The group began with the ambition of fusing the lulling hypnotic states induced by ambient and minimalist music with the klang and propulsion of garage rock. The band has weathered chaotic line-up changes and the death of a member.
Cryptograms was the second full-length offering from Deerhunter, and their first for Kranky. The album took almost two years to finish and was the product of emotional, physical, and financial strain on the group. The result is an album that finds the band shifting from discordant catharsis, and forming a sonic identity that completely expresses the place from which they have arrived. The first half of the album was recorded first unsuccessfully in 2005. These recordings were a blur at best, wordless and bordering on psychological atrophy. The sessions failed to provide anything tangible, and were racked with technical and personal problems, including out-of-tune pianos, panic attacks, and a tape machine that seemed to fail to capture the full spectrum of ambience the band was exploring.
The band returned home, having failed, and considered giving up. The idea arose to give it one last shot and exactly one year from the date of the recording of their first self-titled LP at a small studio in rural Georgia, they returned to that same studio and plugged in. The session resulted in the first half of the record which was recorded in one day and completely filled the reel of tape they brought with them. Cryptograms’ first side begins with an introduction leading to the title track, and ends with the tape literally spinning off the end of the reel in the middle of a drone layered with bells and accordion (Red Ink). The second half of the record, also recorded in one day, in November of 2005, represents the band in an entirely different state. Spring Hall Convert opens with the line, “…so I woke up…” and introduces a set of focused psych-pop songs fixating on adolescence, illness, and failing connections.
On May 8, 2007, the group released the Fluorescent Grey EP, which was recorded in July 2006. This EP also garnered the title of "Best New Music" from Pitchfork Media. In the same month, the band released the Whirlyball 7" single, which was available at only one store in Atlanta, Georgia: Criminal Records. The single also acted as a ticket to a show, which featured the band along with The Carbonas, Selmanaires and The Coathangers. The single was available online for a limited time after the show due to popular demand, but only 200 copies were pressed, with 100 on black vinyl and 100 on clear vinyl.
The quartet's third album, Microcastle, came out in October of 2008 after being leaked accidentally in May. The physical release was accompanied by an album entitled Weird Era Cont.. They were both well-received, scoring a 9.2 and "best new music" on Pitchfork and taking the #1 slot for Tiny Mix Tapes' annual favorite albums list for 2008.
The band added guitarist Whitney Petty, a former sailor and high school friend of Cox's, to replace the departing Colin Mee in May 2008. She in turn left the band in February 2009.
The band followed up the critically acclaimed Microcastle/Weird Era Cont. set in May 2009 with an EP - Rainwater Cassette Exchange.
In September 2010, Deerhunter released Halcyon Digest on the label 4AD. The album received broad critical acclaim, including being rated #20 on the NME "50 Best Albums of 2010." Deerhunter made their US broadcast television debut on Conan, December 2, 2010, where they performed Helicopter.
Deerhunter released their sixth album, Monomania, in May 2013. It was their first album without bassist Josh Fauver, with Frankie Broyles and Josh McKay being added to the group. The Black Lips described the album as the "most punk album of the last 30 years."
On December 4, 2014, frontman Bradford Cox was seriously injured and hospitalized after being hit by a car in Atlanta. He has since described the incident as a “perspective-giving jolt” and cites the accident as a turning point for him in life. Deerhunter's seventh album, Fading Frontier, was released in October 2015. This was Cox's first musical output since the accident. The album also saw the departure of guitarist Frankie Broyles, who left the band to focus on his solo career.
In 2018, multi-instrumentalist Javier Morales was added as a permanent member, and the band embarked on a series of tour dates in the USA and Europe. Sold on this tour was a limited cassette-only release, Double Dream of Spring, comprised mainly of instrumental and experimental pieces. The band's eighth studio album, Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?, followed in January 2019. Later in the year, a "12-minute opus" titled Timebends was released to streaming services as a one-off single. Partially improvised and laden with Cox's signature stream-of-consciousness lyricism, the track was "recorded live direct to tape and in one take with minimal overdubs and mastered using a completely analogue signal chain."
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Never Stops
Deerhunter Lyrics
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That frightened me awake
I happened to escape
But my escape, would never come
Would never come (x4)
I had plans to go away for days
To try and escape pains
Winter, in my heart
It never stops
It never stops
Oh Winter(x4)
It never stops (x4)
It never
Stops by Deerhunter is a haunting song about trying to escape from something that is always present. The lyrics are about the singer's desire to escape from their fears and pains, but even when they manage to break free, they find that their escape is only temporary, and they are inevitably drawn back into their old ways. The lyrics are full of melancholy and resignation, reflecting a sense of hopelessness and despair. The song is underscored by a sense of longing and sadness, which is captured perfectly by the sparse, haunting melody.
The first verse of the song describes the singer's attempts to escape from their fears and pains, which are so real and vivid that they keep them awake at night. The second verse features the singer's plans to escape from these pains once and for all, but they are ultimately unsuccessful. The repetition of the phrase "it never stops" reinforces the sense of hopelessness and despair that permeates the song, echoing the singer's sense of futility and resignation.
Overall, Never Stops by Deerhunter is a haunting and powerful song that captures the pain and struggles of the human experience. It speaks to the universal feelings of fear, longing, and despair that we all experience at some point in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I had dreams
I had aspirations of a better future
That frightened me awake
But the thought of it was too scary to pursue
I happened to escape
I unintentionally avoided that future
But my escape, would never come
However, the possibility of truly escaping it is unlikely
Would never come (x4)
It's a looming doubt that never goes away
I had plans to go away for days
I made plans to take a break and escape my current situation
To try and escape pains
To attempt to forget my worries and pains
That haunt my dates (x4)
That continue to affect me over time
Winter, in my heart
A sense of sadness or melancholy
It never stops
That feeling never goes away
Oh Winter (x4)
Emphasizing the impact of that feeling
It never stops (x4)
Reiterating the persistence of that sadness
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Written by: BRADFORD COX
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