Deftones

I probably should post the new one from Deftones, because it's quite good.  Admittedly, i'm not quite the fan of the band that i used to be.  Back in high school and college, they were mainstays in my listening habits, but time and getting older and changes and so on.  Anyway "My Mind Is a Mountain" reminds me why i was (and still am) a fan.  Watch the video for the track below and pre-order the upcoming "Private Music" LP here.

HEALTH Cover Deftones

So long as we're listening to cover songs at the moment, long running LA noise, electronic, and industrial band HEALTH quietly dropped a cover of the Deftones' classic "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" back in August.  It's pretty damn great.  Listen below and download it here from Loma Vista Recordings.

Daily Jam - Ataraxia

Here's a track from the short-lived Chino Moreno Deftones side project Team Sleep.  The band's self-titled, 2005 debut got the Record Store Day reissue treatment earlier this year, which basically jarred my memory of its existence.  Thanks for that Record Store Day.  Listen to "Ataraxia" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Minerva

And now for some Deftones.  Here's "Minerva," our Daily Jam.

Chelsea Wolfe

Dark folk chanteuse Chelsea Wolfe just announced a remix EP with "Undone," featuring a handful of artists mixing tracks from this year's excellent "She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She" LP.  We've already heard Boy Harsher take on "House of Self-Undoing," and today we get to listen to Deftones main man Chino Moreno's side project ††† (Crosses) reinterpret "Tunnel Lights."  Check it out below and get the EP here from Loma Vista Recordings at the end of the month.

††† (Crosses) Cover George Michael

Want to hear ††† (Crosses), the duo of Deftones main man Chino Moreno and Shaun Lopez, cover George Michael?  Of course you do.  In what appears to be an annual tradition, the pair have offered up a cover tune for our listening perusal for the Christmas season.  Last year's was the Q Lazarus classic "Goodbye Horses," and for 2022 we've got George Michael and "One More Try."  And it's pretty damn enjoyable.  Check it out below.

Daily Jam - Pink Maggit (Squarepusher Remix)

It's wild that the Deftones' "White Pony" is now north of two decades old.  Just crazy how old that makes me feel.  To mark the event, the band reissued the album along with a bonus album of remixes called "White Pony x Black Stallion."  There's a cool assortment of artists remixing the material, like Blanck Mass, Robert Smith, DJ Shadow, and more, but i really dig Squarepusher's reworking of "Pink Maggit."  Check it out below, our Daily Jam.

††† (Crosses) Cover Q Lazzarus

Deftones member Chino Moreno has popped up sporadically over the years with his synth pop side project ††† (Crosses), and while he has promised new music in 2022, the group is capping this year with a pretty faithful cover of the Q Lazzarus classic "Goodbye Horses."  Check it out below.

Daily Jam - My Own Summer (Shove It)

Well, now that i'm all relaxed from the new agey library music i've been listening to this morning, let's change course and jam some Deftones whilst cleaning the house.  Here's "My Own Summer (Shove It)," our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Pink Maggit

I don't listen to the Deftones anywhere near like i used to.  It's okay.  We just kind of grew apart.  But i still love the group's first few albums, "White Pony" in particular.  And that album's penultimate track "Pink Maggit" is an all-timer for me.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)

There was a time when the Deftones were maybe my favorite band.  That time has passed, but i still dig on those first 3 records a lot.  Anyway, here's "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)," our Daily Jam.

Saudade

Saudade is a supergroup of sorts featuring a rotating cast of artists and musicians from Deftones, Bad Brains, Dillinger Escape Plan, Cro-Mags, Team Sleep, and Medeski, Martin, & Wood.  New song "Shadows & Light" features a duet between The Deftones' Chino Moreno and goth chanteuse Chelsea Wolfe.  It's moody and ethereal and heavy.  Here's hoping we get some more music from these guys and girls soon.  Listen below.

Com Truise remixes Deftones

Here's a fun Com Truise remix of the Deftones because America!  Listen to "Prayers/Triangles" remix below, and maybe check out the original track from the band's new "Gore" LP as well.