"Doe Deer" | ||||
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Single by Crystal Castles | ||||
from the album Crystal Castles | ||||
Released | April 17, 2010 | |||
Genre | Digital hardcore | |||
Length | 1:37 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Ethan Kath | |||
Crystal Castles singles chronology | ||||
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"Doe Deer" is a song recorded by the Canadian electronic band Crystal Castles for their second studio album, Crystal Castles (2010). It was released on April 17, 2010, as the second single [a] from the album. The single was available exclusively on 12-inch vinyl, limited to 500 copies, and contains three 2004 songs. "Doe Deer" is one minute and 37 seconds long, and multiple critics described it as "brutal" [1] [2] [3] and one of the few harsher tracks on the album. It was played on BBC Radio 1 before its official release and later peaked at number 48 on the United Kingdom's Physical Singles Chart.
Crystal Castles wrote "Doe Deer" for their second studio album, Crystal Castles (2010); according to a press release, the album was recorded at "an Icelandic church, a Canadian cabin, and a Detroit garage". [4] The band members Alice Glass and Ethan Kath wrote the song, with Kath producing it. [5]
The track is one minute and 37 seconds long. [6] Multiple critics said that the track was "brutal"; [1] [2] [3] Justin Jacobs of Paste called it "a bloody electric seizure", [7] while The New York Times 's Nate Chinen named it "a corrosive blast of mania". [8] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork said that this was one of the few "punishing, epileptic moments" on Crystal Castles, [2] and similarly, Mosi Reeves of Spin wrote that, as a digital hardcore song, it was one of the few tracks on the album where Alice Glass kept her "agitated screaming". [9]
Mehan Jayasuriya of PopMatters said that "Doe Deer" puts intensely distorted and piercing screams over a "fragmented, fuzzed-out synth line", [10] while Emily Mackay of NME wrote that it is pure Crystal Castles, with "that serrated ground-Glass shriek, the itchy, nervy beats, the nagging riff". [11] Heather Phares of AllMusic compared it to Crystal Castles' song "Alice Practice", though, despite it being "harsher, more thoroughly spindled and mutilated", it still has a shining melody behind its distortion. [12] musicOMH 's Tim Lee wrote that "Doe Deer" could be the Kath's soundtrack to Glass "[sacrificing] Bambi's mother". [13] Mackay said that the song "makes you want to fight, fuck or flee, to jump on the nearest table and start ape-grimacing and throwing things, possibly your own faeces". [11]
"Doe Deer" was first announced on March 30, 2010, as a special Record Store Day release for April 17, 2010. It was available exclusively on 12-inch vinyl and limited to 500 copies. The vinyl contains the tracks "Mother Knows Best", "Seed", and "Insectica", recorded in 2004 before Crystal Castles added electronics to their sound. [6] [14] It was released through Polydor and Fiction. [15] Before its official release, BBC Radio 1 played the song. [16] Tom Breihan of Pitchfork called "Doe Deer" a "blasted-out ... banger", [2] while AllMusic's Heather Phares said that it demonstrated how Crystal Castles' sound had evolved. [12] In the United Kingdom, "Doe Deer" peaked at number 48 on the Official Charts Company's Physical Singles Chart. [17]
Adapted from the vinyl liner notes. [15]
Side A
Side B
Adapted from the CD liner notes of Crystal Castles. [5]
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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UK Physical Singles Chart (OCC) [17] | 48 |