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Read a review of a Deerhoof record and count the references to childishness, whimsy, and play. That’s not incidental to their appeal. Prog got the shit kicked out of it in the ’70s for being overserious. Deerhoof are a band’s band �" they eat complicated music for a snack �" but, usually, they sweeten the deal with silly antics. If there’s anything populist about them, it’s that. But Deerhoof must have gotten tired of the characterizations, because Offend Maggie, the band’s ninth album, shows a new seriousness about their aims.

The album is both heavier and more monochrome than 2007’s Friend...