It's as if Bejar thinks that he can just add some disco and jazz elements to already used ideas and make an excellent song or album out of it. This song isn't bad, but the whole album is mostly a disappointment to me.
I don't have anything against Pitchfork, but relying on just one music blog is like relying on one news source. Get multiple perspectives and, most importantly, listen to the music yourself and form your own opinions. :)
@laloali2 i agree. some of my favorite albums ever are rated very low on pitchfork. if you aren't animal collective, pavement, or kanye west. there is a great chance you are going to get fucked in the ass by pitchfork. nothing against those artist i love pavement and all, but they hate a lot of bands i love. Deer tick comes to mind.
Hey. Aren't they allowed to have their own tastes and choices concerning music? What makes you believe that 9.5 is an undeserved grade for "Bon Iver" 's Bon iver? And what's wrong with giving an 8.8 for "Destroyer"'s Kaputt ? They're not obliging you to consider those albums as '8.8' or '9.5' while listening. If I had to do my own grades, I would give less for both albums.
It's naive to think objectivity exists in music ...
I don't think Kaputt deserves more than an 8.8. Same for Bon Iver's. But hey. 8.8 is a fucking good grade. Not like the album had been given a 5.0. Both albums are great, or may be considered as such. They deserve good grades. And they've been given good grades. And that's what really matters .. I don't think it's some kind of politics and things. Don't be too paranoid, mate .. Real shame is the 7.2 given to Björk's Vespertine. Hehe. Would have cried if Kaputt had been given 7.2. :p
@antoinedelval5914 Wow, Bon Iver's 'Bon Iver' is the best album released this year, and one of the best this past decade, it is definitely deserving of 9.5, if not more. Even if you don't like it, it it performed masterfully and it truly achieves everything it aims for.
Never said I didn't like it. I think that's a real good piece, but considering 10 as perfection, I would downrate a lot of albums. Not saying I dislike them. In my view, 7 out of 10 is a really good grade. Would have given an 8.0-8.5 to Bon Iver's Bon Iver.
But don't misunderstand me... I was, at the beginning, replying to laloali2 who claimed that Pitchfork's rating was biased by the fact that Bon Iver had worked with Kanye West, and therefore propaganda on him could work. Hem.
@antoinedelval5914 Oh... didn't get that part of the discussion. Still, 9.5 is just considering their grades of other albums. All is relative, if they give 'Father, Son, Holy Ghost' a 9.3, 'Bon Iver' surely deserved a 9.5. If I were to grade albums, 10 being absolutely perfect, one or two albums would ever step into the 9+ list, and none would ever be graded 10, but pitchfork is different.
Kapuut by Destroyer ,,wow,,,, I fall asleep to this album(: and YES, its compliment. By the way, can anyone provide any link where I can download the 5 bonus tracks from the Vinyl edition?
Hey I was just listening to this album on youtube thinking it was pretty cool but also was thinking maybe we can start a flame war about how much we hate this band like we're on a dub step forum or something...?
Legibly enjoying music has nothing to do with publications like Pitchfork. I liked this album because I liked Destroyer, not because Pitchfork told me so.
@skyavalanche I am so glad you said that! The first time I heard this song on NPR, I thought Al Stewart had a new album! I love this song, and Destroyer, but I definitely get a Year Of The Cat vibe... Could be soooo much worse!
@magicalchazwick I agree. However the 'Male Bonding' album that was a "best new music" selection was kinda so-so. The music wasn't bad, just unremarkable.
Pitchfork this, pitchfork that. The bottom line is that >most of the time< Pitchfork is right about the artists they give BNM to. I'll admit, I didn't really care for this the first time I heard it. But I realized there was something that that deserves recognition. The album has since grown on me. Most of the time the best music grows.
@natojacobs5 Its almost as if they review entirely on the basis of how 'unheard of' an artist is. They often give excellent albums dismal reviews, as if to seem controversial or unique. Their reviewers have extensive vocabularies, which would normally be a good thing, if it weren't for the fact that every 2nd sentence they produce is indecipherable to the average literate human.
In short, their reviews make them out to be conceited, always-on-their-high-horse pricks, with quirky tastes in music.
@natojacobs5 If they were to give good reviews to all of the albums that I enjoy, more often, that wouldn't change my opinion of them in any respect. Everyone has differing opinions, I respect that. My distaste for Pitchfork Media lies with the fact that they exemplify everything that I hate about the act of being 'indie', whereby if a band is played on the radio more than once, they are labelled "mainstream". If an artist sounds even remotely like another artist, Pitchfork tears them apart...
@natojacobs5 hahaha, I love excessively angry people. Do you suffer from Terets, good sir? Perhaps I would have some sympathy for you, if you did.
First of all, I was not aware that any "pitchfork hating bandwagon" existed to jump on. I just find myself genuinely disagreeing with their reviews 90% of the time. "Deal with it, you ass." Wow, great comment right there. I have dealt with it, as I never visit the site :D
And no, I don't mislike them purely for our differing opinions..(to be continued
its weird when people claim they hate something but obsess over talking about it... this track is excellent and i cant wait to listen to it by the beach in the summer!!!
I was driving down the coast yesterday when this song came over the radio, CBC radio 2, and although it was raining at the time this song made me feel like the sun came out. Nice sound, I really like.
If you don't like it, don't go listen on youtube so you can tell everyone. And pitchfork doesn't always just promote boring music. Theres alot of hardcore on there now from time to time.
Why all this hate ? If you don't like Pitchfork's tastes in music, just stop listening to music they praise .. It's not like they were trying to impose it as an ideal.
Hey I was just listening to this album on youtube thinking it was pretty cool but also was thinking maybe we can start a flame war about how much we hate this band like we're on a dub step forum or something...?
@9monkeyman9 oh hey you fucking idiot. Jumping on the hipster bandwagon now that it's been cool for about 6 years to hate pitchfork? People like you, you're the real hipsters. pitchfork sucks sometimes but sometimes they're right on target and their news section rocks. Deal with it, you ass. It's all about opinion. So if they agreed with you all the time, you'd like them, eh? don't say no, I know that's true.
@IamPinhead As to the first question, I suppose it's cause they can call their band whatever they want. As to the second, I have no clue. Pitchfork is very distinctive in its tastes.
@shloobenstein I would say Pitchfork is very idiotic in its tastes. They like to distinguish themselves from the rest just by praising boring music. I wouldn't listen to this band even if I was in the necessary mood - a long and profound depression.
@back2back75 whatever it's all about opinion. Attacking someone for their taste is fucking retarded and childish as hell. I don't hate justin bieber, i just ignore him. I don't listen to death metal but I don't 'hate' it. I like indie pop but I don't hate on people who are like "ANIMAL COLLECTIVE HIPSTER GARBAGE". No one has 'Better Taste" than anyone else.
One my songs for 2011!
newwavedave67 1 week ago
It's as if Bejar thinks that he can just add some disco and jazz elements to already used ideas and make an excellent song or album out of it. This song isn't bad, but the whole album is mostly a disappointment to me.
Havenscope 1 month ago
@Havenscope Yeah, well no one cares enough about your opinion to even be disappointed by it.
Just fucking with you....
jaxwithanx 1 month ago
Good song to hear in the airplane above the sky!
RockandUnfamousGirl 1 month ago
canadian band singing about chinatown
sounds just about perfect to me
ramendan 1 month ago
friend jus randomly showed me this song lol, pretty chill ~saved~
Sirruhaq 1 month ago
This is my Destroyer's favorite song. Anyway, morning. Early morning.
62Spazio 1 month ago
So cool, so easy, so right at 3AM.
74142kokopelli 1 month ago
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This song reminds me of Steets of your Town by The Go-Betweens, I like it.
thebreezykiwi 2 months ago
@kristenandalanna Same here ♥♥
NYChica23 2 months ago
single of 2011 ;)
gaibego909 2 months ago in playlist ABC909
during my speck of dust tenure on this planet, this will ALWAYS be one of my favorite songs
nweeezy 2 months ago
Excellent finding!!! Great!!
vfr090 2 months ago in playlist ABC909
I don't have anything against Pitchfork, but relying on just one music blog is like relying on one news source. Get multiple perspectives and, most importantly, listen to the music yourself and form your own opinions. :)
ArkaDirtbagger 2 months ago 15
@ArkaDirtbagger fuck you p4k is the word of god
Sasifras1 2 days ago
FUCK PITCHFORK
Mr11MUSICMAN 2 months ago
i love this shit and i don't care if it's cheesy, i love it...
fsmorel123 2 months ago
5 people walked away from Chinatown.
TheJamminJamie 2 months ago 2
this....whole....album....<3
geoffmeugens 3 months ago
This is good for my health.
KeandraBennett94 3 months ago
@KeandraBennett94 I'm totally not gonna give this cheesy gay-ass comment as thumbs-up
Fuckthishurts 3 months ago
this is my album of the year. I don't care that the year is not over yet
cameronjohnstone 3 months ago
dat sax.
chris92w 5 months ago
Best album of ought '11
bawhite125 6 months ago
It kinda sounds like it was made 40 years ago.............and thats cool, very cool
u0858294 6 months ago
!!! lovit!!
twistboytube 7 months ago
Can someone please explain to me why people hate Pitchfork so much?
damienkwillis 7 months ago
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laloali2 6 months ago
@laloali2 i agree. some of my favorite albums ever are rated very low on pitchfork. if you aren't animal collective, pavement, or kanye west. there is a great chance you are going to get fucked in the ass by pitchfork. nothing against those artist i love pavement and all, but they hate a lot of bands i love. Deer tick comes to mind.
sn4ke0i1 6 months ago
@laloali2
Hey. Aren't they allowed to have their own tastes and choices concerning music? What makes you believe that 9.5 is an undeserved grade for "Bon Iver" 's Bon iver? And what's wrong with giving an 8.8 for "Destroyer"'s Kaputt ? They're not obliging you to consider those albums as '8.8' or '9.5' while listening. If I had to do my own grades, I would give less for both albums.
It's naive to think objectivity exists in music ...
(Sorry for eventual mistakes, i'm not bilingual)
antoinedelval5914 6 months ago
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laloali2 6 months ago
@laloali2
I don't think Kaputt deserves more than an 8.8. Same for Bon Iver's. But hey. 8.8 is a fucking good grade. Not like the album had been given a 5.0. Both albums are great, or may be considered as such. They deserve good grades. And they've been given good grades. And that's what really matters .. I don't think it's some kind of politics and things. Don't be too paranoid, mate .. Real shame is the 7.2 given to Björk's Vespertine. Hehe. Would have cried if Kaputt had been given 7.2. :p
antoinedelval5914 6 months ago
@antoinedelval5914 Wow, Bon Iver's 'Bon Iver' is the best album released this year, and one of the best this past decade, it is definitely deserving of 9.5, if not more. Even if you don't like it, it it performed masterfully and it truly achieves everything it aims for.
einXtein 4 months ago
@einXtein
Never said I didn't like it. I think that's a real good piece, but considering 10 as perfection, I would downrate a lot of albums. Not saying I dislike them. In my view, 7 out of 10 is a really good grade. Would have given an 8.0-8.5 to Bon Iver's Bon Iver.
But don't misunderstand me... I was, at the beginning, replying to laloali2 who claimed that Pitchfork's rating was biased by the fact that Bon Iver had worked with Kanye West, and therefore propaganda on him could work. Hem.
antoinedelval5914 4 months ago
@antoinedelval5914 Oh... didn't get that part of the discussion. Still, 9.5 is just considering their grades of other albums. All is relative, if they give 'Father, Son, Holy Ghost' a 9.3, 'Bon Iver' surely deserved a 9.5. If I were to grade albums, 10 being absolutely perfect, one or two albums would ever step into the 9+ list, and none would ever be graded 10, but pitchfork is different.
einXtein 4 months ago
@einXtein
lol bon iver's album was absolute shit
everyone knows it
you can stop pretending to like his personal brand of poorly produced, bruce hornsby covers
p.s. beth/rest is a definite contender for worst song of the year along with moves like jagger and gold cobra
opinions.
BIGLIZARDSMASHHITS 4 weeks ago
@antoinedelval5914 Vespertine was later included in the Top 200 Best Albums of the 2000s. ;)
galactyk 1 month ago
I thought by the name it was some hardcore, what I was looking for but..wow this music..just wow.
anceintsz 8 months ago 3
Kapuut by Destroyer ,,wow,,,, I fall asleep to this album(: and YES, its compliment. By the way, can anyone provide any link where I can download the 5 bonus tracks from the Vinyl edition?
steamyboy69 8 months ago
@steamyboy69 buy the vinyl edition. :>
spump303 7 months ago
Good song, arriba la buena musica!
pablobenitez1 9 months ago 2
Am I the only one who doesn't read P4K? I found this from the 2011 chart on RateYourMusic...
KingCrimson776 9 months ago 3
@KingCrimson776 I've been telling people for years now: Fuck Pitchfork, they suck. Go to RATEYOURMUSIC com. Cheers.
missingt00th 7 months ago
@missingt00th TRUE!
ifonlywemovedaway 6 months ago
WTF? pitchfork sucks , always did. this album is let's say - great
OrrYossarian 10 months ago 2
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Hey I was just listening to this album on youtube thinking it was pretty cool but also was thinking maybe we can start a flame war about how much we hate this band like we're on a dub step forum or something...?
GreenFarinha 10 months ago
Legibly enjoying music has nothing to do with publications like Pitchfork. I liked this album because I liked Destroyer, not because Pitchfork told me so.
RkivUnderground 10 months ago
..In The Year Of The Cat...
skyavalanche 10 months ago 14
@skyavalanche I am so glad you said that! The first time I heard this song on NPR, I thought Al Stewart had a new album! I love this song, and Destroyer, but I definitely get a Year Of The Cat vibe... Could be soooo much worse!
FlaviasCucumber 8 months ago 2
@skyavalanche
Hahaha. I'm glad I'm not the only that realized this sounded like Al Stewart.
ahhjason 3 weeks ago
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hazmat151 10 months ago
if you like this try, Twin Shadow
dan32113 10 months ago 5
@dan32113 zomg i love Twin Shadow
PinkSkiiTtLeZzYoanNa 2 months ago
Wow, pitchfork was right about this album!
mcclurn11 11 months ago
@mcclurn11 as much as we all may hate pitchfork, they're usually right....
magicalchazwick 10 months ago 2
@magicalchazwick I agree. However the 'Male Bonding' album that was a "best new music" selection was kinda so-so. The music wasn't bad, just unremarkable.
nmcclure79 10 months ago
Pitchfork this, pitchfork that. The bottom line is that >most of the time< Pitchfork is right about the artists they give BNM to. I'll admit, I didn't really care for this the first time I heard it. But I realized there was something that that deserves recognition. The album has since grown on me. Most of the time the best music grows.
Zvanunhoft 11 months ago
I LIKE THIS SONG
jaynegs76 11 months ago
@natojacobs5 Its almost as if they review entirely on the basis of how 'unheard of' an artist is. They often give excellent albums dismal reviews, as if to seem controversial or unique. Their reviewers have extensive vocabularies, which would normally be a good thing, if it weren't for the fact that every 2nd sentence they produce is indecipherable to the average literate human.
In short, their reviews make them out to be conceited, always-on-their-high-horse pricks, with quirky tastes in music.
9monkeyman9 11 months ago
@natojacobs5 If they were to give good reviews to all of the albums that I enjoy, more often, that wouldn't change my opinion of them in any respect. Everyone has differing opinions, I respect that. My distaste for Pitchfork Media lies with the fact that they exemplify everything that I hate about the act of being 'indie', whereby if a band is played on the radio more than once, they are labelled "mainstream". If an artist sounds even remotely like another artist, Pitchfork tears them apart...
9monkeyman9 11 months ago
@natojacobs5 hahaha, I love excessively angry people. Do you suffer from Terets, good sir? Perhaps I would have some sympathy for you, if you did.
First of all, I was not aware that any "pitchfork hating bandwagon" existed to jump on. I just find myself genuinely disagreeing with their reviews 90% of the time. "Deal with it, you ass." Wow, great comment right there. I have dealt with it, as I never visit the site :D
And no, I don't mislike them purely for our differing opinions..(to be continued
9monkeyman9 11 months ago
this one's good, title track is much better though
hazmat151 11 months ago
he sounds like Nils Lofgren
rbick01 11 months ago
What a wonderful tune.
SoundWaveMetropolis 11 months ago
who is pitchfork
cbappa2 11 months ago 2
This song is "so cherry." This is the best song off of an album of classics. Really love Bejar's style.
bawhite125 11 months ago
its weird when people claim they hate something but obsess over talking about it... this track is excellent and i cant wait to listen to it by the beach in the summer!!!
wutangforever34 11 months ago 2
I was driving down the coast yesterday when this song came over the radio, CBC radio 2, and although it was raining at the time this song made me feel like the sun came out. Nice sound, I really like.
pooky3961 1 year ago
:)
ClarinsaPitoy 1 year ago
You're not alone. These comments confirm it. Some of them
LexWillful 1 year ago
If you don't like it, don't go listen on youtube so you can tell everyone. And pitchfork doesn't always just promote boring music. Theres alot of hardcore on there now from time to time.
THEIMPERIAL901 1 year ago
queen elizabeth park!
pepperinmyeye 1 year ago
This Kaputt's me into a beautiful frame of mind. The herb and the wine certainly don't hurt as well.
GregularGuy 1 year ago 5
Why all this hate ? If you don't like Pitchfork's tastes in music, just stop listening to music they praise .. It's not like they were trying to impose it as an ideal.
Peace.
antoinedelval5914 1 year ago 5
This album is a 9.0 for me. Out of 9.0
lancebramsay 1 year ago 87
Pitchfork sucks because it described lyrics in Dntel's Rock My Boat as inane. Not because they like this song because this song is good.
atomizesionizes 1 year ago
It's gonna take a lot of love...to change the way things are
grendel79 1 year ago
Pitchfork simply sucks. This deserves 8.8? Cmon...
back2back75 1 year ago
Nice sound.
Pandasrule19 1 year ago
ha this is bizarre but i enjoyed it
snowangel808 1 year ago
a combo of elements from film noir, 50's harmony, 60's phili sound, 70's mirror ball, 80's new wave, 90's east european and a hit today
blindmang 1 year ago
sounds like freak folk had a weird threesome with chillwave and the 80's
all i can say is nice... nice...
y3k23k 1 year ago 5
@y3k23k how is this freak folk lame
baxzyc 1 year ago
Hey I was just listening to this album on youtube thinking it was pretty cool but also was thinking maybe we can start a flame war about how much we hate this band like we're on a dub step forum or something...?
tsrhodes1 1 year ago 37
@tsrhodes1 me gusta
uberdeathmetal 1 year ago
Pitchfork Media is the fucking worst music reviewing website in history.
9monkeyman9 1 year ago
@9monkeyman9, Stuffe
arnoldforpresident99 1 year ago
@9monkeyman9 that's probably not true...
howardp19 1 year ago
@9monkeyman9 agreed. I hear their 50 best cd's of the year and cringe. Horrible.
bawhite125 1 year ago
@9monkeyman9 Hey, atleast we don't have to pay to hear their opinions.
I find out about some pretty decent music just by listening to the samples.
IMO I would say NME is the worst music reviewing magazine in history. Those guys have no idea what the fuck they are doing.
jasperpickering 1 year ago 3
@9monkeyman9 yes,because kaputt deserves 10,not 8.8,totally agree
00Debaser00 1 year ago
@9monkeyman9 oh hey you fucking idiot. Jumping on the hipster bandwagon now that it's been cool for about 6 years to hate pitchfork? People like you, you're the real hipsters. pitchfork sucks sometimes but sometimes they're right on target and their news section rocks. Deal with it, you ass. It's all about opinion. So if they agreed with you all the time, you'd like them, eh? don't say no, I know that's true.
natojacobs5 11 months ago
This reminds me of the 1974 movie by the same name. Coincidence?
SageDesus 1 year ago
@SageDesus Jack Nicholson. Awesome movie.
PabloHoney91 1 year ago 2
@PabloHoney91, Stuffe!
arnoldforpresident99 1 year ago
This song so fucking AMAZING !! MAN !!
Cheers From Mexico
osunetti 1 year ago
Why is an alternative/folk band called Destroyer? Further, why did I take music suggestions from Pitchfork expecting anything else?
IamPinhead 1 year ago
@IamPinhead As to the first question, I suppose it's cause they can call their band whatever they want. As to the second, I have no clue. Pitchfork is very distinctive in its tastes.
shloobenstein 1 year ago
@shloobenstein I would say Pitchfork is very idiotic in its tastes. They like to distinguish themselves from the rest just by praising boring music. I wouldn't listen to this band even if I was in the necessary mood - a long and profound depression.
back2back75 1 year ago
@back2back75 whatever it's all about opinion. Attacking someone for their taste is fucking retarded and childish as hell. I don't hate justin bieber, i just ignore him. I don't listen to death metal but I don't 'hate' it. I like indie pop but I don't hate on people who are like "ANIMAL COLLECTIVE HIPSTER GARBAGE". No one has 'Better Taste" than anyone else.
natojacobs5 11 months ago
lovvvvving the baeleric horns as well~ have listnd to this 20 times today, THANKS! :D
ARDORMUSICANDSOUND 1 year ago 3
this is pleasantly reminiscent of the smiths half a person~ good effort!
ARDORMUSICANDSOUND 1 year ago