Deer Tick – War Elephant
February 16, 2023
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Deer Tick mastermind John McCauley’s moans are like paved-over gravel — their slicked surface a thin cover for the jagged edges below. His more rollicking tunes (“Ashamed,” “Diamond Rings 2007,” and “Baltimore Blues No. 1”) pair noodly riffs with train-track percussion, ghostly backing yaws, slippery slide guitar, and road-weary vocal ruminations. The band has gone on some 8 years later to larger acclaim, but this, their, debut, remains the best of the bunch.
