Deerhoof

I have sufficiently proven myself lazy (apologies go out to Blakely who has been doing an excelent job of keeping this thing moving single handedly). Deerhoof is a San Fransisco band that is hard to pigeonhole into one definite category. I would be able to talk about seeing them live if I hadn't had a very unfortunate experience and been forced to leave their show midway through the set, but life goes on. Their music combines beats that are reminicent of hip-hop with heavy bass, at times a synthy sounding guitar and the voice of Satomi Matsuzaki for an intense layering effect. The music is not always as experimental or like noise rock as that may have made it sound though. Songs like Wrong Time Capsule (coincidently the song I was introduced to the band through) off of the 2007 CD Friend Opportunity have a sound which is more like Indie-Pop. If you want to practice you Japanese in a fun strees-free minimal work environment then there are some Deerhoof songs that you might think are sent from the heavens with the sole purpose of fulfilling your wishes. The band recently picked up a new guitarist, when Ed Rodriguez became a permanent member. You can find their website at http://www.deerhoof.killrockstars.com/ .