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| Released | July 23, 2001 | |||
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| Label | Menlo Park | |||
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Halfbird is the third album by Deerhoof. [2] [3] It was released by Menlo Park Records in 2001.
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Halfbird is the third album by Deerhoof. [2] [3] It was released by Menlo Park Records in 2001.
Halfbird works in "bluesy, punked-out" garage rock. [1]
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