Deerhoof Announce New Album Mountain Moves, Release “I Will Spite Survive” ft. Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner

Deerhoof Announce New Album Mountain Moves, Release “I Will Spite Survive” ft. Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner
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Last month, Deerhoof announced a wealth of new music they’ll be releasing this year, mostly via various side projects featuring the band members in various alternate configurations and accompanied by additional musicians. (More on that here.) Buried in that announcement was a tease of a forthcoming proper Deerhoof LP, and today we have the full details.

It’s called Mountain Moves, and it’s out September 8 on Joyful Noise. There are 12 original songs, plus three intriguing covers: “Gracias a la Vida” by the late Chilean folksinger Violeta Parra, “Freedom Highway” by the Staple Singers, and the Bob Marley classic “Small Axe.” (The delirious version of “Pour Some Sugar on Me” that they’ve been playing on tour lately…