Noble and Godlike in Ruin

by Deerhoof

Noble and Godlike in Ruin cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 April 2025
  • Label: Joyful Noise, Joyful Noise Recordings
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 13 ratings

Artists on this release: Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, Greg Saunier, Ed Rodr铆guez

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Inspired by Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein', Deerhoof's twentieth studio album 'Noble and Godlike in Ruin' is a self-produced work that lyrically identifies with marginalized figures to explore themes of dehumanization, alienation, and empathy. The album's abrasive and experimental rock sound is intentionally dense, weaving together elements of math rock, disco-funk, free jazz, and heavy metal into an artfully jarring sonic collage.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, noisy, political, experimental, abrasive, lo-fi, dissonant, percussive, vocal

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
  10. Immigrant Songs

Credits

  • Satomi Matsuzaki - performance, production, recording, mixing, mastering, face collage
  • Ed Rodr铆guez - performance, production, recording, mixing, mastering
  • John Dieterich - performance, production, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Greg Saunier - performance, production, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Saul Williams - performance on "under rats"
  • Satoru Eguchi - photography
  • Ryan Hover - design, layout
  • Deerhoof - Phonographic Copyright

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