Deerhoof

奇跡レベル

MIRACLES WANTED!
(EVERYTHING IS A MIRACLE EXCEPT WAR AND GASOLINE)
PHASE-OUT ALL REMAINING NON-MIRACLES BY 2028
(LUCKILY THERE AREN’T THAT MANY ANYWAY)
WE NEED ONLY *LOVE* SONGS
(YES, THIS WORD GETS USED OFTEN)
BUT I MEAN HIGH-LEVEL
I MEAN MIRACLE LEVEL
LET’S WASH OUR DIRTY HANDS WITH LOVE
LET’S LIVE
LET’S WALK CLOSELY TOGETHER
I CAN HOLD AN UMBRELLA FOR YOU FOR A LONG TIME

Deerhoof’s new album, Miracle-Level, was produced, recorded, and mixed by Mike Bradavski at No Fun Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It’s the band’s 19th album and the first to be produced, recorded and mixed entirely in a recording studio. All of the songs are in Japanese.

Deerhoof today released their tender piano ballad “Wedding, March, Flower,” the latest single previewing the band’s “studio debut” album, Miracle-Level, out March 31st (Joyful Noise Recordings). The love song–sung in Japanese by the band’s Greg Saunier–arrives ahead of Valentine’s Day alongside a video featuring studio footage of its unorthodox creation at No Fun Club, with Saunier on piano and Satomi Matsuzaki on drums. "I was flirting with my partner Sophie and sent her a video of me humming and playing the piano. Deerhoof was starting to get songs together for our next record. No one had suggested we needed any tender piano ballads, but Sophie convinced me to show it to my bandmates anyway. I was so touched when they were into it,” Saunier explains of its heartfelt, deeply personal inspiration. “The real kicker came when Satomi wrote lyrics. They were in Japanese, so when we first rehearsed it, I wasn’t even sure what I was singing. But Satomi had written a love song about a wedding. Satomi and I ended our marriage over 10 years ago, and it hasn’t always been easy for any of us to keep the band going. Our songs have always been one way that we all process our feelings with each other. Co-writing and performing ‘Wedding March Flower’ with her was really intense."

WEDDING, MARCH, FLOWER 

RED DRESS WITH GREEN GLOVES, 

A PETAL FULL OF TEARS 

DROPS, DROPS 

BEE DELIVERS WHISPER-WORDS 

I CAN HEAR. 

WEDDING, MARCH, FLOWER 

LET’S WALK CLOSELY TOGETHER 

LET’S LIVE 

I CAN HOLD AN UMBRELLA FOR YOU FOR A LONG TIME 

Miracle Level, produced by Mike Bridavasky, is Deerhoof’s first album recorded in a studio and their first featuring lyrics entirely in Japanese. “Wedding, March Flower” follows album singles “Sit Down, Let Me Tell You a Story” and “My Lovely Cat.” Miracle Level is available for pre-order.

Following the album’s release, Deerhoof will embark on a North American tour beginning in Toronto, Canada, on March 31st and including shows at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere The Hall on April 4th and Los Angeles’ Lodge Room on May 10th; a full itinerary is listed below and tickets are on-sale now.