Mountain Moves

Mountain Moves is the fourteenth studio album by Deerhoof. It was released on September 8, 2017 through Joyful Noise.^[9]

Mountain Moves
Studio album by Deerhoof
Released	September 8, 2017
Genre	Indie pop[1] art rock[1]
Length	39:40
Label	Joyful Noise
Producer	Deerhoof, Children of Hoof Radio and Television Orchestra
Deerhoof chronology
The Magic (2016) Mountain Moves (2017) Future Teenage Cave Artists (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B[4]
Exclaim!	8/10[5]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[6]
PopMatters	8/10[7]
Spin	6/10[8]

Production and release

Deerhoof announced Mountain Moves in June 2017. The album was produced by Deerhoof along with the Children of Hoof Radio and Television Orchestra.^[10] Although the album was set for a September 8 release, the band made the album available on Bandcamp on August 28, with all the proceeds from purchases (before the official release) going to the Emergent Fund.^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Slow Motion Detonation" (featuring Juana Molina)	3:41
2.	"Con Sordino"	3:07
3.	"I Will Spite Survive" (featuring Jenn Wasner)	3:28
4.	"Come Down Here & Say That" (featuring Lætitia Sadier)	3:20
5.	"Gracias a la Vida" (Violeta Parra)	0:59
6.	"Begin Countdown"	2:09
7.	"Your Dystopic Creation Doesn't Fear You" (featuring Awkwafina)	2:55
8.	"Ay That's Me"	3:04
9.	"Palace of the Governors"	2:18
10.	"Singalong Junk" (featuring Xenia Rubinos)	3:32
11.	"Mountain Moves" (featuring Matana Roberts)	1:58
12.	"Freedom Highway" (The Staple Singers)	1:42
13.	"Sea Moves" (featuring Chad Popple and Devin Hoff)	1:58
14.	"Kokoye"	4:07
15.	"Small Axe" (Bob Marley)	1:20

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[12]	10

References

1. Ferkl, Albert (September 13, 2017). "Californian indie band DEERHOOF release fourteenth studio album Mountain Moves". Idioteq. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
2. "Critic Reviews for Mountain Moves". Metacritic. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
3. Phares, Heather. "Mountain Moves - Deerhoof". Allmusic. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
4. Corcoran, Nina (September 7, 2017). "Deerhoof rallies its famous friends to protest on Mountain Moves". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
5. Henderson, Corey. "Deerhoof Mountain Moves". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
6. Colter Walls, Seth. "Deerhoof: Mountain Moves". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
7. Ingalls, Chris. "Deerhoof: Mountain Moves". PopMatters. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
8. Cush, Andy. "Review: Deerhoof's Mountain Moves Is a Charming But Uneven Protest Album". Spin. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
9. "Deerhoof Announce New Album Mountain Moves, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. 2017.
10. "Deerhoof announce new album, Mountain Moves, share "I Will Spite Survive"". Consequence of Sound. 2017.
11. "Mountain Moves by Deerhoof". 2017.
12. "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.