Bromst - Dan Deacon
User Score
8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16

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  1. JaumeR
    Mar 26, 2009
    10
    A f*cking ten. One of the albums of the year. Cosmic.
  2. RileyT.
    Oct 5, 2009
    10
    Brilliant is an understatement. "Bromst" is the new watermark for electronic music. More shoegazy than M83, more energetic than Animal Collective. Dan Deacon charted his own path, and set it on fire. Album of the year.
  3. ChrisV
    Apr 7, 2009
    9
    Dan is moving away from his simplicity into the avante garde, but still remaining open, accessible and enthralling. I just hope we can find some live chant-alongs (or equivalent) in this Bromst, because the collective feel was always the key to Deacon's magic.
  4. christianp
    Mar 26, 2009
    9
    Miles and miles better than his last. Lush and triumphant, like some post-apocalyptic mountain-people dance party.
  5. JohnnyM
    Apr 17, 2009
    10
    Astounding. Euphoric. Bacchanalian. Bonkers, of course, but also very intelligent and erudite. It's a rare album (especially one so long) that feels so cohesive; it never drags and every track ( with the possible exception of the comparatively brief palate cleanser Wet Wings) feels like an essential piece of a beautifully conceived whole.
  6. kerouac3001
    May 15, 2011
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best album of 2009. Bromst sounds like an Animal Collective album, played by a drunken dj, while he was listening to a Vampire Rodents album.....… Expand

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Metascore
77 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. cokemachineglow
    49
    Here we see the often-resourceful Deacon approaching a big canvas with too little paint, and the result is a record which feels bloated, overlong, and ultimately empty.
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  2. Spin
    80
    Even at his most contemplative and nuanced, Deacon remains a DIY trickster at heart.
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  3. Sputnikmusic
    90
    Deacon nips the synthetics that allowed Spidermanâ??s sandpaper production to grate, opting instead for smoothly textured layers, a trick that strengthens a brilliantly executed dance album into dramatically structured art.
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