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We still can't hear what he's saying behind the omnipresent pitch-shifting and laser-guided drums, but Dan Deacon is making a grand argument on his new album. The gist is that he's not just a hip kid's party MC, making crrrazy neon-colored video music; there is a breadth and sophistication to Deacon's sound for those who choose to really listen to it. "Surprise Stefani," which may or may not be an ode to a pop star, trades in half the gear for a glockenspiel, to stunning effect; "Wet Wings" forgoes drums for layered female chanting; while "Build Voice" opens the record as it says, wrapped in a muted distortion that slowly melts away to reveal a chant and drums that could just as easily be the record's finale. Nearly every song becomes its own epic. If 2007's Spiderman of the Rings was the equivalent of one of Deacon's legendary Baltimore basement shows, Bromst is a more grown-up house party, encompassing the attic studio, the play room and everything else but the kitchen sink. Closer "Get Older" might have been the contemplative conclusion, but it turns out, thankfully, to be just as suited as ever to a sweaty, drunken party that tears the whole house down.
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