Deerhunter - Desire Lines

"Desire Lines" is the latest masterpiece from a band that just can't learn to take a break.

There will be a lot of comparisons to "Nothing Ever Happened", and I think that's perfectly all right. "Desire Lines" has the same formula, a slow, climbing riff that eventually extends into an outlandish jam. It's all held down by Josh Hauver's relentlessly addictive bassline, which the band plays against for 3 minutes. Incorporating many shoegaze elements from the band's past, Deerhunter has reached new territory in terms of melodic ecstasy. If that's not enough, Lockett Pundt surprises us all with an astonishingly professional voice. Deerhunter hasn't sounded so impressive until now.