“Though I'm a bigger fan of Deerhoof's first album, *The Man, the King and the Girl*, *Holdypaws* is probably a better place for the newcomer to start. Where the band's debut alternated actual melodies with meandering bits of downtown-style guitar noise, everything on here could easily be classified as a "song." While this isn't a bad thing in itself, this stab at tunefulness is ultimately too stra”
