Deerhoof along with the Children of Hoof Radio and Television Orchestra.[10] Although the album was set for a September 8 release, the band made the album available on Bandcamp on August 28, with all the proceeds from purchases (before the official release) going to the Emergent Fund.[11]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Slow Motion Detonation" (featuring Juana Molina)3:41
2."Con Sordino"3:07
3."I Will Spite Survive" (featuring Jenn Wasner)3:28
4."Come Down Here & Say That" (featuring Lætitia Sadier)3:20
5."Gracias a la Vida" (Violeta Parra)0:59
6."Begin Countdown"2:09
7."Your Dystopic Creation Doesn't Fear You" (featuring Awkwafina)2:55
8."Ay That's Me"3:04
9."Palace of the Governors"2:18
10."Singalong Junk" (featuring Xenia Rubinos)3:32
11."Mountain Moves" (featuring Matana Roberts)1:58
12."Freedom Highway" (The Staple Singers)1:42
13."Sea Moves" (featuring Chad Popple and Devin Hoff)1:58
14."Kokoye"4:07
15."Small Axe" (Bob Marley)1:20

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[12] 10

References

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  1. ^ a b Ferkl, Albert (September 13, 2017). "Californian indie band DEERHOOF release fourteenth studio album Mountain Moves". Idioteq. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Critic Reviews for Mountain Moves". Metacritic. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "Mountain Moves - Deerhoof". Allmusic. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Corcoran, Nina (September 7, 2017). "Deerhoof rallies its famous friends to protest on Mountain Moves". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  5. ^ Henderson, Corey. "Deerhoof Mountain Moves". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  6. ^ Colter Walls, Seth. "Deerhoof: Mountain Moves". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  7. ^ Ingalls, Chris. "Deerhoof: Mountain Moves". PopMatters. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  8. ^ Cush, Andy. "Review: Deerhoof's Mountain Moves Is a Charming But Uneven Protest Album". Spin. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "Deerhoof Announce New Album Mountain Moves, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. 2017.
  10. ^ "Deerhoof announce new album, Mountain Moves, share "I Will Spite Survive"". Consequence of Sound. 2017.
  11. ^ "Mountain Moves by Deerhoof". 2017.
  12. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.