Pitchfork

Though one of the hip-hop world's fieriest hotspots, Atlanta isn't exactly known for its wealth of left-skewing noise-rock bands-- even indie rockers migrate to Athens. But every city has its anomalies, and after last year's truly deranged self-titled debut for Stickfigure Records, ATL-based Deerhunter have come into their own as a massive, psych-heavy, art-damaged four-piece, and one of the most inspired new bands we've heard in quite a while.

Citing Jesus and Mary Chain as their core influence, but also incorporating Thurston Moore guitar squalls, the super-rich, static-heavy layers of MBV, Spacemen 3's lonesome, jangly blissouts, and the brooding, claustrophobic atmospherics of early Martin Hannett-produced Factory Records releases, Deerhunter's forthcoming Kranky debut, Cryptograms (due January 29)-- not to mention their absolutely fucking insane live shows-- is likely to make them one of the most talked-about bands of 2007. Today, the album's gorgeous "Spring Hall Convert" marks the 51st entry in Pitchfork's Infinite Mixtape series. (And we highly encourage you to check their MySpace for three more.)

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#0051 > Deerhunter: "Spring Hall Convert"
[from Cryptograms; Kranky]
Info: [MySpace] | [Kranky]

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// Previously on The Infinite Mixtape:
#0050: Benoît Pioulard: "Palimend"
#0049: Frida Hyvönen: "I Drive My Friend"
#0048: Turbulence: "Notorious"
#0047: I'm From Barcelona: "We're From Barcelona"
#0046: Christopher Willits: "Colors Shifting"
#0045: Giddy Motors: "Panzrama"
#0044: Bound Stems: "Western Biographic"
#0043: Tim Hecker: "Chimeras"
#0042: Working for a Nuclear Free City: "Troubled Son"
#0041: Fujiya & Miyagi: "Collarbone"
#0000: All Previous Infinite Mixtape Entries