HALCYON DIGEST

Description

With this masterpiece of modernity and inventiveness, Deerhunter delivers one of the best albums of 2010 and easily establishes itself as the most important indie rock band of recent years! Halcyon Digest is already the American band's fourth studio album and their second on the prestigious 4AD label. The quartet consisting of Bradford Cox (Atlas Sound), Lockett Pundt, Joshua Fauver, and Moses Archuleta recorded and produced the album in a few weeks in their hometown of Atlanta with the help of Ben H. Allen (Animal Collective). The result surpasses the expectations born from the band's previous works, as the tracks are both incredibly effective and energetic, like "Revival" or "Memory Boy," and possess an ethereal melodic beauty, like "Earthquake" and "Helicopter." "Desire Line," a true cornerstone of the album, brings together all these characteristics with an energy reminiscent of early Arcade Fire, a chorus whose effectiveness recalls the best of The Strokes, and a coda that only Deerhunter knows how to craft, built on gradual ascent and layers of sound. Halcyon Digest is therefore a true tour de force that is sure to feature prominently in all year-end rankings!