Instead of a small glass bottle outside your door, Milk Man leaves you with a barrage of sounds and noises.
The California-based quartet recently released the album "Deerhoof" on the Kill Rock Stars record label. Greg Saunier, John Dieterich, Chris Cohen and Satami Matsuzaki create a new kind of rock using guitars, bass, drums, piano and electronics.
"Deer Hoof" is one of those records that fall into the experimental category, as the tracks are long and ear piercing or short and difficult to understand.
Some of the album's better tracks include "Milking," which is hard to comprehend lyrically. The variety of different components combine to produce a sound similar to electronica with a grunge foreground.
Another track that stood out was "The Great Car Tomb," combining percussion and guitars with Matsuzaki's unusual choirgirl voice in an odd way.
Most of the tracks have every instrument going at once and as loud as possible, making the CD hard to listen to at times.
One of the better aspects of the album is the unique quality that the band delivers in each song. At certain points the instruments die down, and a strange combination of noises, clattering, and screeching pitches comes forth.
Milk Man combines modern rock with a certain form of avant-garde. Matsuzaki's voice is perfect for the album because her high-pitched Japanese-accented tone harmonizes with the background noise.
"Deer Hoof" can be difficult to listen to at points, but it has up-tempo, enjoyable moments as well. Milk Man is a different style to rock but wonderfully experimental.
