Deerhoof's latest album, Noble and Godlike in Ruin, channels the spirit of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Described by drummer Greg Saunier as a 'low-budget, DIY Frankenstein', the record reflects the band's fascination with creating beauty from chaos. This work marks a return to their unique sound after a series of experimental projects. With its dissonant grooves and abrupt song endings, the album dives deep into noise-rock and emphasizes the emotional turmoil of its themes, showcasing a raw, unpolished aesthetic endemic to Deerhoof's longtime mission to disrupt music norms.
The album takes its unusual title from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a source of inspiration. Drummer Greg Saunier describes the album as 'our low-budget, DIY Frankenstein: A sensitive, spurned, intelligent, dehumanized creature made out of people.'
This is one of the band's most abrasive albums to date, with mangled, fractured grooves like 'Sparrow Sparrow' that simulate the experience of realizing your open tabs are playing multiple songs simultaneously.
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