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{{Short description|American band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| caption           = Deerhoof performing at [[Haldern Pop]] in 2018
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| origin            = [[San Francisco]], California, U.S.
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*[[Indie rock]]
*[[experimental pop]]
*[[noise pop]]
*[[punk rock]]
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| years_active      = {{start date|1994}}–present
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*[[Joyful Noise Recordings|Joyful Noise]]
*[[Polyvinyl Record Co.|Polyvinyl]]
*[[Kill Rock Stars]]
*Felicity
*[[Upset the Rhythm]]
*Altin Village and Mine
*Clapping Music
*Kythibong
*[[P-Vine Records|P-Vine]]
*[[Flying Nun Records|Flying Nun]]
*Trifekta
*[[ATP Recordings|ATP]]
*Toad
*Menlo Park
* [[New Amsterdam]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|deerhoof.website}}
| current_members   = *Satomi Matsuzaki
*John Dieterich
*Ed Rodríguez
*[[Greg Saunier]]
| past_members      = *[[Chris Cohen (musician)|Chris Cohen]]
*Rob Fisk
*Kelly Goode
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'''Deerhoof''' is an American musical group formed in [[San Francisco]] in 1994. It consists of founding drummer [[Greg Saunier]], bassist and singer Satomi Matsuzaki, and guitarists John Dieterich and Ed Rodriguez. Beginning as an improvised [[noise punk]] band, Deerhoof became widely renowned and influential in the 2000s through its self-produced albums.<ref name="allmusic-bio">{{cite web|author=Heather Phares |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/deerhoof-mn0000190210/biography |title=Deerhoof &#124; Biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref>

Deerhoof has released 20 studio albums since 1997. Its most recent, ''[[Noble and Godlike in Ruin]]'', was released on April 25, 2025.<ref name="Our new album is out today!">{{cite web|url=https://deerhoof.website/new-album-is-out-today/ |title=Our new album is out today!|access-date=April 25, 2025}}</ref>

==History==
===Formation===
Deerhoof was formed in San Francisco in 1994 as Rob Fisk's [[Musical improvisation|improvisational]] bass/harmonica solo project. [[Greg Saunier]] joined on drums a week later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhf98-QbBj0  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/uhf98-QbBj0 |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Deerhoof - Interview: On Forming The Band - Juan's Basement |date=February 9, 2013 |via=YouTube |access-date=April 29, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="huliq">{{cite web|url=http://www.huliq.com/34815/walker-art-center-presents-art-rock-trio-deerhoof |title=Walker Art Center Presents Art-Rock Trio Deerhoof |website=Huliq.com |date=September 19, 2007 |access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> They were quickly signed to record a single for [[Kill Rock Stars]] after owner [[Slim Moon]] witnessed their performance at the 1994 [[Yoyo A Go Go]] festival.<ref name="Pilchak">{{Cite journal |last=Pilchak |first=Angela |date=January 2005 |journal=Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music |volume=50 |title=Deerhoof |location=Farmington Hills, MI |publisher=Gale |page=23 }}</ref> Satomi Matsuzaki joined Deerhoof within a week of moving to the United States from Japan in May 1995, with no prior experience playing in a band, and went on tour as Deerhoof's singer only a week later, opening for [[Caroliner]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peters|first=Alexa|title=Smartists: Deerhoof's Satomi Matsuzaki|url=https://amysmartgirls.com/smartists-deerhoofs-satomi-matsuzaki-de249088f47a|work=[[Amy Poehler's Smart Girls]]|date=November 30, 2016|access-date=September 11, 2020}}</ref> Deerhoof's 1997 debut album, ''[[The Man, the King, the Girl]]'', was recorded on a [[Multitrack recording|4-track tape]].

Deerhoof had a music practice space at the Art Explosion Studios at 2425 17th Street in the [[Mission District, San Francisco|Mission District]]; other bands in this space included [[Creeper Lagoon]], [[Beulah (band)|Beulah]], Zmrzlina, Don't Mean Maybe, and S-- S-- Band Band.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chonin |first=Neva |date=April 16, 2000 |title=Art Explosion Evicted |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Art-Explosion-Evicted-2764011.php |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=[[SFGate]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Breakthrough===
[[Chris Cohen (musician)|Chris Cohen]] joined Deerhoof on guitar in 2002, between ''Reveille''{{'s}} completion and release.<ref name="huliq"/>

In contrast to ''Reveille''{{'s}} digital production process, 2003's ''[[Apple O']]'' was played almost entirely live to tape in one nine-hour session with Jay Pellicci engineering.<ref name="huliq"/> Extinction, [[nuclear holocaust]], [[invasive species]], and the Greek god of music all figure prominently in the album's themes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple O' by Deerhoof |url=https://genius.com/albums/Deerhoof/Apple-o |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=September 2022}} [[Karen O]] chose ''Apple O{{'}}'' in the Rolling Stone 2003 Music Awards, Artists' Top Albums,<ref name="killrockstars.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.killrockstars.com/press/429/|title=Press I Deerhoof I The Runners Four|website=Killrockstars.com|access-date=January 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109033544/http://www.killrockstars.com/press/429/|archive-date=January 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the album received some critical praise, notably in the ''New York Times''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The New York Times on the Web |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/audiopages/2003/03/12/arts/20030312ratliff-deerhoof.html |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=archive.nytimes.com}}</ref> But in what became a pattern for Deerhoof, the album's critical appraisal improved with time, and Pitchfork later listed ''[[Apple O']]'' as one of the top albums of the 2000s.<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7706-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-200-151/ Staff Lists: The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200–151] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001105310/https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7706-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-200-151/ |date=October 1, 2009 }}. Pitchfork (September 28, 2009). Retrieved November 26, 2010.</ref> The record's antiwar themes were underscored by Deerhoof's outspoken opposition to the [[Iraq War]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://deerhoof.killrockstars.com/|title=The Party Panda Loves Me|date=March 24, 2003|access-date=January 6, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030324125306/http://deerhoof.killrockstars.com/|archive-date=March 24, 2003}}</ref>

By 2003 Deerhoof had become the longest-running band on [[Kill Rock Stars]].<ref name="killrockstars.com"/> Matsuzaki was editing a Bay Area Japanese magazine, Cohen was waiting tables at a Thai restaurant, and Dieterich and Saunier were doing data entry for legal and consulting firms,<ref name="huliq" /> but that year they all quit their jobs simultaneously to focus on touring.<ref name="huliq" /> That year they contributed to ''Azadi! A Benefit Compilation for the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan''.<ref>{{Citation|title=♫ Azadi! A Benefit Compilation for the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan - Various Artists. Listen @cdbaby|url=https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/azadi|access-date=January 6, 2018}}</ref> Saunier also released ''Nervous Cop'', a collaboration album with [[Zach Hill]] and [[Joanna Newsom]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nervous Cop, by Nervous Cop |url=https://nervouscop.bandcamp.com/album/nervous-cop |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Nervous Cop |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nervous Cop: Nervous Cop |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5884-nervous-cop/ |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> [[File:Deerhoof2.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Deerhoof performing in 2004]]

Deerhoof's next record was inspired by a crudely drawn character created by the Japanese artist Ken Kagami.<ref name="huliq" /> 2004's [[Milk Man (Deerhoof album)|''Milk Man'']] featured an opulent, campy sound inspired by [[Musical theatre|Broadway]] and [[Igor Stravinsky]].<ref name="huliq" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Deerhoof: Milk Man |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2253-milk-man/ |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> It was nominated for "Outstanding Alternative Album" in the California Music Awards,<ref name="killrockstars.com"/> and stayed at No. 1 on the Dusted Radio Chart for six consecutive weeks, and reached No. 1 on the [[CMJ]] Core Chart.<ref name="killrockstars.com" /> Also in 2004 Deerhoof received the Editor's Choice Award from ''[[7x7 (magazine)|7x7]]'' magazine, and was voted "Best Local Rock Band" by readers of ''SF Weekly''.<ref name="killrockstars.com"/> In 2006 ''Milk Man'' was adapted to a children's ballet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://milkmanballet.com/|title=Deerhoof's Milk Man Ballet|website=Milkmanballet.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324005638/http://milkmanballet.com/|archive-date=March 24, 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=November 26, 2010}}</ref>

Deerhoof's next release was its first to be sung in Matsuzaki's native language of Japanese.<ref name="huliq" /> 2005's mini-album ''[[Green Cosmos]]'' combined an orchestral sound with dance music styles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deerhoof: Green Cosmos EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2255-green-cosmos-ep/ |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

Deerhoof spent several months in 2005 in a rented rehearsal space in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], writing and recording daily as a full band.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deerhoof: The Runners Four |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2256-the-runners-four/ |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> When the result was released that fall, the double album ''[[The Runners Four]]'' featured each band member taking turns as vocalist, singing unusually wordy lyrics in which Arks and time capsules recur, as though foretelling that this would be this lineup's final recording.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Joyful Noise Radio Hour: Episode 9, with Deerhoof (pt. 1) on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-9-with-deerhoof-pt-1/id1552286906?i=1000544620733 |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}</ref> Instrumental roles were reversed for Matsuzaki (now on guitar) and Cohen (now on bass).<ref name=":0" />

In 2006, [[Danielson (band)|Danielson]] released the critically acclaimed ''[[Ships (album)|Ships]]'', which featured Deerhoof as the backing band on many of the tracks.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://stereogum.com/archives/deerhoof_sufjan_to_appear_on_new_danielson_record_002060.html | title = Deerhoof, Sufjan to Appear On New Danielson Record | publisher = [[Stereogum]] | date = March 1, 2006 | access-date = November 26, 2010 | archive-date = February 5, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100205045355/http://stereogum.com/archives/deerhoof_sufjan_to_appear_on_new_danielson_record_002060.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> Later that year, after an extensive world tour that ended at [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]], Deerhoof composed and performed a live soundtrack to [[Harry Everett Smith|Harry Smith]]'s hour-long animated film ''[[Heaven and Earth Magic]]'' at the [[San Francisco International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sffs.org/content.aspx?catid=22%2C37&pageid=624|title=49th San Francisco International Film Festival Music/Film Programming Spans Diverse Genres|date=March 2, 2006|website=San Francisco Film Society|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716025059/http://www.sffs.org/content.aspx?catid=22%2C37&pageid=624|archive-date=July 16, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=November 26, 2011}}</ref> This was Cohen's last activity with Deerhoof.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/atp-recordings/deerhoof/ |publisher=ATP Recordings |title=Deerhoof |first=Michael |last=Azerrad |access-date=January 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011112857/http://atpfestival.com/atp-recordings/deerhoof/ |archive-date=October 11, 2007 }}</ref> The split was amicable. Commemorating Cohen, Deerhoof posted [[Untitled Deerhoof EP|a free EP]] on its website, one of several it has posted over the years.<ref name="huliq"/> [[Chris Cohen (musician)|Chris Cohen]] now records and tours as a solo act.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://capturedtracks.com/artist/chris-cohen |title=Chris Cohen Captured Tracks page|publisher=Captured Tracks|access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref>

===Reconfiguration===
Matsuzaki, Saunier, and Dieterich began a new recording as a trio. They recorded mostly in Dieterich's bedroom and mixed on the band's laptop in hotel rooms during tours with [[Radiohead]], [[the Flaming Lips]], and [[Beck]].<ref name="huliq"/> Some material was from the "Heaven and Earth Magic" soundtrack, some was completely orchestral (without drums or guitars), and one song ("Matchbook Seeks Maniac") was specifically created for a Hollywood film's end credits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mp3.com/albums/20147710/summary.html |title=Dedication Soundtrack – - Song Listings |access-date=June 6, 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606214435/http://www.mp3.com/albums/20147710/summary.html |archive-date=June 6, 2011 }}. Mp3.com (November 9, 2007). Retrieved November 26, 2010.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Society |first=SF Film |title=From the Archives: Watch Heaven and Earth Magic by Harry Smith with Live Soundtrack by Deerhoof |url=http://blog.sffs.org/home/2013/10/from-the-archives-watch-heaven-and-earth-magic-by-harry-smith-with-live-soundtrack-by-deerhoof |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=SF Film Society Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>  The album was highly praised in Pitchfork and Rolling Stone.<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/deerhoof/friendopportunity Friend Opportunity Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209031806/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/deerhoof/friendopportunity |date=February 9, 2009 }}. Metacritic.com (January 23, 2007). Retrieved November 26, 2010.</ref>

[[File:Deerhoofprospect.png|thumb|left|Deerhoof at [[Prospect Park (Brooklyn)|Prospect Park]] in [[Brooklyn]] in 2008]]

By January 2008 Deerhoof became a quartet again with the addition of the [[The Flying Luttenbachers|Flying Luttenbachers]]/[[Gorge Trio]]/[[XBXRX]] guitarist and longtime friend Ed Rodriguez. That summer Deerhoof released the song "Fresh Born" online as sheet music only, anticipating similar experiments by Beck and [[Blur (band)|Blur]] by several years. Fans recorded and uploaded their own versions of the song to a website before anyone outside the band had heard Deerhoof's version.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://deerhoof.cashmusic.org/|title=Fresh Born|website=Deerhoof.cashmusic.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725142006/http://deerhoof.cashmusic.org/|archive-date=July 25, 2011|url-status=usurped|access-date=November 26, 2011}}</ref> The October 2008 album ''[[Offend Maggie]]'' was praised by VH1, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Alternative Press, The Guardian, and Mojo.<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/deerhoof/offendmaggie Offend Maggie Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228105846/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/deerhoof/offendmaggie |date=February 28, 2009 }}. Metacritic.com (October 7, 2008). Retrieved November 26, 2010.</ref>

[[File:Deerhoof on stage.jpg|thumb|Deerhoof performing in 2009]]

In April 2010 Deerhoof curated the Belgian music festival Sonic City, inviting an eclectic array of European acts including [[The Go! Team]], [[Paolo Pandolfo]], and sitting in with the Belgian punk band [[The Kids (Belgian band)|the Kids]]. In April and July 2010, Deerhoof and [[Xiu Xiu]] joined to perform [[Joy Division]]'s album ''Unknown Pleasures'' live at the Donaufestival in Austria and at Brooklyn's Williamsburg Waterfront.

===Format experimentation===
Building on "I Did Crimes For You", during this time Deerhoof continued to record in a rented rehearsal space in Oakland. Musical influences from [[the Beach Boys]], [[new romanticism]], [[tropicalia]], and the [[Congotronics series]] found their way onto 2011's ''[[Deerhoof vs. Evil]]''. The band released the album one track at a time via different media outlets online, with a full map and schedule available on its website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deerhoofvsevil.com|title=Global Album Leak|website=Deerhoof vs. Evil|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128065607/http://deerhoofvsevil.com/|archive-date=January 28, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=October 5, 2016}}</ref> The album was acclaimed by Entertainment Weekly, MOJO, and Paste.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steve LaBate |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/01/deerhoof-deerhoof-vs-evil.html |title=Deerhoof: Deerhoof vs. Evil |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=January 25, 2011 |access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> Matt Goldman's design was the second Deerhoof album cover to feature a mushroom cloud. Shugo Tokumaru remixed "Behold a Marvel in the Darkness".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93mGp5_bNKw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/93mGp5_bNKw |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Deerhoof - Behold a Marvel in the Darkness (Shugo Tokumaru remix)|date=May 5, 2011|access-date=April 10, 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Deerhoof immediately initiated a 7-inch series wherein guest vocalists (including [[Jeff Tweedy]] of [[Wilco]], [[Kevin Barnes]] of [[Of Montreal]], singer-songwriter [[David Bazan]], rapper [[Busdriver]], and others) sang new lyrics over an instrumental of a ''[[Deerhoof vs. Evil]]'' song of their choice.

Deerhoof was ''[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]'' magazine's January 2011 cover story.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/deerhoof-exclusive |title=Deerhoof exclusive |work=The Wire |access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> It contributed to Polyvinyl's benefit compilation ''Japan 3.11.11'', joining the relief efforts for March's earthquake and tsunami.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/43158-of-montreal-st-vincent-deerhoof-love-is-all-contribute-to-polyvinyl-japan-benefit-compilation/|title=Of Montreal, St. Vincent, Deerhoof, Love Is All Contribute to Polyvinyl Japan Benefit Compilation - Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork|date=July 12, 2011|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> Over the summer of 2011, Deerhoof toured with Congotronics Vs. Rockers, an international supergroup, alongside [[Konono N°1]], [[Juana Molina]], [[Kasai Allstars]], and others. Its onstage repertoire included the Deerhoof song "Super Duper Rescue Heads" from ''Deerhoof Vs. Evil''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jambase.com/Articles/49254/Deerhoof-%22Congotronics-Vs.-Rockers%22-Tour |title=Deerhoof: "Congotronics Vs. Rockers" Tour on JamBase |website=Jambase.com |access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> In April 2012 Deerhoof collaborated with [[Questlove]], [[Reggie Watts]], [[Sasha Grey]], and others in a conceptual concert event called ''Shuffle Culture'' at Brooklyn Academy of Music.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/rsfans/questloves-shuffle-culture-at-the-brooklyn-academy-of-music-20120421 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523173339/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/rsfans/questloves-shuffle-culture-at-the-brooklyn-academy-of-music-20120421 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 23, 2012 |title=Questlove's 'Shuffle Culture' at the Brooklyn Academy of Music |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> In April 2012 a young adult fiction book, ''Rules to Rock By'', by Josh Farrar was published; it is about a 12-year-old girl who is inspired by Deerhoof to form her own band. Deerhoof's version of [[LiLiPUT]]'s "Hitchhike" appears on the soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/38451-listen-deerhoof-cover-liliput-for-young-adult-book-soundtrack/ |title=Listen: Deerhoof Cover LiLiPUT for Young Adult Book Soundtrack  |website=Pitchfork |date=April 12, 2010 |access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> In June 2012 at a Deerhoof performance in Chicago's Millennium Park, [[contemporary classical music]] [[ensemble Dal Niente]] performed [[Marcos Balter]]'s arrangement of Deerhoof's "Eaguru Guru".<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=216Ds6jbc9A  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/216Ds6jbc9A |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Ensemble Dal Niente - "Eaguru Guru" (Deerhoof cover) |via=YouTube |date=June 15, 2012 |access-date=October 6, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The same month, Deerhoof and [[The Flaming Lips]] performed songs by [[King Crimson]], [[Canned Heat]], and Deerhoof onstage together.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxQDncj0hqU  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/FxQDncj0hqU |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=The Flaming Lips and Deerhoof '21st Century Schizoid Man' (King Crimson) Lawrence, KS 6/22/12 |website=[[YouTube]] |date=July 3, 2012 |access-date=July 16, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2012 Deerhoof also began home-recording the record ''[[Breakup Song (album)|Breakup Song]]''. The band said the album was a response to the tradition of breakup songs, which it felt included too many sad songs and too few empowering ones. After a long final mixing session at Saunier's apartment, Matsuzaki took the front cover photo of a garbage truck in the early morning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1120341/progress-report-deerhoof/franchises/progress-report/ |title=Progress Report: Deerhoof |publisher=Stereogum |date=August 9, 2012 |access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> The Polyvinyl Records release was also released on [[Joyful Noise Recordings]] in "flexi-book" format, allowing listeners to flip from song to song as if each track were a page in a storybook.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deerhoof Release 'Break-Up Song' as Flexi-Book via Joyful Noise! |url=http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/deerhoof-release-flexi-book-via-joyful-noise.html |publisher=Joyful Noise Recordings |access-date=May 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003134312/http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/deerhoof-release-flexi-book-via-joyful-noise.html |archive-date=October 3, 2013 }}</ref> Deerhoof hero Simeon of [[Silver Apples]] remixed "Mario's Flaming Whiskers III".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/deerhoof-music/marios-flaming-dessert-remix|title=Mario's Flaming Dessert (Remix by Simeon Silver Apples)|website=SoundCloud|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> Revealing some of Deerhoof's working methods and group chemistry, a rare full-band interview, with former MTV VJ [[John Norris (reporter)|John Norris]], appeared in the fall 2012 ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/deerhoof-breakup-song/#_ |title=Deerhoof Does Parties - Page |magazine=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] |access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref>

In October, Deerhoof released a single, "Sexy, but Sparkly", produced by ''[[Fear of a Black Planet]]'' co-producer Chris Shaw, the first time Deerhoof worked with a producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14471-sexy-but-sparkly/ |title=Deerhoof: "Sexy, But Sparkly" &#124; Tracks |website=Pitchfork |date=October 22, 2012 |access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> It was recorded as part of the series of short documentaries Masters From Their Day, which chronicles the efforts of a band and a record producer as they attempt to record and mix a new single in one day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mastersfromtheirday.com/deerhoof-with-chris-shaw-episode-6/ |title=Deerhoof with Chris Shaw – Episode 6 |publisher=Masters From Their Day |access-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814070201/http://www.mastersfromtheirday.com/deerhoof-with-chris-shaw-episode-6/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The song then appeared in the LAMC split-7" series, in which a well-known artist chooses a lesser-known one (Deerhoof chose Half Waif) to make their recorded debut, with proceeds going to the Ariel Panero Memorial Fund at VH1 Save the Music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://famousclass.bandcamp.com/album/lamc-4|title=LAMC # 4, by Deerhoof/ Half Waif|website=FAMOUS CLASS RECORDS / LAMC 7" SERIES|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>

Deerhoof's 12th album, 2014's [[La Isla Bonita (Deerhoof album)|''La Isla Bonita'']], was self-recorded live in guitarist Ed Rodriguez's basement during a "weeklong sleepover arguing over whether to try and sound like [[Joan Jett]] or [[Janet Jackson]]". The recordings were meant as demos to be rerecorded with former music journalist and Mr. Dream drummer [[Nick Sylvester]], but the band liked the raw DIY versions so much it just kept them and recorded the vocals with Sylvester. The lyrics were heavily influenced by Columbia professor [[Jonathan Crary]]'s book ''24/7''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2015/03/12/deerhoof-new-video/|title=Deerhoof on two decades of weirdness and a brand new video|first=Corinne|last=Bagish|website=mashable.com|date=March 12, 2015|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> The album art is by [[Sara Cwynar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/#news/1510 |title=Deerhoof Announce New Album - La Isla Bonita |publisher=Polyvinyl Records |date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> The video for "Exit Only" featured [[Michael Shannon]] playing two roles, with a cameo by Rodriguez.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRGEHF_vLHw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/HRGEHF_vLHw |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Deerhoof - Exit Only [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]|date=November 11, 2014|access-date=April 10, 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The Guardian, on its exclusive preview stream of ''La Isla Bonita'', collected testimonials about Deerhoof from various notable musicians and artists, including [[Radiohead]]'s [[Jonny Greenwood]], [[Henry Rollins]], [[Blur (band)|Blur]]'s [[Graham Coxon]], [[Adam Green (musician)|Adam Green]], the [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]]' [[Brian Chase]], and [[David Shrigley]].<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/oct/27/deerhoof-la-isla-bonita-exclusive-album-stream|title=Deerhoof – La Isla Bonita: Exclusive album stream|date=October 27, 2014|website=The Guardian|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> The album received high praise from NPR, A.V. Club, Alternative Press, and The Wire,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/la-isla-bonita/deerhoof|title=La Isla Bonita by Deerhoof|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> and was reviewed by [[Tune-Yards]]' Merril Garbus for Talkhouse.<ref name="talkhouse.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.talkhouse.com/merrill-garbus-tune-yards-talks-deerhoofs-la-isla-bonita/|title=Merrill Garbus (Tune-Yards) Talks Deerhoof's La Isla Bonita|website=talkhouse.com|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>

===20-year anniversary===
For Deerhoof and [[Lightning Bolt (band)|Lightning Bolt]]'s mutual 20-year anniversary, Matt Conboy directed a Pitchfork-premiered documentary, "Checking in at 20", about their respective drummers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxfTb3h0-K0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/bxfTb3h0-K0 |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Checking in at 20 (Documentary)|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=April 10, 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 2014 also saw the release of Deerhoof's contribution to the ''BOATS'' compilation, an international arts project featuring and supporting Dalit "untouchable" children in south-east India and featuring samples of the Light of Love Children's Choir.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everythingisnewproject.com/about.php |title=About Us |publisher=Everything is New Project |access-date=August 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210027/http://www.everythingisnewproject.com/about.php |archive-date=August 12, 2014 }}</ref>

During the world tour for ''La Isla Bonita'', three complete-performance live videos were shot: their November 4 record release show in Brooklyn,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpgJb0kpazk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/TpgJb0kpazk |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Deerhoof - Live in Brooklyn - FULL CONCERT|date=January 3, 2015|access-date=April 10, 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> a nine-song Boiler Room session recorded in London while both Rodriguez and Matsuzaki were ill with fevers and Saunier had a black eye,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb1B8nHQiak |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/Cb1B8nHQiak |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Deerhoof - Boiler Room in Stereo|date=January 12, 2016|access-date=April 10, 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and a December 16 performance recorded at a tiny Tokyo rock club called Fever, resulting in a live album, ''Fever 121614''. The 2015 release included a downloadable video of the entire show, edited by longtime friend and collaborator Noriko Oishi. The LP/CD artwork included a massive collage of fan-contributed drawings of the band in manga style.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/61325-deerhoof-announce-live-album-fever-121614/|title=Deerhoof Announce Live Album Fever 121614 - Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork|date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> Also in 2015 Deerhoof contributed a track in support of gay and transgender Hoosiers on the [[Joyful Noise Recordings|Joyful Noise]] compilation ''50 Bands & a Cat for Indiana Equality''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freedomindiana.org/50bands/|title=Benefit music compilation supports Indiana LGBT community - Freedom Indiana|website=Freedomindiana.org|access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-date=April 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412211710/https://www.freedomindiana.org/50bands/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In August 2015, the band was the first act invited to perform improvisational site-specific noise music at [[CERN]]'s [[Large Hadron Collider]], as part of the Ex/Noise/CERN project,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exnoisecern.ch/|title=Ex/Noise/CERN|website=Exnoisecern.ch|access-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref> founded by particle physicist [[James Beacham]], who stated, "Musical curiosity is similar to scientific curiosity and, on a personal level, Deerhoof has inspired me as much as Einstein".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2015/09/physicist-says-band-deerhoof-inspires-him-like-einstein-asks-them-to-rock-at-lhc/|title=Physicist says band Deerhoof inspires him like Einstein, asks them to rock at LHC - Ars Technica|website=arstechnica.com|date=September 20, 2015 |access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref>  The resulting film<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exnoisecern.ch/film|title=Film|website=Exnoisecern.ch|access-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://videos.cern.ch/record/2053121|title=Ex / Noise / CERN / Deerhoof|website=Videos.cern.ch|access-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZqQGbSnSTA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/tZqQGbSnSTA |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Ex/Noise/CERN: Deerhoof vs. the Large Hadron Collider|date=September 18, 2015 |access-date=December 11, 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> of the project quickly became one of the top ten most-watched videos ever produced by CERN and received wide coverage in the music, art, and science press,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/61265-deerhoof-perform-at-the-large-hadron-collider/|title=Deerhoof Perform at the Large Hadron Collider - Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|date=September 18, 2015 |access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/deerhoof/88432|title=Deerhoof play CERN's Large Hadron Collider – watch - NME|website=nme.com|access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/20/deerhoof-sound-experiment-at-cern/|title=Watch the rock band Deerhoof experiment with sound at CERN - Engadget|website=engadget.com|date=July 19, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-happens-when-an-indie-band-experiments-at-1732025155|title=This Is What Happens When an Indie Band Experiments at the LHC - Gizmodo|website=gizmodo.com|date=September 21, 2015 |access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/watch-deerhoof-play-inside-the-worlds-largest-particle-collider/|title=Watch Deerhoof Play Inside the World's Largest Particle Collider - Noisey, VICE|website=vice.com|date=September 21, 2015 |access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-noise-bands-are-playing-at-the-european-organization-for-nuclear-research/|title=Why Noise Bands Are Playing at the European Organization for Nuclear Research - Motherboard, VICE|website=vice.com|date=October 6, 2015 |access-date=September 2, 2019}}</ref> as well as positive responses from notable artists, musicians, and writers.

In 2016 Deerhoof released [[The Magic (album)|''The Magic'']]. The album blends [[glam metal]], punk, and noise, but also includes a cover of "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" by [[The Ink Spots]]. The cover art was by Matsuzaki.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/product/the_magic|title=The Magic|website=polyvinylrecords.com|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> Joseph Baughman created the stop-motion music video for the album's "The Devil and his Anarchic Surrealist Retinue". Baughman described his style as a [[slow-motion]] [[improvisation]]. The [[clay animation|clay animated]] video features chessboard pieces and multicolored [[minotaurs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/06/deerhoof-share-the-devil-and-his-anarchic-surreali.html|title=Deerhoof Share 'The Devil and his Anarchic Surrealist Retinue' Music Video|website=Paste|date=June 24, 2016 |access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>

''The Magic'' was the first Deerhoof album to hit No. 1 on CMJ, and was highly praised by NPR, A.V. Club and Exclaim.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-magic/deerhoof|title=The Magic by Deerhoof|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> A.V. Club invited them to participate in A.V. Undercover, where bands choose from an ever-dwindling list of songs to cover on video. They ended up with "Goody Two Shoes" by [[Adam Ant]] but included an excerpt of "Hot for Teacher" by [[Van Halen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/video/deerhoof-covers-adam-ants-goody-two-shoes-244030|title=The A.V. Club - Video|website=The A.V. Club|access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-date=November 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116072225/https://www.avclub.com/video/deerhoof-covers-adam-ants-goody-two-shoes-244030|url-status=dead}}</ref> Those who pre-ordered ''The Magic'' from Polyvinyl were treated to a surprise cassette that included Deerhoof doing covers of [[Def Leppard]], [[Van Halen]], [[David Bowie]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Sonic Youth]], [[Malaria!]], and [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]]. Their cover of "Fight the Power" appears on the [[Planned Parenthood]] benefit compilation ''Cover Your Ass''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/72984-cass-mccombs-speedy-ortiz-deerhoof-more-appear-on-planned-parenthood-covers-compilation/|title=Cass McCombs, Speedy Ortiz, Deerhoof, More Appear on Planned Parenthood Covers Compilation - Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork|date=April 19, 2017 |access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> They contributed
a cover of Xiu Xiu's "Hi", played in the style of White Reaper, to the ''Polyvinyl Plays Polyvinyl'' compilation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1898984/deerhoof-hi-xiu-xiu-cover/mp3s/|title=Deerhoof – "Hi" (Xiu Xiu Cover in the Style Of White Reaper)|date=September 15, 2016|website=stereogum.com|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>

After a long world tour for ''The Magic'', Deerhoof was invited by [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] to open their concerts in northern European arenas in November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/69100-deerhoof-touring-with-red-hot-chili-peppers/|title=Deerhoof Touring With Red Hot Chili Peppers - Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork|date=October 18, 2016 |access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> Deerhoof is confirmed to open for Red Hot Chili Peppers again in summer 2017. They were one of the headliners of 2017's [[Big Ears Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lineup.bigearsfestival.com/band/deerhoof |title=Deerhoof at Big Ears Festival 2017 |access-date=April 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504144051/http://lineup.bigearsfestival.com/band/deerhoof |archive-date=May 4, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Joyful Noise Recordings===
In 2017 Deerhoof was chosen as [[Joyful Noise Recordings]]' Artist in Residence. Deerhoof and several Deerhoof-related collaborative projects will be releasing five new LPs in 2017. Proceeds will be donated to a variety of causes, the first of which will be [[Brand New Congress]]. On June 28 Deerhoof announced a new album titled ''[[Mountain Moves]]'' and premiered the first single "I Will Spite Survive" (featuring Jenn Wasner on guest vocals) on [[Democracy Now!]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.democracynow.org/2017/6/28/song_premiere_deerhoof_i_will_spite|title=Song Premiere: Deerhoof–"I Will Spite Survive" (ft. Jenn Wasner)|website=democracynow.org|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> A second single "Your Dystopic Creation Does Not Fear You" (featuring rapper Awkwafina) was premiered on the Adult Swim Singles Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1951958/deerhoof-your-dystopic-creation-doesnt-fear-you-feat-awkwafina/premiere/|title=Deerhoof – "Your Dystopic Creation Doesn't Fear You" (Feat. Awkwafina)|date=July 18, 2017|website=stereogum.com|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> ''Mountain Moves'' was released on September 8, 2017.

On May 29, 2020, the band released their fifteenth album, ''[[Future Teenage Cave Artists]]''. They had previously released three singles from it: the title track, "The Loved One", and "Farewell Symphony".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/deerhoof-announce-new-album-future-teenage-cave-artists-share-new-songs-listen/|title=Deerhoof Announce New Album Future Teenage Cave Artists, Share New Songs|website=Pitchfork|date=March 25, 2020 |access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref> Future Teenage Cave Artists is notable in that it is Deerhoof's first overt concept record.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deerhoof: Future Teenage Cave Artists|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/deerhoof-future-teenage-cave-artists/|access-date=June 21, 2020|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}</ref>

[[Greg Saunier]] said in an August 2020 interview that a "sort of a sequel" to ''Future Teenage Cave Artists'' would be "coming out in a couple months".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sungenre.com/interview/deerhoof-part-2/|title=Deep dive with Deerhoof: Greg Saunier reveals 'sequel to Cave Artists' out 'in a couple months'|work=Sungenre|last=Webb|first=Dan|date=August 7, 2020|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> On September 28 they released ''Love-Lore''.

On October 22, 2021, the band released the studio album ''[[Actually, You Can]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/actually_you_can|title=Deerhoof - Actually, You Can|work=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]|date=November 8, 2021|access-date=May 13, 2025}}</ref>

On December 21, 2021, the band released the live album ''Devil Kids''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/deerhoof_share_new_live_album|title= Devil Kids Out Now via Joyful Noise|work=Under the Radar|date=December 21, 2021|access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref>

The band released ''[[Miracle-Level]]'' on March 31, 2023. It is notable in that it is their first to be produced in a recording studio (rather than ''ad hoc'' spaces) and to have its lyrics entirely in Japanese.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=January 18, 2023 |title=Deerhoof Announce First Japanese-Language Album, Share New Video |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/deerhoof-announce-first-japanese-language-album-share-new-video-watch/ |access-date=January 11, 2024 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>

On April 8, 2024, Saunier announced his solo debut album ''[[We Sang, Therefore We Were]]'', which was released on April 26 by Joyful Noise.<ref name="Stereogum ann">{{Cite news |last=Rettig |first=James |date=April 8, 2024 |title=Greg Saunier – "Grow Like a Plant" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2258441/greg-saunier-grow-like-a-plant/music/ |access-date=April 8, 2024 |work=[[Stereogum]]}}</ref>

On April 25, 2025, Deerhoof released the studio album ''[[Noble and Godlike in Ruin]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tinnitist.com/2025/04/24/albums-of-the-week-deerhoof-noble-and-godlike-in-ruin|title=Albums Of The Week: Deerhoof - Noble And Godlike In Ruin|publisher=Tinnitist|date=April 24, 2025|access-date=May 13, 2025}}</ref>

On June 30, 2025, Deerhoof announced that they would pull their music from [[Spotify]] following reports that the platform's founder, [[Daniel Ek]], had invested in the AI weapons development company [[Helsing (company)|Helsing]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Walden |last2=Strauss |first2=Matthew |date=2025-06-30 |title=Deerhoof to Remove Music From Spotify |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/deerhoof-to-remove-music-from-spotify/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Musical style and legacy==
Deerhoof's style has been described as [[indie rock]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diffuser.fm/deerhoof-def-leppard-pour-some-sugar-on-me/|title=Watch Derhoof's Cover of Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me"|first=Dave|last=Lifton|publisher=Diffuser|date=June 21, 2016|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref><ref name="allmusic-bio" /> [[noise pop]],<ref name="allmusic-bio" /><ref name="diffuser magic">{{cite web|url=http://diffuser.fm/deerhoof-the-magic/|title=Deerhoof Announce New Album ''The Magic'', Share Energetic "Plastic Thrills"|first=Beth|last=Kellmurray|publisher=Diffuser|date=April 19, 2016|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref> [[punk rock]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.axs.com/deerhoof-going-on-tour-this-fall-19573|title=Deerhoof going on tour this fall|first=Natalie|last=Kuchik|publisher=AXS|date=September 13, 2014|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref><ref name="chicago">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/November-2014/New-Music-More-Fun/|title=Chicago's New Music Scene Cuts Loose|first=Graham|last=Meyer|magazine=[[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]]|date=October 16, 2014|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref><ref name="maine">{{cite web|url=http://mainetoday.com/blog/newz-by-the-nunz/deerhoof-returns-to-portland-with-special-guest-krill-at-space-gallery/|title=Deerhoof returns to Portland with special guest Krill at SPACE Gallery|first=Holly|last=Nunan|publisher=MaineToday|date=July 31, 2014|access-date=August 26, 2014}}</ref> and "[[experimental pop]] mired in a pure punk sense of adventure".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2016/07/06/18336709/deerhoof-sets-pop-on-fire|title=Deerhoof Set Pop on Fire|first=Jeni Wren|last=Stottrup|newspaper=The Portland Mercury|date=July 6, 2016|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] characterizes them as "highly revered indie rockers&nbsp;... who play fractured, whimsical noise pop with an [[avant-garde music|avant-garde]] edge",<ref name="allmusic-bio" /> while [[MaineToday]] describes them as "the beloved punk band whose erratic style veers between pop, [[noise music|noise]], and classic [[rock and roll]]".<ref name="maine"/>

According to [[Noisey]], Deerhoof formed as a "[[minimal music|minimal]] noise [[Musical improvisation|improv]]" act before shifting to "pop-infused [[noise-punk]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/deerhoof-interview-2014-la-isla-bonita-57a2069b33cd8fdfd0811e0c/|title=Deerhoof: 20 Years In and Still Blowing up Amps|first=Danielle|last=Goldstein|publisher=Noisey|date=October 22, 2014|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref> According to AllMusic, their early releases "had a more traditionally harsh, [[no wave]]-inspired sound, though they also included the quirky tendencies that dominated their later efforts&nbsp;... [which] mix noise, sugary melodies, and an [[experimental music|experimental]] spirit into utterly distinctive music that made them one of the most acclaimed acts of the 2000s and 2010s."<ref name="allmusic-bio" /> [[Impose (magazine)|''Impose'']] wrote that since its "beginnings as a noise punk band&nbsp;... [Deerhoof has] taken leaps and bounds artistically and stylistically, experimenting with pop and punk in ways we could've never imagined&nbsp;... [and] ultimately [proving] that punk can fit into an artistic world."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/news/stream-deerhoofs-la-isla-bonita|title=Stream Deerhoof's ''La Isla Bonita''|first=Jake|last=Saunders|work=[[Impose (magazine)|Impose]]|date=October 27, 2014|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref> According to the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]], it made "some of the most difficult and unclassifiable noise of the mid-'90s [before] unexpectedly [rising] to international prominence as one of indie rock's most renowned and influential groups&nbsp;... too 'pop' for 'noise,' and too 'noise' for 'pop.'"<ref name="LAP">{{cite web|url=http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/deerhoof|title=Deerhoof|publisher=LA Phil|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828225917/https://www.laphil.com/philpedia/deerhoof|archive-date=August 28, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> For ''[[The Guardian]]'', its breakthrough after many albums of "elliptical [[art-pop]]" came with ''[[Friend Opportunity]]'', which showcased "a band playing a constantly shifting mixture of [[psychedelic music|psychedelia]], [[post-punk]], [[jazz]] and pop, which should have been difficult and forbidding, but was given an accessible focus by the sweet vocals and [[expressionist]] lyrics of bassist/chanteuse Satomi Matsuzaki.&nbsp;... [The followup] ''[[Offend Maggie]]'' is head-spinning bliss from beginning to end, and proves that the quartet are the best [[prog-rock]] post-punk Afro-Oriental art-pop [[folk-jazz]] band in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/09/popandrock|title=Pop review: Deerhoof, Offend Maggie|first=Garry|last=Mulholland|newspaper=The Guardian|date=November 9, 2008|access-date=August 26, 2017}}</ref> Deerhoof also experiments with [[contemporary classical music]].<ref name="chicago"/>

In 2005, Nick Sylvester wrote in ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' that it was "the best band in the world".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sylvester|first=Nick|title=Deerhoof: The Runners Four Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2256-the-runners-four/ |access-date=January 16, 2024 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>

Deerhoof is known for its anti-capitalist, pro-social, and radical DIY approach to art and life as exemplified by its work with and homages to [[David Graeber]] (an organizer of [[Occupy Wall Street]]),<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2020 |title=Deerhoof Cover 35 Songs In 43 Minutes On Free Surprise Album 'Love-Lore' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2100174/deerhoof-love-lore-new-album-covers/music/ |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Love-Lore {{!}} Deerhoof {{!}} Joyful Noise Recordings {{!}} Joyful Noise Recordings |url=https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/products/love-lore |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Joyfulnoiserecordings.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jazz |first=All About |date=October 7, 2020 |title=Deerhoof: Love-Lore album review @ All About Jazz |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/love-lore-deerhoof-joyful-noise-recordings |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=All About Jazz |language=en}}</ref> its anti-marketing campaigns,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Joyful Noise Radio Hour: Episode 10, with Deerhoof (pt. 2) on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-10-with-deerhoof-pt-2/id1552286906?i=1000547249994 |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}</ref> trenchant published commentary,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woodstock '99, or How To Do a USA in Late Capitalism |url=https://www.talkhouse.com/what-woodstock-99-doesnt-say-about-human-nature/ |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Talkhouse |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Deerhoof Talks with Wadada Leo Smith on the Talkhouse Podcast |url=https://www.talkhouse.com/deerhoof-talks-with-wadada-leo-smith-on-the-talkhouse-podcast/ |access-date=September 21, 2022 |website=Talkhouse |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The Great Covid Vinyl Clog of 2022 | date=October 21, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvNgCQBU5z4 |language=en |access-date=September 21, 2022}}</ref> and use of a low-budget and eco-friendly style of production and touring (for example, when it went on tour with the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], they all rode together with all their gear to arena gigs in a [[Prius]] [[minivan]] behind the Chili Peppers' fleet of busses and [[semi-trailer]]s.)<ref name=":1" />

The band has been appreciated by and/or influential to other artists, notably [[David Bowie]],<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Zach |last=Schonfeld |date=January 11, 2017 |url=https://www.newsweek.com/2017/02/24/here-are-best-things-david-bowie-posted-his-own-fan-message-board-541189.html |title=Here Are the Best Things David Bowie Posted on His Own Message Board |magazine=[[Newsweek]]}}</ref> [[Radiohead]],<ref name="theguardian.com"/> [[Questlove]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/questlove/status/739854094592966656|title=T'Questlove on Twitter|publisher=Twitter|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dollar |first=Steve |date=April 19, 2012 |title=Questlove Shuffles to Brooklyn |language=en-US |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303513404577352283694455516.html |access-date=September 21, 2022 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/questloves-shuffle-culture-at-the-brooklyn-academy-of-music-20120421|title=Questlove's 'Shuffle Culture' at the Brooklyn Academy of Music|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent]],<ref>[https://www.kevchino.com/interview/st-vincent/53 St. Vincent Interview on Kevchino] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426050324/https://www.kevchino.com/interview/st-vincent/53 |date=April 26, 2014 }}.  Retrieved November 26, 2010.</ref> [[Foo Fighters]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3kCt66oG6U  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/l3kCt66oG6U |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Time Magazine Interviews: Dave Grohl |via=YouTube |date=December 8, 2009 |access-date=August 14, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Dirty Projectors]],<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10577-rise-above/ Album Reviews: Dirty Projectors: Rise Above]. Pitchfork (September 7, 2007). Retrieved November 26, 2010.</ref> [[Tune-Yards]],<ref name="talkhouse.com"/> [[Stereolab]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7181-stereolab/ |title=Guest Lists: Stereolab &#124; Features |website=Pitchfork |date=September 3, 2008 |access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> [[Henry Rollins]],<ref name="theguardian.com"/> [[Sleigh Bells (band)|Sleigh Bells]],<ref>[http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1112 RA: Breaking through: Sleigh Bells - Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026144317/http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1112 |date=October 26, 2012 }}. Residentadvisor.net (November 16, 2009). Retrieved November 26, 2010.</ref> and [[of Montreal]].<ref>[http://emusician.com/remixmag/artists_interviews/musicians/remix_portable_mutations/ Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes on Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? | Remix interview with Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601140113/http://emusician.com/remixmag/artists_interviews/musicians/remix_portable_mutations/ |date=June 1, 2010 }}. Emusician.com. Retrieved November 26, 2010.</ref> Deerhoof's songs are covered often by other artists (notably [[Phil Lesh]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jambands.com/news/2012/09/16/marco-benevento-and-phil-lesh-play-deerhoof |title=Need We Say More? > News > Marco Benevento and Phil Lesh Play Deerhoof |website=Jambands.com |date=September 16, 2012 |access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> [[Los Campesinos!]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/cover/101608/Los-Campesinos!-The-Eyebright-Bugler-Deerhoof-The-Eyebright-Bugler/|title=Los Campesinos!'s The Eyebright Bugler cover of Deerhoof's The Eyebright Bugler|work=Whosampled.com}}</ref> [[Marco Benevento]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Kim |first=Junho |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmK1QSZFHAg&index=3&list=PL1U4us7ycLXQXYn2I56BKJDm8YMN4fpBx  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/QmK1QSZFHAg |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Marco Benevento Trio - 2009-06-12 - Twin Killers |date=March 22, 2011 |via=YouTube |access-date=August 14, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[David Bazan]], and classical composer [[Marcos Balter]]<ref name="YouTube"/>).

==Members==
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;Current
* [[Greg Saunier]] – drums, vocals <small>(1994–present)</small>
* Satomi Matsuzaki – vocals, bass <small>(1995–present)</small>, guitar <small>(1995–1997, 2005–2006)</small>
* John Dieterich – guitar <small>(1999–present)</small>
* Ed Rodríguez – guitar <small>(2008–present)</small>

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;Former
* Rob Fisk – guitar <small>(1994–1999)</small>, bass <small>(1994–1997)</small>, harmonica <small>(1994)</small>
* Kelly Goode – keyboards <small>(1997–1999)</small>
* [[Chris Cohen (musician)|Chris Cohen]] – guitar <small>(2002–2006)</small>, bass <small>(2005–2006)</small>
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==Discography==
'''Studio albums'''
* ''Dirt Pirate Creed'' (1996)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacecityrock.com/issue6/deerhoof1.html |publisher=Space City Rock |title=Deerhoof – Laying Down New Tracks |first=Conor |last=Prischmann |access-date=January 22, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/deerhoof-2020-interview-2646202116.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3 |publisher=PopMatters |title=Considering the Legacy of Deerhoof with Greg Saunier |first=Kyle |last=Cochrun |date=July 10, 2020 |access-date=January 22, 2021 }}</ref>
* ''[[The Man, the King, the Girl]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Holdypaws]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Halfbird]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Reveille (album)|Reveille]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Apple O']]'' (2003)
* ''[[Milk Man (Deerhoof album)|Milk Man]]'' (2004)
* ''[[The Runners Four]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Friend Opportunity]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Offend Maggie]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Deerhoof vs. Evil]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Breakup Song (album)|Breakup Song]]'' (2012)
* ''[[La Isla Bonita (album)|La Isla Bonita]]'' (2014)
* ''[[The Magic (album)|The Magic]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Mountain Moves]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Future Teenage Cave Artists]]'' (2020)
* ''Love-Lore'' (2020) (medley covers album)
* ''[[Actually, You Can]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Miracle-Level]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Noble and Godlike in Ruin]]'' (2025)

'''EPs'''
* ''[[Green Cosmos]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Untitled Deerhoof EP|Untitled]]'' (2006)
* ''Deerhoof Plays the Music of The Shining'' (2018)

'''Live albums'''
* ''[[Koalamagic]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Bibidi Babidi Boo]]'' (2004)
* ''99% upset feeling'' (2011)
* ''[[Fever 121614]]'' (2015)
* ''To Be Surrounded By Beautiful, Curious, Breathing, Laughing Flesh Is Enough'' (2020) <small>(with [[Wadada Leo Smith]])</small><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Shteamer|first=Hank|title=Deerhoof and Wadada Leo Smith's 'Breakup Songs' Is Musical Democracy in Action |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/deerhoof-wadada-leo-smith-live-bandcamp-1017583/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 18, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020}}</ref>
* ''Devil Kids'' (2021)

'''Collaborations'''
* ''[[Nervous Cop]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Balter/Saunier]]'' (2016)

Deerhoof has also released a large number of 7-inch singles, split releases with other artists, tracks on compilations, and free downloadable EPs.

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{YouTube|u=GregFromDeerhoof|Deerhoof}}

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