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), Lockett Pundt (guitar, vocals, ...

, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums. Archuleta also records solo material under the name Moon Diagrams, releasing an EP, ''Care Package'', in 2015. His first Moon Diagrams studio album, ''Lifetime Of Love'' was released on June 30, 2017. A second Moon Diagrams studio album, ''Cemetery Classics'', was released in on June 21, 2024. It was recorded with producer James Ford, and featured collaborations from Cindy Lee, Anastasia Coope and

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's Josh Diamond.

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'' (2005) *''

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'' (2007) *''

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'' (2008) *'' Weird Era Cont.'' (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 handle ...

'' (2010) *''

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'' (2013) *'' Fading Frontier'' (2015) *'' Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?'' (2019)

as Moon Diagrams

Studio albums * ''Lifetime of Love'' (2017) * ''Cemetery Classics'' (2024) EPs *''Care Package'' (2015) * ''Trappy Bats'' (2019)

References

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