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Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings
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RileyT.Oct 5, 2009Brilliant 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.
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JaumeRMar 26, 2009A f*cking ten. One of the albums of the year. Cosmic.
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JohnnyMApr 17, 2009Astounding. 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.
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ChrisVApr 7, 2009Dan 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.
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christianpMar 26, 2009Miles and miles better than his last. Lush and triumphant, like some post-apocalyptic mountain-people dance party.
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May 15, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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EricLJul 28, 2009Absolutely ridiculous! I love it!
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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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Even at his most contemplative and nuanced, Deacon remains a DIY trickster at heart.
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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.