Offend Maggie Explained

Offend Maggie
Type:	studio
Artist:	Deerhoof
Cover:	DeerhoofOffendMaggie.jpg
Released:	October 7, 2008
Recorded:	2008
Genre:	Art pop^[1]
Length:	43:21
Label:	Kill Rock Stars
Producer:	Deerhoof
Prev Title:	Friend Opportunity
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Deerhoof vs. Evil
Next Year:	2011

Offend Maggie is the ninth studio album by Deerhoof, released October 7, 2008 on Kill Rock Stars. Over the summer the band put up sheet music for the song "Fresh Born" online, and invited fans to record their version.^[2] The title track is streaming on the label's website,^[3] while Wired is streaming short clips of various songs on the album.^[4]

The album was issued in the UK on October 13, 2008, via ATP Recordings.

Critical reception

Reviews were generally positive with most critics noting the band's move towards a more mature, guitar-oriented rock sound - "The album's all fretboard, no circuit board, and it feels most comfortable that way."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ed Rodriguez, Greg Saunier, John Dieterich, and Satomi Matsuzaki.

Bandcamp

Personnel

• Deerhoof - production, mixing
• Ian Pellicci, Jay Pellicci - recording, vocals
• Eli Crews - recording
• Tomoo Gokita - art work
• Hodaka Hamada - design

External links

• Billboard review of Offend Maggie

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pitchfork Staff . The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s . . October 2, 2009. Apple O’ caught them at the tipping point between their noisier early days and the comparatively delicate art-pop of all of their records since.. April 27, 2023.
2. Web site: killrockstars . killrockstars . 2012-03-04.
3. http://krs5rc.com/krs/bands/deerhoof/audio/OffendMaggie.mp3 Offend Maggie
4. Web site: Van . Eliot . Exclusive Preview: Deerhoof's Upcoming Offend Maggie Album | Listening Post | Wired.com . Blog.wired.com . 2008-09-12 . 2012-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090111011532/http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/09/exclusive-previ.html . 2009-01-11 . dead .