“If one were to connect a lot of sentimentality to dividing up groups of one-hundred into fours, and to have this kind of romance about arithmetic, then I would say we have reached some kind of milestone.” –Greg Saunier
The perennially beloved and wonderfully indefinable art-pop explorers Deerhoof are turning 25 this year. To celebrate the occasion, three labels closely associated with Deerhoof’s career (Kill Rock Stars, Polyvinyl, JNR) are each reissuing one of the band’s first three LPs. While today Deerhoof are universally praised for their significant contributions to 21st Century rock and roll, in 1994 they were just beginning to develop the sound that would later inspire Pitchfork to label them ”the best band in the world.”