Rainwater Cassette Exchange

Considering the numerous releases by Deerhunter and its related side projects between late 2008 and 2009, and the relative high quality of all the material, it would be easy to assume front man Bradford Cox as some preternatural wellspring of musical inspiration. RAINWATER CASSETTE EXCHANGE, unlike the relatively sprawling double album epic MICROCASTLE/WEIRD ERA CONT., keeps a tight rein on quality. Following up on what was a banner year for the Atlanta-based collective, the EP offers an almost epigrammatic summation of Deerhunter's deconstructionist yet hooked-filled bliss pop--from sugary girl-group harmonies to noise-drenched garage rock.