Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill

Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill is the fifth studio album by American musician Liz Harris under the stage name Grouper. It was released on June 10, 2008 on Type Records. The album was later reissued alongside Grouper's The Man Who Died in His Boat in 2013 by Kranky.

Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
Studio album by Grouper
Released	June 10, 2008
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	Dream pop[1] drone[2] psychedelic pop[3]
Length	45:41
Label	Type
Producer	Liz Harris
Grouper chronology
Cover the Windows and the Walls (2007) Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill (2008) A I A: Dream Loss (2011)
Kranky reissue

Cover

The cover photograph is of Liz Harris as a child; the photograph was taken by her mother.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Drowned in Sound	9/10[7]
Mojo	[8]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[3]
PopMatters	9/10[2]

Mike McGonigal of Pitchfork described Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill as "druggy and sexy and arty and pretty, but never pretentious", calling it "an arresting album of pastoral psychedelic pop".[3] In 2018, Pitchfork ranked it at number six on its list of the 30 best dream pop albums.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Liz Harris.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Disengaged"	4:16
2.	"Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping"	2:53
3.	"Stuck"	5:59
4.	"When We Fall"	2:07
5.	"Traveling Through a Sea"	4:23
6.	"Fishing Bird (Empty Gutted in the Evening Breeze)"	3:51
7.	"Invisible"	3:55
8.	"I'm Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill"	2:21
9.	"A Cover Over"	2:48
10.	"Wind and Snow"	4:30
11.	"Tidal Wave"	5:35
12.	"We've All Gone to Sleep"	3:03
Total length:		45:41

References

1. "The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums". Pitchfork. April 16, 2018. p. 3. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
2. Smith, Robin (February 28, 2013). "Grouper: Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill". PopMatters. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
3. McGonigal, Mike (August 25, 2008). "Grouper: Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
4. Fredette, Meagan (October 27, 2014). "Grouper: Made of Air". Rookie. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
5. "Reviews for Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill by Grouper". Metacritic. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
6. Phares, Heather. "Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill – Grouper". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
7. Lewis, Sam (September 26, 2008). "Album Review: Grouper – Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
8. "Grouper: Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill". Mojo (181): 102. December 2008.