Hello from Atlanta, GA. For reasons that will bee explained in tomorrow’s post, I am here with my son Hayden. Other than a short stop- over with my pal Ernie back in 1998, it is my first time staying in the area.

Here is a view from our room in Buckhead South to downtown.

My longest- standing Atlanta crush is DEERHUNTER, 🇺🇸 led by BRADFORD COX. I have written about Cox before, referencing his acting in the role of Jared Leto’s partner from the movie “Dallas Buyers Club,”

DEERHUNTER have been making sensational indie music since the turn of the century.

Here is the title track from their 2001 debut LP, “Cryptograms.”

This version is live with a lengthy intro. The SPOTIFY version is the studio version.

My greatest fear I can’t decode/

A cryptogram whose seeds weren’t sown

Enjoy.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h2UqHx2_qb8&pp=ygUWRGVlcmh1bnRlciBjcnlwdG9ncmFtcw%3D%3D&ra=m

SPOTIFY-

https://open.spotify.com/track/771iBdP2ezFeVFTd9aSq6p?si=PmoCQClVQoCKcikPbcfeow

(SONG 1657)

Play Loud Or Perish

May 13, 2026