Friend Opportunity

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{{Infobox album

| name = Friend Opportunity

| type = studio

| artist = Deerhoof

| cover = DeerhoofFriendOpportunity.jpg

| alt =

| released = January 23, 2007

| recorded = 2006

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Pop rock|experimental pop|avant-garde|art pop{{cite web|last= Pitchfork Staff |title= The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s |website= Pitchfork |date= October 2, 2009|url= https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/|quote= Apple O’ caught them at the tipping point between their noisier early days and the comparatively delicate art-pop of all of their records since.|accessdate= April 27, 2023}}}}

| length = 36:39

| label = {{hlist|Kill Rock Stars|ATP|5 Rue Christine}}

| producer = Deerhoof

| prev_title = Untitled Deerhoof EP

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Offend Maggie

| next_year = 2008

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 78/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/friend-opportunity/deerhoof|title=Reviews for Friend Opportunity by Deerhoof|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=February 3, 2020}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/friend-opportunity-mw0000771079|title=Friend Opportunity – Deerhoof|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=June 6, 2020|last=Phares|first=Heather}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = A−{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/deerhoof-friend-opportunity-1798202326|title=Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity|work=The A.V. Club|date=February 6, 2007|access-date=February 3, 2020|last=Murray|first=Noel}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/mar/09/popandrock.shopping4|title=Deerhoof, Friend Opportunity|work=The Guardian|date=March 9, 2007|accessdate=February 3, 2020|last=Costa|first=Maddy}}

| rev4 = Mojo

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity|journal=Mojo|issue=160|date=March 2007|page=100}}

| rev5 = MSN Music (Consumer Guide)

| rev5Score = C+{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg2008-01.php|title=Consumer Guide|work=MSN Music|date=January 2008|accessdate=February 3, 2020|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6Score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/deerhoof/8290|title=Deerhoof|work=NME|date=March 9, 2007|accessdate=February 3, 2020|last=Phull|first=Hardeep|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118012233/http://www.nme.com/reviews/deerhoof/8290|archivedate=November 18, 2012}}

| rev7 = Pitchfork

| rev7Score = 8.9/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9810-friend-opportunity/|title=Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity|work=Pitchfork|date=January 23, 2007|accessdate=February 3, 2020|last=Dahlen|first=Chris}}

| rev8 = Q

| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity|journal=Q|issue=249|date=April 2007|page=117}}

| rev9 = Rolling Stone

| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/12845644/review/13232034/friend_opportunity|title=Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 22, 2007|accessdate=May 17, 2017|last=Ringen|first=Jonathan|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220204901/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/12845644/review/13232034/friend_opportunity|archivedate=February 20, 2009}}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G-FewpAsvB0C&pg=PA85|title=Slap and Tickle|journal=Spin|volume=23|issue=2|date=February 2007|accessdate=February 3, 2020|last=Zimmerman|first=Shannon|page=85}}

}}

Friend Opportunity is the ninth studio album by American experimental rock band Deerhoof. It was released on January 23, 2007, on Kill Rock Stars, ATP Recordings and 5 Rue Christine.

Twelve different front covers were designed for the album by the British artist David Shrigley.{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39950/New_Deerhoof_Album_to_Feature_12_Covers|title=New Deerhoof Album to Feature 12 Covers|work=Pitchfork|date=December 1, 2006|accessdate=February 3, 2020|last=Llewellyn|first=Kati|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061224143120/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39950/New_Deerhoof_Album_to_Feature_12_Covers|archivedate=December 24, 2006}}