Turn It Up Faggot is the debut album from indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 group Deerhunter

Deerhunter

Deerhunter is an American four-piece indie rock group originating from Atlanta, Georgia. The band, consisting of Bradford Cox, Moses Archuleta, Josh Fauver, and Lockett Pundt, have described themselves as "ambient punk," though they incorporate a wide range of genres, including noise rock, art...

. The album's title refers to a taunt that was shouted at the band during early live shows although the album is also referred to as self-titled. The album's notes dedicate the album to Justin Bosworth, the band's original bassist, who died in 2004.

Lead singer Bradford Cox produced the cover photography, typography

Typography

Typography is the art and technique of arranging type in order to make language visible. The arrangement of type involves the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading , adjusting the spaces between groups of letters and adjusting the space between pairs of letters...

 and montage for the album. For the album artwork, Cox took a picture of Jared Swilley from the Black Lips

Black Lips

Black Lips are a "Flower Punk" band from Atlanta, Georgia.-History:The band formed in 1999 in Dunwoody, Georgia after guitarist Cole Alexander and bassist Jared Swilley left the Renegades, and guitarist Ben Eberbaugh left the Reruns. Alexander and Swilley were known for their crude antics both...

, recognizable to some because of the tattoo on his arm. The music video for "Oceans" is available as a CD-ROM

CD-ROM

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 extra. Cox has often expressed aversion towards their debut in interviews, declaring: "I hate that album, I really do. I liked it when we did it, but we were a young band-- just really desperate to put something out-- and I don't think we were ready."

Track listing

All songs written by Bradford Cox.

1. "N. Animals" - 2:34
2. "Adorno" - 4:36
3. "Tech School" - 2:29
4. "Ponds" - 2:50
5. "Language/Violence" - 2:36
6. "Oceans" - 3:47
7. "Basement" - 2:59
8. "Young Layer" - 2:19
9. "Death Drag" - 6:16
   • "Oceans" (video) - 3:47

Personnel

• Bradford Cox - guitar, vocals, tapes, piano
• Moses Archuleta - drums, percussion
• Josh Fauver - bass, piano, percussion
• Colin Mee - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion
• Chris Bishop - recording, mixing

Music videos

Screenshot	Title/Description
	"Oceans"
	Although the song was never released as a single, a video was made for the track "Oceans". The video is directed by Shana Wood and features a montage of images from crashing waves to sea creatures such as the jelly fish which appear at left. The band themselves make no appearance.