Deerhunter - Cryptograms

At the minute, you can't move in the music press for people raving about Deerhunter, largely as a result of their mind-bogglingly good newie Microcastle.

However, what first brought Bradford Cox and his mates to my attention was their second record, Cryptograms. This is a two-headed beast of an album, equal parts dreamy ambience and murky guitar pop. In a nutshell, it's a fantastic piece of work, the classic example of a real grower.

Bradford is the hardest working musician I'm aware of. He knocks out Deerhunter albums for fun (Microcastle came with a free surprise bonus album), releasing solo material under his solo moniker Atlas Sound, as well as giving away all manner of free songs on his blog. More amazingly, the quality rarely dips.

If you haven't yet discovered this man's work, you have a rich seam to mine. And I'm a bit jealous to be honest. So why not start at the same place I did, by downloading Cryptograms?

Download: Deerhunter - Cryptograms