DEERHUNTER – MONOMANIA LP – MINT SEALED 4AD 2013 INDIE GARAGE ROCK

Deerhunter – Monomania
(4AD Records  2013  CAD3307)

Embossed Sleeve & Vinyl in MINT condition
Also contains MP3 Download of entire album

MINT CONDITION – SEALED

Deerhunter is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2001. The band currently consists of Bradford Cox (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Moses Archuleta (drums, electronics, sound treatments), Lockett Pundt (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Josh McKay (bass) and Javier Morales (keyboards, synthesizers, alto saxophone).

Founded by Cox and Archuleta, Deerhunter’s first stable line-up included guitarist Colin Mee and bass guitarist Justin Bosworth. After recording a split EP with Alphabets, Bosworth died on March 29, 2004 of head injuries suffered during a skateboarding accident. He was 23 years old. The band recorded their first studio album, Turn It Up Faggot (2005), with Josh Fauver occupying the vacant role of bass guitarist. Following the album’s release, Cox asked childhood friend, Lockett Pundt, to join Deerhunter as a song-writing partner, second guitarist, and occasional lead vocalist.

Recorded in two days, the band’s follow-up, Cryptograms (2007), combined ambient work and more angular garage rock songs. The release was quickly followed by the EP, Fluorescent Grey. While touring the releases, Mee departed from Deerhunter, due to disagreements over the band’s schedule, but rejoined soon after. Deerhunter released two studio albums, Microcastle and Weird Era Cont., in 2008. Both albums were recorded without the participation of Mee, who again departed for a second and final time. The band enlisted former cheerleader and high school friend of Cox, Whitney Petty, as his touring replacement.

Recorded as a four-piece with producer Ben H. Allen, the band’s fourth studio album, Halcyon Digest (2010), was released to widespread critical acclaim, ranked as Pitchfork’s 29th and Stereogum’s 78th best album of the decade. In 2012, the departure of long-time bassist Fauver placed the band’s future in doubt. Cox, Pundt and Archuleta regrouped with new members, bassist Josh McKay and guitarist Frankie Broyles, to record the primitivist garage rock and musique concrète-influenced Monomania (2013). The album expanded on a darker and more disturbing sound, complete with treated tape recordings of rats and insects, exploring themes of disassociation and mental illness.

The following year, Cox was struck by a vehicle while walking his dog near his home in Atlanta’s Grant Park. During his recovery and rehabilitation he focused on writing songs resulting in the album Fading Frontier (2015).

Deerhunter have described themselves as “ambient punk,” though they incorporate a wide range of genres, including noise, garage rock, art rock, as well as significant pop elements.

Monomania is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Deerhunter, released on May 7, 2013 on 4AD. Produced by both the band and Nicolas Vernhes, the album is the first to feature bassist Josh McKay, and is the only studio album to feature guitarist Frankie Broyles.

The album received universal acclaim upon its release. Monomania reached number seventy-three on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bradford Cox except for “The Missing” written by Lockett Pundt.

Personnel

Deerhunter

• Bradford Cox – vocals (1–2, 4–12), percussion (3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), tapes (1, 2, 6, 10), acoustic guitar (1, 6, 11), electric rhythm guitar (4, 12), guitar (5), electric melody bass (12), synthesizer (3), organ (5), gamelan (2), treatments (3), little instruments (5), fog machine (1), metal box (9)
• Lockett Pundt – electric rhythm guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8), electric lead guitar (3, 4, 9, 10), lead vocals (3), octave lead guitar (2), low guitar (7) acoustic guitar (9, 12), percussion (5), field recording (10)
• Moses Archuleta – drums, percussion (1), videos (1), auxiliary hi-hat (3)
• Frankie Broyles – electric lead guitar (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), electric guitar (3), electric rhythm guitar (9, 10), steel guitar (4), high guitar (7), acoustic guitar (12), field recording (10)
• Josh McKay – bass guitar, farfisa (9), Wurlitzer (9), Baldwin organ (9)

Recording personnel

• Nicolas Vernhes – producer, recording
• Deerhunter – producer
• Bradford Cox – recording
• Gabe Wax – assistant engineer
• Joe Lambert – mastering

Artwork

• Winston Parker – “Neon Calligraphy”
• Robert Semmer – photography
• Proenza Schouler – clothing and direction
• Matt de Jong – art direction
• Bradford Cox – art direction