Breakup Song

Deerhoof - Breakup Song
Critic Score
Based on 24 reviews
2012 Ratings: #254 / 1118
User Score
Based on 173 ratings
2012 Rank: #87
Liked by 26 people
September 4, 2012 / Release Date
LP / Format
Polyvinyl / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

81
Beats Per Minute

These are unconventional songs about unconventional heartache. And just as every person reacts differently in different situations, so too does Deerhoof.

80
Drowned in Sound

Breakup Song is as original and uncompromising as anything else Deerhoof have done. 

80
The 405

This is an album that doesn't just throw caution to the wind, but stamps on it after it's fallen to the floor, and then misspells its name on its grave

80
Consequence of Sound

On this album, Deerhoof get into your veins, smash the ice off of your broken heart, inject some saccharine bounce, and get out again without a moment of hesitation. 

80
No Ripcord

What’s astonishing about Breakup Song is how it maintains an intuitive notion of coherence, even with its handling of contradictions. All the while making it look easy. 

80
NME

No-wave krunch meets mutant disco shuffle meets snippets of global radness and, yeah, it’s better than Animal Collective’s new one. 

80
AllMusic

Breakup Song is fresh and addictive enough to make listeners fall in love all over again.

80
PopMatters

They just feel more well honed this time around, conveying their music in simple, direct terms.

80
musicOMH

It’s a bright, brief, crystalline work that is a more than worthy addition to one of the most consistently excellent catalogues in alternative music.

Cbuhrer
82

Goofy ahh album, but in a good way.

LZGray
80

I've never been a fan of the song structures of Deerhoof. It's always been the one thing turning me off of their music. This album is no different, except the uniform concept of their unique perspectives on the "breakup song" makes this not only the most interesting album from a structural angle, but it makes the inventiveness and noisy chaos of the experimental instrumentation that much more captivating. The first Deerhoof album I've loved, here's to more.

thumbman
NR

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thumbman
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Nukeproofbear
82

Breakup song feels like a haze of noise that is somehow eerie and fun.

SaltehTSS
93

April 2nd 2023: i notice ‘Miracle-Level’ by Deerhoof featured among new releases on AOTY’s front page. i check it out since i find the cover interesting. come to the conclusion that it’s quite decent… and interesting.
mid to late December 2023: i enjoy coming back to the track ‘Everybody, Marvel’ off that album while working on my list of the best songs of 2023 and rank it at #19 of that list.
January to early February 2024: i find myself coming back ... read more

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Added on: July 23, 2012