Deerhunter - Monomania

Deerhunter - Monomania

Release date: May, 2013

Genre: Indie rock, noise rock, ambient, neo-psychedelia, garage rock.

When I was looking around on the internet and reading about the best albums of the year as you often do in December I came across one list that had the name Deerhunter on it. I have to admit I had never heard about them before but when I heard this record I kinda fell in love!

First song is called "Neon Junkyard" and it sets the pace for the album with great slowish guitar riffs and with great vocals. 

"Leather Jacket II" is the next song and it has a garage feel to it with alot going on at the same time and has alot more effects on the vocals but still holding on to the raw feeling that this song has.

"The Missing" is a ballad, slow but with a great beat and guitars and I can't resist nodding along and sing along. This is my second favorite song on the album. It's just great!

The next song is "Pensacola" and it sounds like a happy country song. Really upbeat drums and guitars but still it has this depressing feeling to it that I can't quite shake off me. Still a good song but not one of the best.

"Dream Captain" starts in your face and is the same throughout the whole song, but it works! This is a funny little song and the lyrics are great! 

Next song is called "Blue Agent" and I have to say the overall sound of it is so catchy that it just grabs you and pulls you into the song! If you want to start off with an easy going song and ease into the album and band I recomend this song.

"T.H.M"  I'm just not quite sure how to describe and I'm not sure if I like it. But still I don't hate it, it's just one of those songs that you just listen to and it kinda goes in one ear and out the other. 

"Sleepwalking" is a song that has a slow groove to it but still has this dance feeling but you also want to lie down and cuddle a blanket. It's funny how music can touch you :)

"Back in the Middle"  is the shortest song on the album but it's catchy and has a good feeling about it. It really reminds me of something that I can't quite figure out but I think that is good thing, please tell me if you get the same feeling and if you know what it is!

"Monomania" is the title track and unlike most other title tracks this is the longest song and the most expirimental. It's raw and horny and my favorite song of the album! It's great from start and when you get to the end and hear the engine sound I couldn't think of anything that was better to end it with!

Next song is a slow one and kinda in the spirit of Radiohead when they are playing acoustic it's called "Nitebike" and it's great not much else to say!

They finish of the album with a song called "Punk (La Vie Antérieure)" it's one of those songs that isn't bad but isn't that great either. But still a good song to end the album on, it locks it up and throws away the key! 

This album all in all is great to listen to, you might need to listen to it a few times but it's worth it. I'm not saying it's a masterpiece but is one of my favorite albums of the year 2013. I was thinking about giving it four stars but I think with a couple of songs that aren't that great three and a half is quite fair.

Listen if you like: Editors, Animal Collective, Weekend, Indie-music.

Author: Daði Freyr.