Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?

Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
Studio album by Deerhunter
Released	January 18, 2019
Recorded	2018
Studio	Marfa Recording, Marfa, TX; Sonic Ranch, TX; Seahorse Sound, Los Angeles; Maze, Atlanta; Attic of B. Cox, Grant Park, Atlanta;
Length	36:10
Label	4AD
Producer	Cate Le Bon; Ben H. Allen III; Ben Etter; Deerhunter;
Deerhunter chronology
Singles from Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
	"Death in Midsummer"; Released: October 30, 2018; "Element"; Released: December 6, 2018; "Plains"; Released: January 9, 2019;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10
Metacritic	82/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The A.V. Club	B
The Guardian
The Independent
Mojo
NME
Pitchfork	8.0/10
Q
The Times
Uncut	8/10

Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? is the eighth and last studio album by the American indie rock band Deerhunter before hiatus. 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 previously worked with the band on Halcyon Digest and Fading Frontier), Ben Etter (who worked as a studio assistant on Fading Frontier) and the band itself. The first single, "Death in Midsummer", was released on October 30, 2018. The same day, a world tour in support of the album was announced, starting on November 4, 2018. The second single from the album, "Element", was released on December 6, 2018. The album leaked on December 12, 2018.

Lead singer Bradford Cox described the album as a "science fiction album about the present."