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Deerhunter: Monomania

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On May 7, 2013, “4AD” label released “Monomania”, the sixth Deerhunter studio album. It was recorded January – February 2013, at “Rare Book Room” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Nicolas Vernhes, Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt, Frankie Broyles, Moses Archuleta and John McKay.

Personnel:

  • Bradford Cox – vocals, acoustic guitar, tapes, electric rhythm guitar, guitar, electric melody bass, synthesizer, organ, gamelan, treatments, little instruments, percussion, fog machine, metal box, recording, art direction
  • Lockett Pundt – lead vocals, electric rhythm guitar, electric lead guitar, octave lead guitar, low guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, field recording
  • Frankie Broyles – acoustic guitar, electric lead guitar, electric guitar, electric rhythm guitar, steel guitar, high guitar, field recording
  • Josh McKay – bass guitar, Farfisa, Wurlitzer, Baldwin organ
  • Moses Archuleta – drums, percussion, videos, auxiliary hi-hat
  • Nicolas Vernhes – recording
  • Gabe Wax – engineer assistant
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • Matt de Jong – art direction
  • Winston Parker – neon calligraphy
  • Robert Semmer – photography
  • Proenza Schouler – clothing and direction

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Bradford Cox except where noted.

  1. Neon Junkyard
  2. Leather Jacket II
  3. The Missing – Lockett Pundt
  4. Pensacola
  5. Dream Captain
  6. Blue Agent
  7. T.H.M.
  8. Sleepwalking
  9. Back to Middle
  10. Monomania
  11. Nitebike
  12. Punk (La vie antérieure)

Deerhunter: Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?

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On January 18, 2019, “4AD” label released “Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?”, the eighth Deerhunter studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Marfa Recording” in Marfa, TX, “Sonic Ranch” in TX, “Seahorse Sound” in Los Angeles, “Maze” in Atlanta, “Attic of B. Cox” in Grant Park, Atlanta, and was produced by Cate Le Bon, Ben H. Allen, Ben Etter, Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt, Moses Archuleta, Josh McKay and Javier Morales.

Personnel:

  • Bradford Cox – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, piano, synthesizer, percussion, auxiliary drums, Chamberlin, tapes, engineer, mixing
  • Lockett Pundt – vocals, acoustic, slide, electric and twelve string guitars, mandolin, organ, piano, electric harpsichord; synthesizer
  • Javier Morales – piano, electric piano, Chamberlin, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, marimba, bass synthesizer, contrabass
  • Josh McKay – bass, contrabass, marimba, piano, electric piano, bells
  • Moses Archuleta – drums, synthesizer, mandolin
  • Cate Le Bon – vocals, mandolin, harpsichord
  • Tim Presley – abstract lead guitar on “Futurism”
  • Ben H. Allen III – synthetic bass system, mixing
  • Ian Horrocks – contrabass
  • James Cox – bass vocals
  • Ben Etter – engineer, mixing
  • Samur Khouja – engineer
  • Heba Kadry – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bradford Cox, except where noted. 

  1. Death in Midsummer
  2. No One’s Sleeping
  3. Greenpoint Gothie
  4. Element
  5. What Happens to People?
  6. Détournement
  7. Futurism
  8. Tarnung – Lockett Pundt
  9. Plains
  10. Nocturne

Deerhunter: Fading Frontier

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On October 16, 2015, “4AD” label released “Fading Frontier”, the seventh  Deerhunter studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Ben H. Allen,Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt, Moses Archuleta and Josh McKat.

Personnel:

  • Bradford Cox– lead vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards, electronics
  • Lockett Pundt– lead and co-lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Moses Archuleta– drums, percussion, electronics
  • Josh McKay– bass guitar, organ
  • Tim Gane– electronic harpsichord
  • James Cargill – synthesizers, tapes
  • Zumi Rosow – treated alto saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Bradford Cox, except noted.

  1. All the Same
  2. Living My Life
  3. Breaker
  4. Duplex Planet
  5. Take Care
  6. Leather and Wood
  7. Snakeskin
  8. Ad Astra – Lockett Pundt
  9. Carrion