San Francisco noise rockers Deerhoof will release their 12th studio album, La Isla Bonita, on November 4th via Polyvinyl Records. In anticipation, the album is streaming in full at NPR.org.

Serving as the follow-up to 2012’s Breakup Song, the 10-track effort was produced by Nick Sylvester (formerly of Mr. Dream) and draws upon a wide array of influences, including Beck, Radiohead, The Flaming Lips, Lou Reed, Sonic Youth, and more.



“We recorded this record by accident,” drummer Greg Saunier told DIY Magazine. “Those 10 days in Ed’s Portland basement were meant to be for writing and recording demos. It wasn’t till the last day we put it together that the rehearsals should be the album. That’s the way we always did it when the band started out as a lo-fi noise side project so we were super game to go again. And anyway Let it Be was always my favorite.”

In a statement, Saunier added, “No band is an island. Felt like one sometimes, in those budgetless and obscure early days, Satomi and me locked in the basement trying to figure out how our clashing personalities and ideas could turn into a band. If we hadn’t had that crazed mid-’90s Bay Area punk scene to call home, I doubt we’d still be here to chat about a 20th anniversary. We don’t set out to create masterpieces. The Deerhoof fan is a thrill-seeker. This is the latest volley in an ongoing conversation we’ve been honored to hold for 20 years.”

The album is preceded by three singles, “Exit Only”, “Paradise Girls”, and “Last Fad”.

Pre-orders are ongoing.

La Isla Bonita Tracklist:

01. Paradise Girls

02. Mirror Monster

03. Doom

04. Last Fad

05. Tiny Bubbles

06. Exit Only

07. Big House Waltz

08. God 2

09. Black Pitch

10. Oh Bummer