Destroyer - Kaputt

Shape-shifting Canadian pop craftsman Daniel Bejar's ninth studio album under the Destroyer moniker added a whole lot of Bryan Ferry to a pot already boiling over with copious amounts of Bowie, Dylan, and T. Rex. Bejar's predilection for pairing Oscar Wilde-inspired, semi-apocalyptic witticisms with glam-kissed, minor-seventh retro pop remained intact, but where previous outings like This Night and Streethawk: A Seduction mined the '70s for inspiration, 2011's Kaputt utilizes '80s sophisti-pop, New Romantic, Northern soul, and straight-up adult contemporary to deliver a flawed but fascinating record. Like Goldfrapp's divisive, 2010 retro dance-pop tribute Head First, Kaputt is fully committed to its cause, wrapping everything up in a pristine, immaculately produced biosphere that's filled to the brim with twinkling synths, soft rock drums, and enough wailing trumpets and saxophones to out-mellow Kenny G, David Sanborn, and Dave Koz combined. Ever the well-read, secretly pleased malcontent ("I write poetry for myself"), Bejar sounds more comfortable in this new disguise than he does on his more troubadour-oriented projects, as if producing the soundtrack for a discotheque with a capacity of one was his intention all along. His epic 11-minute, 2009 single "Bay of Pigs," which he described at the time as "ambient disco," could hardly serve as a more fitting conclusion to Kaputt, as it more than lives up to its creator's boast. "Suicide Demo for Kara Walker," "Song for America," "Chinatown," all of which skillfully tread water between the urbane intellectualism of Donald Fagan or Momus and the quiet, technical nihilism of Talk Talk, differ very little from the remaining six cuts, which may cause fans of his more adventurous work some fits, but there's no denying their icy, coke-fueled 2:00 A.M. elegance. [Allmusic.com]

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[yutzil1000]

Que buen tema, la escuche en el noticiero de Brozo y no dude en buscarla, para un sonido muy retro y fino de muy buen gusto. Gracias pelodelperro!

[pelodelperro]

@yutzil1000 Con gusto!

[TheSeanFW]

I'm really high right now, and this song is my jam. It's like im back in the early 90's again and I'm in California on a gorgeous day just chillllllin enjoying everyone and everything.

[jack911996]

the thing for me with indie music is that i will constantly be on the search for more and more whether i like it or not so its kind of a rare thing for me to regularly come back to a indie song, with this track i cant resist to come back all the time, i completely adore everything about it

[Lynnie245]

I just heard this for the first time earlier this week on a top tunes of 2011 app on my phone & absolutely love it!! : )

[IDKSOMTHIN]

You Know. I HATE 80's Music But For Some Sick Reason I LOVE This AND Twin Shadow And Countless Number Of Chillwave And Post-Punk Bands. And This Has DEFINITELY Changed My View On Saxophone.

[AeroXHunter]

Cruise music.

[AG7321]

excellent for travel in my brain

[keaneviking]

new order + lightning seeds = DESTROYER

[JohnFelipo]

@TheSeanFW Dude, I'm not high and I've never been to California.... but this comment made me totally picture that scenario... and I can imagine myself in the same place hearing this song... it's such a relaxing musical style, and even though it's been around for so long it doesn't get old.