Artist: Blitzen Trapper
Album: Destroyer Of The Void
Year: 2010
Destroyer Of The Void is Ziggy Stardust re-imagined by the current indie-pop scene. Before this album, Blitzen Trapper had their Byrdsy roots but took more from The Band than from Bowie; Destroyer is decidedly more glossy and glamorous, sugared in soundscape and mired in fuzz. The album's title track opener starts this off with a six-minute romp that's halfway "Space Oddity" and halfway that infamous four-song sequence near the end of Abbey Road. "Laughing Lover" shows off their contemporary edge, sounding something like a theatre group covering The Shins; "Below The Hurricane" could have been written by Neil Young. The influences are all over the album, and the sound that results is comfortable, familiar but inventive, and has a habit of sticking to you ear. The composition and songwriting is top-notch, managing to be technical without being self-indulgent and dynamic without being predictable. Some more highlights are the Dylan-esque "The Man Who Would Speak True", the clever "Dragon's Song" and the sincere "The Tree". Highly recommended.
Hear it for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiaivHA02Zc
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