Opinions on these bands?

Anyone have an opinion on these bands:

Electrelane – WOXY has been playing one of their songs and I like it. They are playing the Black Cat soon.

Deerhoof – They got an interesting review in Sunday's NY Times - DEERHOOF "Milk Man" (Kill Rock Stars) is an album of rock music that sounds rethought from the ground up. The sound is feathery and self-effacing (Satomi Matsuzaki's limpid, childlike singing) and at the same time menacing and body-rocking (the battering swing of the drummer Greg Saunier, peppered with explosive rolls that clear a space around them). It's "art rock" (the nervous, spindly, Captain Beefheart-y written guitar lines) and Top 40 (one memorable line sounds like Journey). It's both very finished (control-freak alert: code orange) and very tentative (one track begins with a rough-sounding tape of a piano improvisation.) The music is incredibly well thought out, but that doesn't prevent it from also being smokin'.

I hear great things about Deerhoof live, their albums are ok, but a tad inaccessible at times.

Don't know much about electralane, although Bungle Bud was talking about them last night.

Originally posted by pollard:
inaccessible

So Deerhoof is Walkie-Thirsty music?

They have some mp3s on their site. I wasn't crazy about them, but I keep hearing about the band.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
So Deerhoof is Walkie-Thirsty music?

I think you mean noisy by that, and it is not quite so noisy. It is more the vocals that cause the inaccessibility issue. I can give you a copy of the last two albums next time I see you if you like. I have not hear the new one yet, but I believe reviews are saying it is a tad more accessible.

MP3s from new album -
http://puzzle.suchfun.net/deerhoof/256/milk_man.mp3
http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/deerhoof/audio/GigaDance.mp3

So anybody heard anything off of the upcoming Elf Power album? Any good?

The new Deerhoof album may be a tad more accessible, but it's by no means top 40 material. They're still a very very odd band. I'm listening to the new one now, actually. And cannot describe it well at all. So I won't even try.

Speaking of live Deerhoof, it may have been posted on the live shows listing, but they're playing ottobar on the 21st of april.

Originally posted by Samantha Balls:
So anybody heard anything off of the upcoming Elf Power album? Any good?

there is this off the new album

http://www.elfpower.com/elfpower_neverbelieve.mp3

have not heard it or anything else yet though

Thanks, link was blocked by my web security team. I feel so safe and secure, good thing they prevented me from that evil Elf Power.

Originally posted by pollard:

Originally posted by Samantha Balls:
So anybody heard anything off of the upcoming Elf Power album? Any good?

there is this off the new album

http://www.elfpower.com/elfpower_neverbelieve.mp3

have not heard it or anything else yet though

How about The Star Spangles?

They were on Letterman about a year ago (don't know how they got that gig) and are playing Velvet Lounge next month. Totally contrived, but fun.

I like Electrelane but did get a little tired of them about 2 years ago when 3WK played them a little too much. With that said, I think they will probably put on a good show and would like to see them.