Kaputt
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CRITIC REVIEWS
100
Kaputt is a rare work of historical interpretation and pop artistry, full of beauty and wonder.
92
It takes a few listens for all its subtle nuances to emerge; repeat visits draw attention to just how well-constructed these songs are
91
An album that’s as stunning for its straight-faced chutzpah as for its unrepentant, obsessively well-coiffed lushness.
90
He approaches near perfection by combining complex song structures with simple pop melodies.
90
This is a solid album with some great ideas, and when it’s given the attention it really deserves, those qualities come out in droves.
88
More than any other Destroyer record, you can just throw this on and it sounds good, and plenty will do well stopping there. But for those so inclined, there's more to explore.
gorgeous
EDIT: don't know what i was thinking by giving this a 10/10, still an amazing record nonetheless
EDIT: don't know what i was thinking by giving this a 10/10, still an amazing record nonetheless
This album took a long while to grow on me (over a year? At least) but now I consider it my second favourite of all time.
So many times you hear people claim an album is 'atmospheric', 'transportive', 'magical', 'its own world'...this is one of the few albums that truly lives up to such billing.
So many times you hear people claim an album is 'atmospheric', 'transportive', 'magical', 'its own world'...this is one of the few albums that truly lives up to such billing.
END OF YEAR LISTS
| #1 | / | Obscure Sound |
| #2 | / | Pitchfork |
| #2 | / | Prefix |
| #7 | / | Pazz and Jop |
| #9 | / | Consequence of Sound |
| #9 | / | One Thirty BPM |
| #9 | / | Tiny Mix Tapes |
| #12 | / | Treble |
| #13 | / | Cokemachineglow |
| #13 | / | No Ripcord |
| #16 | / | Amazon |
| #17 | / | A.V. Club |
| #18 | / | Slant |
| #20 | / | Drowned in Sound |
| #20 | / | The Needle Drop |
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MISC LISTS
| #4 | / | New York Magazine |
| #5 | / | Exclaim! (Pop & Rock) |
| #10 | / | Pitchfork Readers |
| #14 | / | Stereogum (First Half) |
| #16 | / | Pitchfork (2010-2014) |
| #18 | / | Old Waver |
| #115 | / | Pitchfork: The People's List |
| #216 | / | SPIN (1985-2014) |
Track List
- Chinatown
- Blue Eyes
- Savage Night at the Opera
- Suicide Demo for Kara Walker
- Poor in Love
- Kaputt
- Downtown
- Song for America
- Bay of Pigs (Detail)
In Library (42)
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