Deerhoof have announced their 20th studio album: Noble and Godlike in Ruin arrives via Joyful Noise on April 25. They’ve also premiered a new song, the visceral closer ‘Immigrant Songs’, through Craiglist, in an effort to “spotlight a tech platform that isn’t blatantly supporting fascism.” It arrives on the platform two days ahead of its official release on streaming services via a series of Craigslist ‘Services’ posts advertising themselves for hire in their local communities, including Brooklyn, Tucson, Portland, and Minneapolis.
“This song is kind of a sequel to Satomi [Matsuzaki, bassist/singer] describing her immigration tribulations in ‘Exit Only’,” the band’s Greg Saunier said in a press release. “It’s what it feels like to see the discourse around immigration get so twisted. The most criminal and barbaric “migrant horde” to invade America was from Europe. There’s a sector of racialized, underpaid immigrants, doing labor white people won’t, who are getting deported and dehumanized in record numbers in recent years. They are really the glue keeping our society from collapsing. It’s these heroic fugitives, not millionaire politicians holding little signs with one hand while sending out fundraising emails about ‘strengthening our borders’ with the other, who actually have a thing or two to teach us all about how to resist and survive.”
Noble and Godlike in Ruin, the follow-up to 2023’s Miracle-Level, features the recent singles ‘Overrated Species Anyhow’ and ‘Sparrow Sparrow’. Revisit our inspirations interview with Deerhoof.
Noble and Godlike in Ruin Cover Artwork:
Noble and Godlike in Ruin Tracklist:
1. Overrated Species Anyhow
2. Sparrow Sparrow
3. Kingtoe
4. Return of the Return of the Fire Trick Star
5. A Body of Mirrors
6. Ha, Ha Ha Ha, Haaa
7. Disobedience
8. Who Do You Root For?
9. Under Rats [feat. Saul Williams]
10. Immigrant Songs
