- indie rock, rock, experimental
- 65 min
- 16 tracks
- kranky
Cryptograms is the second studio album from Atlanta, Georgia-based indie rock group Deerhunter, released through Kranky on January 29, 2007, on CD and vinyl. Following the 2005 release of its first full-length album Turn It Up Faggot, Deerhunter began recording material for its next record at Rare Book Room studio in New York.
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Character
Character-led, grave, contemporary and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 77/100
- AllMusic3/5 ★
- The Boston Phoenix3.5/4 ★
- Drowned in Sound8/10
- Paste4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.9/10
- PopMatters6/10
- Spin3/5 ★
- Stylus MagazineB
- Tiny Mix Tapes4.5/5 ★
- Uncut3/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Intro2:50
- A2Cryptograms4:24
- A3White Ink4:52
- A4Lake Somerset3:50
- B1Providence4:04
- B2Octet7:50
- B3Red Ink3:40
- C1Spring Hall Convert4:29
- C2Strange Lights3:38
- C3Hazel St3:48
- C4Tape Hiss Orchid1:12
- C5Heatherwood3:37
- D1Fluorescent Grey5:02
- D2Dr. Glass3:14
- D3Like New2:13
- D4Wash Off5:48
16 tracks, 65 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Deerhunter
- Label
- kranky
- Released
- 2007
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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