Holdypaws Explained

Holdypaws
Type:	studio
Artist:	Deerhoof
Cover:	Holdypaws.jpg
Released:	July 13, 1999
Genre:	Indie rock, avant-garde, noise pop
Label:	Kill Rock Stars
Producer:	Deerhoof
Prev Title:	The Man, the King, the Girl
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Halfbird
Next Year:	2001

Holdypaws is the second album by the indie rock band Deerhoof. It was released in 1999 on Kill Rock Stars, and reissued on vinyl by the same label on November 22, 2019, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Deerhoof.^[1] Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu, a band that has worked with Deerhoof's Greg Saunier, has praised this album, saying "I had never heard anything like it before. It completely blew my mind and changed the way I thought about what music could be."^[2] Henry Rollins has praised this album, in addition to the band's EP Green Cosmos, saying "it gets the blood going. What a band."^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Deerhoof.

1. "Magic Star"
2. "Queen of the Lake"
3. "The Moose's Daughter"
4. "Satan"
5. "Crow"
6. "Flower"
7. "Lady People"
8. "The Great Car Tomb"
9. "Dead Beast Queen"
10. "Data"

Personnel

• Rob Fisk – guitar
• Satomi Matsuzaki – bass guitar and vocals
• Greg Saunier – drums and vocals
• Kelly Goode – keyboard

References

1. Web site: Reid. Mike. 2019-10-17. Deerhoof celebrate 25 years, announce first ever vinyl reissues of their first three albums. 2021-02-14. Tiny Mix Tapes. en.
2. Web site: Cohen. Rob. 2012-05-14. Jamie Stewart: The Sent Down Boy. 2021-02-14. Austin Chronicle. en-US.
3. Web site: Guardian music. 2014-10-27. Deerhoof – La Isla Bonita: Exclusive album stream. 2021-02-14. the Guardian. en.