Offend Maggie is the ninth studio album by Deerhoof, released October 7, 2008 on Kill Rock Stars. Over the summer the band put up sheet music for the song "Fresh Born" online, and invited fans to record their version.[2] The title track is streaming on the label's website,[3] while Wired is streaming short clips of various songs on the album.[4]
| Offend Maggie | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 7, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Art pop[1] | |||
| Length | 43:21 | |||
| Label | Kill Rock Stars | |||
| Producer | Deerhoof | |||
| Deerhoof chronology | ||||
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The album was issued in the UK on October 13, 2008, via ATP Recordings.
Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| InYourSpeakers | (mixed)[7] |
| JustPressPlay | 7/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[9] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.6/10[10] |
| Punknews | [11] |
| Rolling Stone |  [12] |
| Stereo Subversion | 8/10[13] |
| The Big Issue | [14] |
| This Is Fake DIY | 8/10[15] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [16] |
Reviews were generally positive with most critics noting the band's move towards a more mature, guitar-oriented rock sound - "The album's all fretboard, no circuit board, and it feels most comfortable that way."[10]
Track listing
editAll songs written and composed by Ed Rodriguez, Greg Saunier, John Dieterich, and Satomi Matsuzaki.
CD
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Tears and Music of Love" | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Chandelier Searchlight" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Buck and Judy" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Snoopy Waves" | 2:05 |
| 5. | "Offend Maggie" | 2:02 |
| 6. | "Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back" | 2:36 |
| 7. | "Don't Get Born" | 0:49 |
| 8. | "My Purple Past" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Family of Others" | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Fresh Born" | 3:35 |
| 11. | "Eaguru Guru" | 4:00 |
| 12. | "This Is God Speaking" | 1:15 |
| 13. | "Numina O" | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Jagged Fruit" | 5:49 |
| Total length: | 43:21 | |
Vinyl
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Offend Maggie" | 2:02 |
| 2. | "Fresh Born" | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Chandelier Searchlight" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "The Tears and Music of Love" | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Buck and Judy" | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Don't Get Born" | 0:49 |
| 7. | "My Purple Past" | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 21:09 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back" | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Numina O" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "This is God Speaking" | 1:15 |
| 4. | "Eaguru Guru" | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Snoopy Waves" | 2:05 |
| 6. | "Jagged Fruit" | 5:49 |
| 7. | "Family of Others" | 2:47 |
| Total length: | 22:12 | |
Bandcamp
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fresh Born" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Snoopy Waves" | 2:05 |
| 3. | "This Is God Speaking" | 1:15 |
| 4. | "Buck and Judy" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "The Tears and Music of Love" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Offend Maggie" | 2:02 |
| 7. | "Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back" | 2:36 |
| 8. | "Family of Others" | 2:47 |
| 9. | "My Purple Past" | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Jagged Fruit" | 5:49 |
| 11. | "Eaguru Guru" | 4:00 |
| 12. | "Chandelier Searchlight" | 3:31 |
| 13. | "Numina O" | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Don't Get Born" | 0:49 |
| Total length: | 43:21 | |
Personnel
edit- Deerhoof - production, mixing
- Ian Pellicci, Jay Pellicci - recording, vocals
- Eli Crews - recording
- Tomoo Gokita - art work
- Hodaka Hamada - design
References
edit- ^ Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
Apple O' caught them at the tipping point between their noisier early days and the comparatively delicate art-pop of all of their records since.
- ^ "killrockstars". killrockstars. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ Offend Maggie Archived 2008-11-13 at the Wayback Machine at krs5.rc.com
- ^ Van, Eliot (2008-09-12). "Exclusive Preview: Deerhoof's Upcoming Offend Maggie Album | Listening Post | Wired.com". Blog.wired.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-11. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Offend Maggie by Deerhoof". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Jeff Li (2008-11-10). "InYourSpeakers review". Inyourspeakers.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ "JustPressPlay review". Justpressplay.net. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Schonfeld, Zach. "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ a b "Deerhoof: Offend Maggie Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Punknews review". Punknews.org. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Rolling Stone review Archived October 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Deerhoof - Offend Maggie - Stereo Subversion". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Smirke, Richard. "Review: DEERHOOF - Offend Maggie (ATP Recordings)". The Big Issue in the North (745, 27 October–2 November 2008). The Big Life Company: 25.
- ^ "This Is Fake DIY review". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ "Music Review: Deerhoof - Offend Maggie". Retrieved 5 October 2016.