Contributing vocals to five of the eight wildly idiosyncratic tracks, Deacon delivers a Bongwater-meets-Tortoise mash-up of wordy fantasy narratives over multilayered instrumental backgrounds, manipulating his voice to various man/woman/robot settings and creating a sense of significant scale.
From dreamy opener Feel The Lightning to the frantically propulsive Sheathed Wings and slow-wave instrumental closer Steely Blues, Deacon is in command of an epic piece of electronic pop that covers a lot of ground.
• Dan Deacon. Gliss Riffer. Domino Records.
• Four stars (out of five)
Single download: Feel The Lightning
For those who like: Battles, Animal Collective
- Jeff Harford
