Last Friday night I ventured out into the abrasive winter winds of New York City to see one of the most talented indie pop bands out now, Deerhoof.

The sold out show was promoted as a record release party for their new album Friend Opportunity, which hit the shelves on the 23rd.

Before going to the show, I read many reviews about how amazing Deerhoof is live(they are even nominated for a Plug award for “best live act”), so naturally I had some pretty high expectations. I just didn’t think they would surpass them.

The entire set was pure energy. Deerhoof performed songs live with even more experimentation than on their CDs. There were no pop conventions. Each song fused into the next with help of textured rhythms created by furious plucking on John’s guitar and sounds of Greg beating his drum set into a pulp.

Greg is one of the most energetic drummers I have ever seen. He relentlessly put all of himself into every song which utlimately attributed to him busting a hole in his bass drum. He softly apologized into the mic about it and then thanked the crowd twice for coming before Deerhoof got into some fan favorites like “Ditties of No Tone” and “Panda Panda Panda”.

Check out the tour dates listed on their myspace to see when they are playing in a town near you.

Listen to the song “+81″ off their new album, Friend Opportunity.
Download: +81

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