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Holdypaws
Rock · 1999 · 10 tracks

Holdypaws

Deerhoof

Murky, forest-dwelling noise rock that feels like a haunted nursery rhyme. Whispered vocals drift through jagged, explosive drum patterns and tape-hiss textures.

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It's like a haunted forest version of a pop record where the drums keep trying to escape.

A shadowy, forest-dwelling mystery that feels both fragile and dangerously explosive.

Holdypaws · vs · Deerhoof
Forest+2.4σ

Forest saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Magic Star
2:55
02
Queen of the Lake
4:59
03
The Moose's Daughter
4:06
04
Satan
3:32
05
Crow
3:01
06
Flower
3:04
07
Lady People
2:56
08
The Great Car Tomb
2:17
09
Dead Beast Queen
4:21
10
Data
11:16
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the drums suddenly fracture into a chaotic, stumbling rhythm halfway through 'Queen of the Lake'.
The eerie, repetitive vocal mantra on 'Flower' that feels like a hypnotic trance state.
The jarring transition into the eleven-minute experimental soundscape of the closing track 'Data'.
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