Moses Archuleta is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the drummer, occasional keyboardist and co-founder of the

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band

Deerhunter Deerhunter is an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2001. The band currently consists of Bradford Cox (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Moses Archuleta (drums, electronics, sound treatments), Lotus Plaza, Lockett Pundt (guitar, ...

, with whom he has recorded seven studio albums. Archuleta also records solo material under the name Moon Diagrams, releasing an EP, ''Care Package'', in 2015. He announced his debut album as Moon Diagrams called ''Lifetime Of Love'' on May 4, 2017, and it was co-released on June 30, 2017 by Geographic North and Sonic Cathedral Records.

Personal life

Archuleta is of

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and

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descent. Regarding his upbringing he states, "I was an army brat, so I grew up all over the place. Never in the city, always small towns and suburbs." From 2005 to 2007, Archuleta worked in an

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store as a Back Stock Manager. Prior to this, he worked in a "vintage clothing store".

Discography

with Deerhunter *''

Turn It Up Faggot ''Turn It Up Faggot'' is the debut album from indie rock group Deerhunter. 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 ...

'' (2005) *''

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'' (2007) *''

Microcastle ''Microcastle'' is the third album by Deerhunter. After the album had been leaked on the internet, it became available on iTunes on August 19, 2008, while physical copies were released on October 27, 2008. In the U.S. the album was released on K ...

'' (2008) *''

Weird Era Cont. ''Weird Era Cont.'' is the fourth album by Deerhunter released concurrently with ''Microcastle''. After ''Microcastle'' had leaked months in advance of its planned release date, the band recorded a new album in an attempt to reward those who awa ...

'' (2008) *''

Halcyon Digest ''Halcyon Digest'' is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Deerhunter. It was released September 27, 2010 to universal critical acclaim. It was the band's first album distributed solely by 4AD worldwide (previously 4AD only handled ...

'' (2010) *''

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'' (2013) *''

Fading Frontier ''Fading Frontier'' is the seventh studio album by the American indie rock band Deerhunter, released on October 16, 2015 on 4AD. Produced by Ben H. Allen, who had previously worked with the band on '' Halcyon Digest'' (2010), and the band itself, ...

'' (2015) *''

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 p ...

'' (2019) as Moon Diagrams *''Care Package'' EP (2015) * ''Lifetime of Love'' (2017)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Archuleta, Moses Living people American drummers American keyboardists American rock musicians American musicians of Korean descent Hispanic and Latino American musicians Year of birth missing (living people) Deerhunter members