Offend Maggie
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{{Infobox album
| name = Offend Maggie
| type = studio
| artist = Deerhoof
| cover = DeerhoofOffendMaggie.jpg
|border=yes
| alt =
| released = October 7, 2008
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = 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 = 43:21
| label = Kill Rock Stars
| producer = Deerhoof
| prev_title = Friend Opportunity
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Deerhoof vs. Evil
| next_year = 2011
}}
Offend Maggie is the tenth studio album by American experimental rock band Deerhoof, released on October 7, 2008 by Kill Rock Stars. Over the summer the band put up sheet music for the song "Fresh Born" online, and invited fans to record their version.{{cite web|url=http://www.killrockstars.com/news/?x=142 |title=killrockstars |publisher=killrockstars |date= |accessdate=2012-03-04}} The title track is streaming on the label's website,[http://krs5rc.com/krs/bands/deerhoof/audio/OffendMaggie.mp3 Offend Maggie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113050940/http://www.krs5rc.com/krs/bands/deerhoof/audio/OffendMaggie.mp3 |date=2008-11-13 }} at krs5.rc.com while Wired is streaming short clips of various songs on the album.{{cite web |last=Van |first=Eliot |url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/09/exclusive-previ.html |title=Exclusive Preview: Deerhoof's Upcoming Offend Maggie Album | Listening Post | Wired.com |publisher=Blog.wired.com |date=2008-09-12 |accessdate=2012-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111011532/http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/09/exclusive-previ.html |archive-date=2009-01-11 |url-status=dead }}
The album was issued in the UK on October 13, 2008, via ATP Recordings.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 80/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/offend-maggie/deerhoof|title=Offend Maggie by Deerhoof|website=Metacritic |publisher=|accessdate=5 October 2016}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1426474|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
| rev2 = InYourSpeakers
| rev2score = (mixed){{cite web|author=Jeff Li |url=http://inyourspeakers.com/node/73 |title=InYourSpeakers review |publisher=Inyourspeakers.com |date=2008-11-10 |accessdate=2012-10-06}}
| rev3 = JustPressPlay
| rev4 = PopMatters
| rev5 = Pitchfork Media
| rev5score = 7.6/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12310-offend-maggie/|title=Deerhoof: Offend Maggie Album Review - Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork |publisher=|accessdate=5 October 2016}}
| rev6 = Punknews
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/7719 |title=Punknews review |publisher=Punknews.org |date= 10 October 2008|accessdate=2012-10-06}}
| rev7 = Rolling Stone
| rev8 = Stereo Subversion
| rev8score = 8/10{{cite web|url=http://stereosubversion.com/reviews/deerhoof|title=Deerhoof - Offend Maggie - Stereo Subversion|publisher=|accessdate=5 October 2016}}
| rev9 = The Big Issue
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |first=Richard |last=Smirke |title=Review: DEERHOOF - Offend Maggie (ATP Recordings) |journal=The Big Issue in the North |publisher=The Big Life Company |issue= 745, 27 October–2 November 2008 |page=25}}
| rev10 = This Is Fake DIY
| rev11 = Tiny Mix Tapes
| rev11score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/deerhoof-offend-maggie|title=Music Review: Deerhoof - Offend Maggie|publisher=|accessdate=5 October 2016}}
}}
Reviews were generally positive with most critics noting the band's move towards a more mature, guitar-oriented rock sound - "The album's all fretboard, no circuit board, and it feels most comfortable that way."
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ed Rodriguez, Greg Saunier, John Dieterich, and Satomi Matsuzaki.
=CD=
{{Track listing
| title1 = The Tears and Music of Love
| length1 = 3:58
| title2 = Chandelier Searchlight
| length2 = 3:31
| title3 = Buck and Judy
| length3 = 3:25
| title4 = Snoopy Waves
| length4 = 2:05
| title5 = Offend Maggie
| length5 = 2:02
| title6 = Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back
| length6 = 2:36
| title7 = Don't Get Born
| length7 = 0:49
| title8 = My Purple Past
| length8 = 3:49
| title9 = Family of Others
| length9 = 2:47
| title10 = Fresh Born
| length10 = 3:35
| title11 = Eaguru Guru
| length11 = 4:00
| title12 = This Is God Speaking
| length12 = 1:15
| title13 = Numina O
| length13 = 3:40
| title14 = Jagged Fruit
| length14 = 5:49
| total_length = 43:21
}}
=Vinyl=
{{Track listing
| headline = Act 1
| title1 = Offend Maggie
| length1 = 2:02
| title2 = Fresh Born
| length2 = 3:35
| title3 = Chandelier Searchlight
| length3 = 3:31
| title4 = The Tears and Music of Love
| length4 = 3:58
| title5 = Buck and Judy
| length5 = 3:25
| title6 = Don't Get Born
| length6 = 0:49
| title7 = My Purple Past
| length7 = 3:49
| total_length = 21:09
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Act 2
| title1 = Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back
| length1 = 2:36
| title2 = Numina O
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = This is God Speaking
| length3 = 1:15
| title4 = Eaguru Guru
| length4 = 4:00
| title5 = Snoopy Waves
| length5 = 2:05
| title6 = Jagged Fruit
| length6 = 5:49
| title7 = Family of Others
| length7 = 2:47
| total_length = 22:12
}}
=Bandcamp=
{{Track listing
| title1 = Fresh Born
| length1 = 3:35
| title2 = Snoopy Waves
| length2 = 2:05
| title3 = This Is God Speaking
| length3 = 1:15
| title4 = Buck and Judy
| length4 = 3:25
| title5 = The Tears and Music of Love
| length5 = 3:58
| title6 = Offend Maggie
| length6 = 2:02
| title7 = Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back
| length7 = 2:36
| title8 = Family of Others
| length8 = 2:47
| title9 = My Purple Past
| length9 = 3:49
| title10 = Jagged Fruit
| length10 = 5:49
| title11 = Eaguru Guru
| length11 = 4:00
| title12 = Chandelier Searchlight
| length12 = 3:31
| title13 = Numina O
| length13 = 3:40
| title14 = Don't Get Born
| length14 = 0:49
| total_length = 43:21
}}
Personnel
- Deerhoof - production, mixing
- Ian Pellicci, Jay Pellicci - recording, vocals
- Eli Crews - recording
- Tomoo Gokita - art work
- Hodaka Hamada - design
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090701075055/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i3d6467ccde294720843aa59492972bba Billboard review of Offend Maggie]
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