The Magic is the thirteenth studio album by Deerhoof, released in June 2016 through Polyvinyl.
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| Released | June 24, 2016 | |||
| Length | 40:18 | |||
| Label | Polyvinyl | |||
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Production
editIn April 2016, Deerhoof announced The Magic, its first studio album since their 2014 La Isla Bonita.[1]
Joseph Baughman created the music video for the album's "The Devil and his Anarchic Surrealist Retinue". Baughman described his style as a slow-motion improvisation. The clay animated video features chessboard pieces and multicolored minotaurs.[2] Gary McQuiggin created the video for "Dispossessor", featuring Professor Raphael Appleblossom (eccentric alter ego of author Matthew Watkins) "demonstrating" the Banach-Tarski Paradox.[3]
Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[6] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[7] |
The album received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[4] Exclaim!'s Anna Alger was extremely positive, writing that the album "finds the wholly original and ever-engaging band at their most cohesive and versatile — which is saying a lot, given their dynamic history."[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Devil and His Anarchic Surrealist Retinue" | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Kafe Mania!" | 2:43 |
| 3. | "That Ain't No Life to Me" | 1:52 |
| 4. | "Life Is Suffering" | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Criminals of the Dream" | 5:00 |
| 6. | "Model Behavior" | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Learning to Apologize Effectively" | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Dispossessor" | 2:09 |
| 9. | "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" | 1:36 |
| 10. | "Acceptance Speech" | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Patrasche Come Back" | 0:47 |
| 12. | "Debut" | 2:54 |
| 13. | "Plastic Thrills" | 2:01 |
| 14. | "Little Hollywood" | 2:56 |
| 15. | "Nurse Me" | 2:41 |
| Total length: | 40:18 | |
References
edit- ^ Pearce, Sheldon (April 20, 2016). "Deerhoof Announce New Album The Magic, Share "Plastic Thrills"". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Deerhoof Share "The Devil and his Anarchic Surrealist Retinue" Music Video". pastemagazine.com. June 24, 2016.
- ^ "The Spring: Deerhoof's "Dispossessor" video".
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for The Magic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "The Magic – Deerhoof". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ Scheim, Benjamin (June 29, 2016). "Deerhoof: The Magic". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Alger, Anna (June 22, 2016). "Deerhoof -The Magic". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 9, 2016.