Deerhunter - Microcastle - In The Studio

We spent some time with Deerhunter while they were recording Microcastle at the Rare Book Room Studio in Brooklyn, including behind the scenes look at songs like Agoraphobia, Calvary Scars, and Nothing Ever Happened.
Produced and Directed by RJ Bentler
Camera - David Park, Will Colby, Jack Inslee
Editor - Jorge Toyes
Thanks - Deerhunter & Rare Book Room
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[@415riderss]

Damn, Josh really did write Nothing Ever Happened. That's like, maybe their best track. It's historical, it's legendary. We lost a good one. RIP JF.

[@filippomazzini1676]

10 years of Microcastle. Still loving it like the first day.

[@paulshafer8649]

God I can hardly think of any intro to a song that gives me such deep emotions right off the bat as Cover Me. Just using that for the beginning of this video makes me want to tear up.

[@THEDVS152]

this whole double album is a Masterpiece.. It is music to throw on the headphones late at night after a few to many and turned up very loudly.... Sonic blisss !!

[@eagleWarrior839]

THEDVS152 If only you had the voice of Jesus to put it out loud so that influx of words could widespread across people's minds...

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Deerhunter is still one of the most admirable indie rock bands of their generation. Micro castle is a classic indie rock record no doubt

[@fadedidentity]

this was such a special time in indie rock. Deerhunter are one of the most underrated bands of this era. Microcastle is a classic, Agoraphobia is still one of my favorite songs to this day

[@GettingHyphy]

Underrated af

[@AmuseMe543]

Bradford is ridiculously intelligent and no one really gives him credit for how smart he is.

[@alamojoe7371]

Rip Josh

[@fugamantew]

He contributed the punk to this band... what a shame he lost his battle with addiction.

[@huuuuuuuu175]

Fuga Mante wait isn’t that confirmed to be what happened

[@sleepingchildhood5640]

@@fugamantew nothing ever happended? What happen yo him?

[@darlenealderson7131]

i rewatch this often and it makes me have a fluttery feeling every time...so much love for the true artists of the world trying to actualize their dreams and feelings.....

[@platmypus]

7:54 - I first heard Deerhunter's cover me (slowly) and agoraphobia when I was in 8th grade on my tutor's Ipod. I was listening to pop / christian rock bands and really nothing else. It's not like I instantly loved deerhunter but I was really into the chillaxed, depressed vibe from those two songs together. Deerhunter's first two songs alone influenced my tastes in music a lot.

[@talkdemonic]

Arguably the best album of the 00's.

[@siriusfun]

The cigarette smoke in the control room. Wow. He's got some serious gear in that shop - I bet that's a thing of the past.

[@musicmodeon9684]

Agoraphobia's lyrics are perfection. Watching this makes me excited. :)

[@goodmorningcptn]

"I'm Lockett Pundt" Is this the only ever recorded thing Lockett has ever said?

[@DuBziDriFT]

GoodmorningCaptain Nah, he sings on Deerhunter songs. "The Missing" and "Agoraphobia" are my some of my favorites that he sings.

[@patrickhodgen9933]

He sat and chatted to me and 2 friends in Dublin in 2015 for a good twenty minutes - we got plenty out of him! And some bottles of beer for the road, really nice guy, clearly just can't be fucked on camera!

[@clumsysandbocks5650]

Don't think Pundt sings Agoraphobia, although he did write it?

[@LuisSanchez-jj6rp]

Clumsy Sandbocks he sings it dawg

[@clumsysandbocks5650]

yep, you're right. my mistake.

[@viachicago]

P4K first posted this right when the album was released in 2008. Had not loved Cryptograms (and had not discovered the Fluorescent Grey EP yet), but from the first note of Cover Me Slowly on this video I was hooked.

[@bencastruita3906]

I love how creative you guys are, it really inspires me too make music similar too deerhunters sound

[@alchemistrpm82]

Awesome to see the whole dynamic play out with Cole's vocals on "Saved By Old Times" so much time after the song was ingrained in my mind. I can't imagine the song w/o his spiel. So what if this is old? Microcastle is better than 99% of records, period. Now gimme Halcyon Digest in the studio!

[@gradysmith9992]

Bradford is definitely the chatty one in the band. Seems like such a nice guy, though.

[@ryanmoran011]

this is the most i've ever seen Cox let his bandmates speak

[@nathanielcadena7045]

hahahaahaha

[@jorgepablolopezmola4684]

I felt in love with Lockett in Agoraphobia

[@spiritparty]

love these! please keep them going!

[@gRosh08]

Bradford Rocks! Gave me a great Idea for my mix today!

[@declineofthewest.]

RIP Josh

[@sucksbeingSOawesome]

This was great! Thanks

[@triplesevensix291]

Boss little studio there. I could live there quite happily. Nice one PF.

[@mahargllednif2250]

rip fauver

[@edragtnavafreeartistandpho6670]

Love the Johnny Cash dialogue in this :)

[@dakotakinert1994]

That fuy sitting on the chair at 3:23 looks so similar to Johnny Greenwood!

[@p0mpilius]

Thought the same! That's Lockett Pundt, love both musicians

[@christiankellerman9206]

Great band Great album

[@lexilexi7611]

lovely band awesome to hear them talk lol

[@sillyworm]

Great band!

[@1BigBucks1]

needs more Lockett.

[@craigsanderson4330]

Great, great album, still.

[@georgetracy666]

90’s emo alt pop tried to be reborn!!!!:-) sebadoh, velocity girl, mud honey, sunny day real estate, Sunday’s

[@crazyguy85]

90's WHAT

[@NowyouknowMusic]

MORE!

[@illusma7822]

this was my quintessential "college" band

[@literaticrux8292]

Pretty much the best record ever.

[@Vemonsss]

Haha, this is greatttt

[@dairylandbogurt]

That's defs the Gangsta way of saying it... I think I shall use that from now on.. DAAAWT KAAAWM!!

[@estre4030]

Bradford is hilarious

[@orangezbythefreeway]

When is Steve Brule gonna show up

[@charliehendricks7203]

i know right

[@corduroykumquat]

TheTritoneTerror never

[@morganisspiderman]

they are really good looking to me, besides, its the sound that comes out of em that matters!

[@taffertime]

Vanity is kewl

[@onehumblebear]

Saved By Old Times

[@DomestikMC]

Bradford is the beeeesssstt

[@corduroykumquat]

DomestikMC Arto Lindsay is God!

[@MarcusRaniiDropcho]

This is sweet, even though it's old.

[@Stillillgal]

cox is so nerd and weird i like it

[@yummyjackalmeat]

Rip josh

[@lotr666]

Oh Josh

[@viachicago]

I assume These Hands became Neither of Us, Uncertainly? Track listing at the 4:56 mark.

[@ianturnbow7011]

Yup. Neither of Us, Uncertainly was the subject line of an e-mail between Bradford and Lockett, I believe. I guess they just liked that title. These Hands was written and titled by Lockett though. And then Green Jacket was also added onto the album, of course.

[@patrickf4865]

wilco, local natives, commenting on deerhunter video ur my love

[@n0vi]

they're posting old videos for archiving. new content at pitchfork dawt kawm

[@j.b.n.1492]

They went with " Searching for the ghost of DYONISIS" Right?

[@Vaxine101]

why is it just released this year? microcastle was made like years ago.

[@jude999]

year?

[@chelseafan22]

It's called "Cover Me Slowly", and it leads into "Agoraphobia"

only school gives credit to smart people

[@SerjALovelyDeadBoy]

why Cox talks about Agoraphobia if this is a Pundt's song?

[@seanstuchbery]

+Serj my understanding from what is said in this interview is that lockett wrote the music and bradford wrote the lyrics

[@viachicago]

That's correct.

[@bestfullyy]

what's up with the sound on this video!? really boomy and strange

[@jonnydtx6376]

intro song?

[@arigatogozaimasu123]

+Jonny Soto Cover Me (Slowly) from Microcastle

[@GettingHyphy]

Bradford needs a bigger brim

[@brownayy]

ooold black baaandit

[@killallhippocrites]

what's the tune at 13:14?

[@evermore7458]

Ruari Meehan saved by old times

[@n0vi]

Sadly had to use "dawt kawm" to get past the censor.

[@FireTheMarshall]

#pray4pitchforktv

[@loopskratch6065]

Why isn't josh in the band anymore

[@mynameismark25]

touring became too much i believe. Gotta hand it to him that's a great baseline!

[@SpeedDemon908]

He ded

[@FireTheMarshall]

pitchforktv stole this video smh

[@itdies2dayyo]

that bassist looks strung the fuck out lol

[@ajbdkla3652]

it was all right... I've heard better. Also, I why the heck does that guy smoke?

[@EyeJustSkateboard]

Deerhunter is the ugliest band.

[@Sprinkleycakes]

Evan Nave I would honestly let any one of them bang me to death. Talent is what it is.

[@emptRx]

Rip Josh