Destroyer - Kaputt (2011)

Year of the Cat is great, and a good point of reference - Kaputt is (among other things) a perfect mix of sophistipop and yacht rock, Al Stewart's a good yacht rock example

i've always thought of al stewart as being the precursor to stuff like the decemberists, okkervil river, that sort of earnest high-concept storytelling rock, rather than the cynical smooth dudes that take after yacht rock. he's kind of an oddball in rock history in that way, probably why he's been largely forgotten while a lot of his peers get canonized

point taken

kaputt

not sure if i should be embarrassed by how much of spotify's prefabbed "Late Night Indie" playlist overlaps with my own playlists

kaputt

― ciderpress, Friday, May 27, 2016 10:50 PM (three months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i was thinking about this album just yesterday, and how it's just about that time of year

http://springfieldop.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/StCat_ToTheServentOf_God_IMG_0121.jpg

holy cow, Destroyer is playing here on Friday??

I think his current tour is just a solo acoustic one

fine by me!

show's at a tiny-ass campus venue, and, other than bejar himself, i will probably be the oldest person there

that sounds perfect

11/01/16 Milwaukee, WI Colectivo Coffee Solo performance Add to google calendar
11/02/16 Chicago, IL Art Institute of Chicago Solo performance Add to google calendar
11/03/16 Madison, WI The Sett (University of Wisconsin) Solo performance Add to google calendar
11/05/16 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall Solo performance Add to google calendar
11/06/16 London, ON The Aeolian Performing Arts Solo performance Add to google calendar
11/07/16 Halifax, NS The Seahorse Tavern Solo performance Add to google calendar
11/08/16 Quebec City, QC Le Cercle Solo performance Add to google calendar
11/10/16 Hamilton, ON Mills Hardware Solo performance Add to google calendar
11/11/16 Saskatoon, SK Amigo's Solo performance Add to google calendar
11/12/16 Calgary, AB Festival Hall Solo performance Add to google calendar

definitely an interesting choice of tour dates

weird -- the show here isn't on there

(it may not ~actually~ be open to the public)

thought we had a "sounds like kaputt" thread...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D8L40-WuIM

roxy mentioned above but this one was sounding especially Kaputt-y last week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsTyNcmiXm0

Avalon was the OG inspiration mentioned in all the interviews / press releases iirc, and Kaputt was actually my way into Avalon

beautiful track

Always thought Lindsey Buckingham's Trouble had some Kaputt like elements:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO1sQPs3U8k

def.

Perhaps Mirage scratches a bit of the same itch - ethereal vibe with focus on melody and percussion

Buckingham track is smooth as hell

the laziest river is soo good

yup

you’re a permanent figure of jacked up sorrow
I want you to love me

posters going ham on the sophisti-pop revivals the last couple days, I see

Time of the season?

I really really like the production on this one.

yeah, someone on the p4k thread suggested it sounds even better than its influences and I think that's true, at least production-wise

I’m not even a big fan of the supposed sound he’s channeling in here and yet the production on this one makes it work.

Maybe somebody in this thread can help me with this one: Is there a Destroyer song where he cribs the line "It's time I had some time alone"? I seem to remember one (or maybe I saw him play it live?) but I can't recall for sure and maybe I'm just making it up because I think it'd be a great line for a some to appropriate

Listening to As Falls Wichita, So Falls Witchita Falls by Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays, getting very strong Laziest River vibes

They don't really sound that similar, but are both mellow epics

I'm getting those vibes too, thx for the recommendation

Maybe somebody in this thread can help me with this one: Is there a Destroyer song where he cribs the line "It's time I had some time alone"? I seem to remember one (or maybe I saw him play it live?) but I can't recall for sure and maybe I'm just making it up because I think it'd be a great line for a some to appropriate

xp

Sweet, glad you checked it out. It's a pretty unusual piece. I've been able pick up a pile of pristine Metheny vinyl for super cheap lately, and have really enjoyed digging into his catalog. Such a wide range of interesting recordings, especially from the ECM days.

This record.

Yeah, this record. <3

my 3.5 yo son blew my mind by singing parts of Chinatown. Turns out my wife had an old CD of Kapput in the car.

don't let the terrible name scare you, mr twin sister delivers sophistihouse sure to delight any Kaputt fans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL-XHeBLwTE

does this come in instrumental?
― jaxon, Saturday, January 8, 2011 5:45 PM (seven years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this man sounds like an elf

it's that time of the year folks

get the elf off the shelf

I'd say he sounds like a smurf. His voice is really beyond bearable. The music can have its moments though. Like "The laziest river" for example. Very eclectic stuff rooted in the eighties. Reminds me of my student years. Retro but pretty good retro.

the sound of an entire generation of music critics ossifying about half-remembered childhood referents

just playing, ilx!

his actual speaking voice sounds like that so he's not putting it on (he was in front of me at the waldorf cold beer and wine once)

don't let the terrible name scare you, mr twin sister delivers sophistihouse sure to delight any Kaputt fans

it's not the terrible name that puts me off.

oh then what is it

sophistihouse

haha

well see what descriptor you can come up with

anyway people who dislike Bejar's voice I don't mean to say you're not welcome itt but I will say you're wasting your time because Bejar is a great singer