San Francisco’s own Deerhoof have seemed a bit quiet since their January release of Friend Opportunity. Maybe it’s because they have been toiling in the studio - with sexy results! Recently the band composed and recorded 9 original songs for “Dedication,” an independent film by Justin Theroux. The soundtrack was released on9/11 but it probably didn’t get much attention with all the brawling and bawling going on about other 9/11 albums. The soundtrack also has tracks by Cat Power, the Strokes, Fischerspooner, Lightning Bolt and more. Deerhoof also just uploaded an album’s worth of FREE mp3s for you to download and enjoy, some live recordings and other goodies that haven’t been released previously! PLUS, the band is currently on a North American tour for another few weeks at which point they head for London (to perform alongside Liars and Black Lips) with a stop in Iceland!
Dedication Soundtrack Tracklist
1. “Matchbook Seeks Maniac” (Dedication Mix) - Deerhoof
2. “Back Of Your Head” - Cat Power
3. “My Bebop Gal” - “Dr.” Isaiah Ross
4. “A Kick In The Teeth” - Fischerspooner
5. “Dedication Suite One” - Edward Shearmur
6. “Little Drummer Boy” - Deerhoof
7. “Hark The Umpire” - Deerhoof
8. “Red River Blues” - Buddy Moss
9. “Ask Me Anything” - The Strokes
10. “Forcefield” - Lightning Bolt
11. “Dedication Suite Two” - Edward Shearmur
12. “Our Angel’s Ululu” - Deerhoof
13. “Stay Golden” - Au Revoir Simone
Rolling Stone has a video trailer for the movie and a lot more details about it, like the fact that it’s “a romantic comedy starring Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore” and that Theroux used to be a roadie for Fugazi and appeared in Muse’s video for “Hysteria.”
Free Deerhoof Music For Download
Deerhoof have uploaded an album’s worth of free mp3s of live recordings and other goodies. 13 tracks in all are available on the Deerhoof page on Kill Rock Stars’ website, where it says: “I don’t know how long we can keep these up here, I might recommend downloading now and asking questions later. Play back with 0 seconds pause between songs…”
The 13 FREE Deerhoof tracks are:
1) “Holy night fever”
2) “Rrrrrrright: germlin remix”
3) “Milk man”
4) “Our angels ululu”
5) “Look away part two”
6) “Kidz are so small”
7) “Someone’s swizz-deerhoof mash up we found”
8) “Jorge b.s. friend”
9) “Flower, panda, you’re our two, the last trumpeter swan”
10) “Unused dedication sound effect”
11) “The perfect me: cover by so cow”
12) “Twin killers”
13) “Milking”
So head over there right away to get ‘em before they’re gone (links are at the end of this post). You can also read about their travails on tour with Radiohead, particularly their show at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, as you download the songs on that page. Then, you can always come back here and watch this video:
“This Magnificent Bird Will Rise” performed live at Lux on 06/06/06:
Deerhoof Tour Fall 2007
Deerhoof have mapped out a Fall tour of the US that will dip into Canada, but not hit very many states. But wait, what’s this? A London performance in November? With Liars and The Black Lips, oh my!
September 2007
21 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
22 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
23 - Tulsa, OK - Cain‘s Ballroom
25 - Nashville, TN - City Hall
26 - Covington, KY - Madison Theatre
28 - Toronto, Ontario - Ricoh Coliseum
29 - London, Ontario - John Lambert Center
30 - Pontiac MI - Eagle Theater
October 2007
1 - Madison, WI - UW Memorial Union Rathskeller
2 - Minneapolis, MN - McGuire Theater at Walker Arts Center
4 - Denver, CO - Bluebird
6 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
10-19 - Iceland Airwaves, Iceland
November 2007
02 - London, UK - Release The Bats at The Forum (w/ Liars, Black Lips, and more)
The Deerhoof page on the Kill Rock Stars website has everything you need to know about that.
Deerhoof Links
Rolling Stone Page where the video trailer for “Dedication” can be viewed.
Deerhoof website on Kill Rock Stars - more tour info, free mp3s
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