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77

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings

  • Summary: The Baltimore-based artist releases his follow-up to his 2007 album, Spiderman of the Rings.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The A.V. Club
    100
    These are thick songs built around left-field ideas, positively fat with melodic contentâ??physically shake the record, and sheets of notes would probably spray out like a colorful rain of tonal Skittles.
  2. musicOMH.com
    90
    Minor grumbles aside, Bromst is a thrilling, hyperactive album that runs from calm and composed to frantic and frazzled, usually within the space of an intro.
  3. Urb
    80
    Right from the get-go, whatever "community" Deacon was aiming for seems to be established--the music is inclusive, it's warm, and it invites you in rather than thrusting itself at you, unlike previous Deacon works.
  4. Spin
    80
    Even at his most contemplative and nuanced, Deacon remains a DIY trickster at heart.
  5. Blender
    70
    He's a master of sweaty hyperventilation, but it's his less frenzied moments--the techno equivalent of circular breathing--that keep the party from collapse. [Apr 2009, p.59]
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  6. Mojo
    60
    Cheeky, but delightful. [Apr 2009, p.106]
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  7. Dusted Magazine
    40
    Deacon is a gifted musician capable of so much more, and that makes Bromst feel like a waste.

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  1. JaumeR
    Mar 26, 2009
    10
    A f*cking ten. One of the albums of the year. Cosmic.
  2. 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 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.… Collapse
  4. 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 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.… Expand
  5. christianp
    Mar 26, 2009
    9
    Miles and miles better than his last. Lush and triumphant, like some post-apocalyptic mountain-people dance party.
  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
  7. 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 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.… Expand
  8. EricL
    Jul 28, 2009
    8
    Absolutely ridiculous! I love it!