Released June 24, 2016 Artist Deerhoof Genre Rock | Length 40:18 Release date 24 June 2016 Label Polyvinyl Record Co. | |
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Similar La Isla Bonita, The Runners Four, Fever 121614, Breakup Song, Offend Maggie | ||
Deerhoof the devil and his anarchic surrealist retinue
The Magic is a 2016 studio album by Deerhoof.
Contents
Deerhoof the magic album review
Production
In April 2016, Deerhoof announced The Magic, its first studio album since their 2014 La Isla Bonita.
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. Gary McQuiggin created the video for "Dispossessor", featuring Professor Raphael Appleblossom (eccentric alter ego of author Matthew Watkins) "demonstrating" the Banach-Tarski Paradox.
Critical reception
The album received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. 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."
Songs
1The Devil And His Anarchic Surrealist Retinue3:14
2Kafe Mania!2:43
3That Ain't No Life To Me1:52