Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? is the eighth studio album by the American indie rock band Deerhunter. It was released on January 18, 2019, on 4AD. The album was co-produced by singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon, Ben H. Allen (who had previously worked with the band on Halcyon Digest and Fading Frontier), Ben Etter (who worked as a studio assistant on Fading Frontier) and the band itself. The first single, "Death in Midsummer", was released on October 30, 2018. The same day, a world tour in support of the album was announced, starting on November 4, 2018. The second single from the album, "Element", was released on December 6, 2018. The album leaked on December 12, 2018.
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Released | January 18, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2018 | |||
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Length | 36:10 | |||
Label | 4AD | |||
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Singles from Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10 |
Metacritic | 82/100 |
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The A.V. Club | B |
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Pitchfork | 8.0/10 |
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Uncut | 8/10 |
Lead singer Bradford Cox described the album as a "science fiction album about the present."