Deerhunter: Halcyon Digest

​Opening with the hauntingly serene/bewilderingly stripped-down "Earthquake," Halcyon Digest -- the fourth album from Atlanta indie rock/ambient punk quartet Deerhunter -- instantly leaves an  indelible mark on your mind. It's a song that will get lodged deeply in your mind, a happy change from the sort of stuff that routinely gets stuck in your head. This is what Deerhunter does best, ranging from their self-described "ambient punk" ("Earthquake") into an upbeat, jangly course of action ("Revival"). 

NME: "For all its occasional lack of bite and drama, 'Halcyon Digest''s tender, transgressive
pop proves a fine and focused addition to a uniquely haunting body of work. Cherish it like you would a phantom limb."

The Guardian: "Deerhunter aren't just revivalists, though: in the main this is timeless music, seemingly made with the conviction that loveliness will always be lovely."

Spin: "Like frontman Bradford Cox's solo records as Atlas Sound, Halcyon Digest exists mainly as another iteration of his shifting id, deeply plumbing memories real and imagined with a sound by turns spare and sumptuous."

Pitchfork: "We'll never be able to parse every lyric or tease out every technical intricacy-- though somebody will probably try-- but that is what Halcyon Digest is all about: nostalgia not for an era, not for antiquated technology, but for a feeling of excitement, of connection, of that dumb obsession that makes life worth living no matter how horrible it gets."

Halcyon Digest is out now via 4AD.