Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.

Microcastle / Weird Era Cont. (2008) finds Deerhunter blending tight, melodic indie rock with dreamy, reverb-soaked textures and moments of noise and ambient experimentation. Bradford Cox's distant, echoing vocals sit atop chiming guitars, propulsive rhythms, and synth washes to create concise songs that still retain an exploratory edge. The release pairs the more song-focused Microcastle with the Weird Era Cont. companion disc of rougher, collage-like and ambient pieces, underscoring the band's balance of pop-minded hooks and textural experimentation.