Spin (p.70) - "Deerhoof's trademark guitar-noise scribbling has been transformed in the studio, resulting in bulky, segmented yet hummable compositions..." Uncut (p.82) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Deerhoof unleash coiled energies in high-pressure bursts, as Greg Saunier's drums trip over the slippery snares left by John Dieterich and Ed Rodriguez's grappling guitars." Alternative Press (p.87) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The edges of their wiry, curlicue sound are shaded in with hip-shaking polyrhythms, glistening shards of keyboard and percussion noise..." The Wire (p.48) - "DEERHOOF VS EVIL is a confection of playful, studio based experimentation that blurs rock and pop's boundaries by appropriating electronic and non-Western influences..." CMJ - "Deerhoof is quirkier and more fun than ever....A carefully choreographed work that is way too interesting to listen to passively." Billboard (p.28) - "[I]ts consistently dazzling musicianship carries the band as it explores different themes on a new label." Mojo (Publisher) (p.100) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Y]ou'll keep to VS EVIL for its winningly alien hooks, its pop moments...[and] the haunting and tender sing-song of 'Must Fight Current.'" Paste (magazine) - "The album's synthetic flesh courses with the futuristic sounds of cutting-edge technology, while remaining fused to an organic skeleton of traditional global sounds, from flamenco to funk, Tropicalia to all-American riff rock." Clash (Magazine) - "Dominated by Satomi Matsuzaki's cute vocals, this might be a laid-back record, but it's still one of that's wonderfully challenging."

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