We Sang, Therefore We Were is the solo debut album of Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier, released on April 26, 2024, by Joyful Noise Recordings.

Until 500 years ago, when a handful of self-appointed experts invented the Enlightenment, proposing that men can solve any problem given enough brooding and/or physical violence; that the cosmos is actually nothing but an inert blob of matter for us to buy and sell.

[4] The song "Playing Tunes of Victory on the Instruments of Our Defeat" includes an orchestral section, described as "equal parts Appalachian Spring majesty and Merrie Melodies mischief.

[1] Subsequently, he turned to Nirvana, saying that he "always loved the catchy melody over massive distortion, the way their songs refused to conform to simple major or minor scales, the dark sarcasm which still resonates in this age of phony blue-check-washing of fascism.

"[6] He higlighted moments where "'Rip the Atmosphere from the Wind' channel-flips from Brian Wilson to acid rippers" and "'Playing Tunes of Victory on the Instruments of Our Defeat' left turns from greasy funk into a full-blown symphonic composition worthy of Lincoln Center.