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Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest flac album
  • Performer Deerhunter
  • Title Halcyon Digest
  • Date of release 2010
  • Country Europe
  • Style Shoegaze, Art Rock, Indie Rock
  • Other formats MP3 DMF FLAC AAC MP2 AIFF ASF
  • Genre Rock
  • Size MP3 1847 mb
  • Size FLAC 1515 mb
  • Rating: 4.6
  • Votes: 895

Halcyon Digest is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Deerhunter. It was released September 28, 2010 to universal critical acclaim. It was the band's first album distributed exclusively by 4AD worldwide (previously 4AD only handled overseas distribution while Kranky handled it within the . ) The album was produced by both the band and Ben H. Allen, and was recorded at Chase Park Transduction studios in Athens, Georgia

In the end, it’s that this album has no real direction, and for a band with a front man who never writes lyrics in advance and makes music so organically, five years seems like enough time to make an album both effortless and perfect. Halcyon Digest isn’t conflicted for its shifts in music or emotion, it’s delighted for it. At it’s most daunting, Halcyon Digest is still a pop album.

Halcyon Digest is Deerhunter’s fifth album. The album features the band’s trademark meshing of shoegaze and pop, with song lengths ranging from a quick two minutes to a complex seven-and-a-half. Released on September 28, 2010 to nearly universal acclaim, it cemented the band’s status as one of the most inventive groups of the 2000s. The Japanese version of this release included two bonus instrumental tracks, Rhythm and Colorscale. Halcyon Digest Q&A.

Whether those halcyon days were real or just idealized doesn't matter. Deerhunter unveiled their new album by asking fans to print out a vintage DIY-style poster, photocopy it, and tape it up all over town. In the last couple of weeks, band members have participated in all-night online chats with some of their most devoted fans.

Deerhunter created a mystic and dense atmosphere with Halcyon Digest. It's cohesive, melodic and really consistent. Definitely growing on me. 11. 2mo. Strangelightsyd. 100. this may not be a perfect album but emotions take control with albums like this. It's kinda like with After Laughter/Paramore in general for anyone who knows me.

Inspired by the flyer culture of punk and college rock bands of the ‘70s and ‘80s, Deerhunter introduced Halcyon Digest with an interactive Xerox art project in which fans photocopied an old-school flyer made by Bradford Cox, pasted it around their towns, photographed it and sent the results back to the band. Besides being a clever viral strategy to drum up interest for the album, it speaks to the way Deerhunter approaches how fleeting and important memories can be on these songs

Producer – Ben H. Allen (tracks: 1 to 6, 9 to 11), Deerhunter (tracks: 1 to 6, 9 to 11). Notes. Comes in gatefold digipak with OBI & Japanese lyric insert. Rights Society: JASRAC.

Is Halcyon Digest the best album by Deerhunter? BestEverAlbums. com brings together thousands of 'greatest ever album' charts and calculates an overall ranking. Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter (2010) Release date: 2010-09-28 Overall rank: 293rd. Accolades: Top 10 albums of 2010 (7th). Top 50 albums of the 2010s (24th). Top 500 albums of all time (293rd).

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 Earthquake 5:00
2 Don't Cry 2:49
3 Revival 2:14
4 Sailing 5:00
5 Memory Boy 2:09
6 Desire Lines
Lyrics By – L. Pundt*Music By – L. Pundt*
6:44
7 Basement Scene
Engineer [Assistant] – Winston BarbeMixed By – David BarbeProducer – Henry Barbe
3:41
8 Helicopter 3:58
9 Fountain Stairs
Lyrics By – L. Pundt*Music By – L. Pundt*Saxophone – Bill Oglesby
2:38
10 Coronado
Acoustic Guitar [12-string] – Paul McPhersonSaxophone – Bill Oglesby
3:19
11 He Would Have Laughed
Recorded By – Bradford*
7:29
12 Rhythm 2:56
13 Colorscale 5:10

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – Hostess K.K.
  • Distributed By – Hostess K.K.
  • Marketed By – Hostess K.K.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – 4AD Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – 4AD Ltd.

Credits

  • Artwork By, Typography, Photography [Back], Layout, Design – Bradford Cox
  • Engineer – Henry Barbe
  • Engineer [Asst.] – Drew Vandenberg
  • Layout [Assistance] – Dan Gallo
  • Mastered By – Joe Lambert
  • Mixed By – Ben H. Allen
  • Mixed By [Assistant] – Robert Gardner
  • Photography [Cover] – George Mitchell
  • Photography [Live] – Will Govus
  • Producer – Ben H. Allen (tracks: 1 to 6, 9 to 11), Deerhunter (tracks: 1 to 6, 9 to 11)

Notes

Comes in gatefold digipak with OBI & Japanese lyric insert.

Tracks 12 and 13 are exclusive to this release and are only mentioned on the OBI.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 4582214 506531
  • Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
CAD 3X38CD Deerhunter Halcyon Digest ‎(CD, Album, Dig) 4AD CAD 3X38CD Europe 2010
MBB20054 Deerhunter Halcyon Digest ‎(CD, Album, Jew) Selecta MBB20054 Argentina 2012
CAD 3X38 Deerhunter Halcyon Digest ‎(LP, Album) 4AD CAD 3X38 UK & US 2010
HN793CD Deerhunter Halcyon Digest ‎(CD, Album, Dig) High Note Records HN793CD Taiwan 2010
CAD 3X38CD Deerhunter Halcyon Digest ‎(CD, Album, Dig) 4AD CAD 3X38CD Australia & New Zealand 2010