2:20 The way he sings is heartbreaking.

I remember being 17, depressed as hell and stoned out of my mind; listening to this album. Thinking life wasn't going to get any better. Funny how life changes in the blink of an eye.

I believe that Bradford Cox is a sinless, pure-hearted creature who came down to earth just to write and create this songs that make you feel absolutely full and happy but also guilty and terribly abandoned by everyone and at the and you just end up crying on your bed the evening before/after a long, boring day

Deerhunter is actually one of the best indie bands ever.

One of the most beautiful songs ever written

One of the most beautiful tracks I've listened to.

The vibe of this song makes me want to just float around in slow motion everywhere…

Yeah that part where he says "No one cares for me, I keep no company, I have minimal needs" I I literally am on the verge of teary-eyed and my soul just melts... Wow what a powerful part of the song cuz I can relate.. love this band.. Deer hunter is my favorite song tho, this may be 2nd!! Love it..

Every time I listen to this I am transported to being 14 again back in houston with no friends, skating countless miles every day just to occupy myself. Looking at the landscape slowly pass by as this melancholy tune shapes the coming years of loneliness and growth.

I think this may just be one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

This song never gets less beautiful or less heartbreaking. What a masterpiece

Song brings back very emotional tines in my past. But I love it at the same time! Life has gotten so much better since then, but still love the nostalgia this gem brings me.

certified hood classic

what i love about this song is that it oozes the feeling of sadness but at the same time in a weird way there's a glimmer of hope in the instrumental arrangement, pure genius IMO

Halcyon Digest, one of the best albums this decade so far.

Honest, original and painfully beautiful im blown away

Bradford really is a tortured soul, you can see the pain and torment in his eyes and face. Probably why he creates such beautiful music. "The wound is the place where the light enters you" - Rumi

Truly a masterpiece in its own right. Double exposures and overlays = double take and listen to the beauty of this music. He is a gifted soul and we are blessed to have him.

I lost a good friend recently. This was one of his favorite bands. The day he passed I've noticed more helicopters (ghetto birds) in the sky and before that this was the first song I heard from of this band

whenenever I hear the lyric 'no one cares for me, I keep no company', I die a little inside because it relates directly to my life. fantastic album. one of my favourites of 2010, no doubt.

This song is so sad, but I love it. The emotion is communicated brilliantly. It's as if I can actually feel their emotions. Very powerful.

Hypnotic... Beautiful. Brought me to tears.

He conveys so much emotion through even the most subtle aspects of his vocals. So fucking good.

I discovered deer hunter when they opened up for the yeah yeah yeahs in Nashville forever ago. I was not only entranced by the height and oddity of the lead lead singer, but the music swept me away. I then went to another show where thet opened up for ten years. I saw him before the show and told him I was there for him and come the time they were on the stage, the lead singer held me and sang to me. It was pure magic and to this day it's one of my fondest memories

i accidentally stumbled across this band after I searched for the movie "Deer Hunter" on KZfaq. I was in love with the music since then.

Just an amazing choon!! Bradford Cox is an amazing vocalist.

Haven't forgotten this gem. Taking it with me into 2020 and beyond.

I've played this song so much since it came out! One of my all time favorites.

This song got me through depressing times as a high school senior, fast forward 12 years into the future and it’s getting me through the most depressing time of my life so far (again). Thank you Deerhunter ❤

Really like this use of major seventh chords. I love major sevenths in general but I haven't heard anything else use them to express this particular emotion

If loneliness had a sound, this is it right here.

this song articulates the feeling of loneliness almost perfectly

So amazing and beautiful... when the birds fly off the dock when he busts into the chorus is so very exceptional!

Rest in Peace...Bassist Josh Fauver....

I've got to say, after discovering this song and then the rest of Deerhunter's discography, they are now my favorite band of the 2000's onwards. If you haven't bought this album and Microcastle, you are missing out on a lot of great music

I'm so glad deer hunter is getting their fans , I have loved Bradford cox music for an eternity. It's unique , numbing and powerful.

The beginning of this song drains every ounce of stress in my body

God, this is beautifully gooey! Soul-rending back story. Cannot hear it enough. Almost Eric Matthews-esque in it's remarkable production. Beautiful in its luxuriousness, but the lyrics strip it to the bone. RIP Mr. Marakov. Someone cares.

that low -tom double hit towards the end always hits me..

Here because deerhunter is a good band

I love this beautiful song. Actually the whole album is painfully beautiful.

This song describes perfectly how I felt near the end of my active addiction. Still love it, and always reminds me why I quit and to never go back to that life :)

Take my hand and pray with me My final days in company The devil now has come for me And helicopters circling the scene [Verse 2] And I pray for rest Could you pray for us? We know he loves you the best We know he loves you the best [Verse 3] The light's inside my cave I'm tired of my pains Ooh Ooh [Verse 4] Oh, these drugs, they play On me these terrible ways They don't pay like they used to pay I used to make it day to day [Verse 5] No one cares for me I keep no company I have minimal needs And now they are through with me [Outro] Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me Now they are through with me

can't get this song out of my head. unbelievable ecstasy.

1:25 I love how he sings that part

Oh god.. its so beautiful. And sounds like shiny stars

The beauty of melancholic has rarely been so beautiful like in this song.

this whole album is magical. besides just being plain beautiful it has some hard to describe undertone to it, something that makes it exotic, even mesmerizing. and this song is extremely catchy :) but anyway, i just thought i'd recommend the artist seaside to fans of deerhunter - check out 'sweetest love' or 'away' by them, their sound has a kind of picturesque and lush quality to it, kind of like this album. very immersive.

Just a min ago i just read a passage about this band 'Deerhunter', the book's name is 'Steal like an artist'. I'm a big fan of rock metal blues and indie genres songs... But i've never listen this band.... Really a great music taste... I'm glad i've read about that band and i gave it a listen...🤟

Saw them live last night and this gave me goosebumps the same way it did many years ago....

This entire album is brilliant. Just been re-aquainted, timeless music.

3:17 The birds fleeting to me is a symbol of all our friends, family, and loved ones who have left our life when you wish you had them the most.

I love deerhunter, and their work rate is astounding. They release more albums is less time than any other band i can think of.

Fucking brilliant song even 10 years later.

Great song. Cool video. Fantastic band. How these boys manage to stay under the radar, yet get the music out, amongst drastic changes in the recording industry is mind-blowing. Deerhunter has earned huge gobs of respect for doing this, in a relatively short period of time. In summary... easily the best band I've heard in 10 years.

When you read about the lead singer Bradford Cox's early years, you get a sense for how powerful this song is....

favorite part of the song is at the end, when the drums kind of hold off for those extra beats and then CRASH back in. pretty much one of the most satisfying songs ever.

Love Halcyon Digest. I've sensed Brad's deep appreciation for music before, but it's never been so apparent until this new album. I can not wait to see them November 3rd. Hopefully I can talk to Brad after the show. :)

Only a great artist like Bradford Cox could make something so beautiful yet sad and full of emotion. He truly is a genius and this song is breathtaking. It makes me want to cry every time I listen to it.

First song I have heard from this band....so far so good!

beautiful music...... listen to this everyday..

The first song I heard from Deerhunter due to randomly clicking videos. This song remains my favorite and I think their most beautiful.

I have loved this band for so long and they just made one of the greatest albums of this year. It's about time these artistic geniuses get more fans. I wish I could help them but the people I show their music to just don't understand them. Deerhunter is something special and I wish more people could see that.

This is such great chill out music!!! I could easily paint to this. So glad I discovered them.

I'm actually so happy that Bunny introduced this song to me because it's so beautiful! It's my new jam lmao.

I copied this from a lyrics meaning website because the story really touched me. I still recommend to everything to purchase the record because he has the story on it. But it's a story that really has stuck with me throughout the years and I haven't seen anyone post it in the comment section so here it is. Thank you for Sharing this song about empathy Deerhunter I will forever have it in my heart. It tells the story of a young Russian man named Dima who left his home at the age of 14. He moved to the city in hopes of becoming a fashion designer. He had no home and eventually moved into the home of an older man, who took him as his lover. Soon Dima left him and moved into the home of a wealthy older man who provided financial backing for a conglomerate of gay pornographic websites. Dima's documents were changed so that Dima's age was 18, although at this point he was maybe around 16. He soon began starring in his lover's films as well as working as a nude model. Dima supplemented his income by working as an escort. Soon, a member of the Russian mafia had developed something of a fixation on Dima. One day, Dima left his lover and cut off communication with all his friends, and moved in with the Russian crime leader. Another escort, a friend of Dima, spotted Dima being "forcibly sodomized" by a group of 10-15 men (including the crime leader) in a private sex club. That was the last spotting of Dima. The escort tried to investigate. He persuaded a prominent gay Russian journalist to write a story, but the journalist was threatened by the organized crime, and stopped. One day, another crime leader, who was being tried on an unrelated murder charge, confessed that he had seen a young man matching Dima's description be pushed out of a helicopter over a remote forest in Northern Russia. Dima's ex-lover, before dying in 2007, confessed that he had sold Dima as a sex slave in 2005 and believed Dima to have committed suicide in 2006.

We did a deep dive on the history of Deerhunter and the excellence of 'Halcyon Digest.' Check it out here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fNV6d5WB2-DHhHU.html

So much beauty from such such a difficult situation.......

I’d completely forgotten this song. It sounds so good

On its own, it's a dreamy-yet-tragic melody with lullabye-like vocals. When accompanied by the short story found in the liner notes for the track, the song becomes a heart-wrenching anthem. I came across this group and album by chance; a random pick at the library. It was like hitting the lottery. Completely beautiful and prime for the "Repeat All" setting.

I adore this song, I didn't know the backstory behind it but it really strikes a chord.

3:28. Two drum slaps. Makes the whole song

I am obsessed with this song

How can someone dislike this...

They sound like Mercury Rev. Another fave band. Fantastic song.

First time Deerhunter, pretty chill song. Love the ambient feel

This is one of the the best songs I’ve ever heard

What a gorgeous song

This song gives me so much strength. And peace.

Thank you for recommending this, Chino Moreno!

i live for that fill at 3:29

halcyon digest's turning 10 this year, holy god how old am I

My favorite album ... Kind of hear a little Rolling Stones in this band always have .. Dennis cooper is an awesome writer when i read the story then heard this it all made so much sense ... Made me tear up ...

I can't get enough of this song. Never enough.

Bunny said this was her favorite song, had to check it out...

A perfect recording.

This is an uncommon feat in today's music scene. Deerhunter has not just made music, they have created art. These guys are artists, they put their heart and soul into their music and damn does it sound beautiful.

Magnifique.... Il n'y a que ce mot qui me vienne à l'esprit... Juste... Magnifique.

Deerhunter is really something, like I love how mediocre they appear but how incredibly effective their music is and how well it’s aged. This is definitely one of their top 5 out of all their work

This song is pure perfection. Any other bands with sounds similar to this one?

Perfect. Every aspect is perfection.

So if i were to believe that this is the greatest album ever, then where would i look to find other such amazing pieces of work in the same vein as this beautiful masterpiece?

So sad once i read about who the lyrics are about. Man makes me just wanna cry

This song makes me happy.

Deerhunter has breathed new life in all music

That just floats right through your skull into your brain. The sound of a beautiful soul.

My first taste of Deerhunter and it is sublime!

This album is a masterpiece

this is truly beautiful

I love this song!!! I saw it on Conan too, and I fell in love with the tune. Not very much of an indie fan but this song is hauntingly beautiful