Stream the new Blitzen Trapper album, “Destroyer of the Void”
Portland-based schizo Americana outfit stream their latest, Destroyer of the Void (out June 8 on Sub Pop) over at NPR. Or if
you want it for your iPod, you can download “Dragon’s Song,” a track from Void, plus an exclusive demo, at the
band’s website.
yield the usual Blitzen Trapper returns: weirdo twang, stacked harmonies, one
folk ditty for every art-rock stomp, a hodgepodge of 1970s sounds the band expertly molds into something uniquely its own. If you liked these guys before, there’s little on the new album that should
change your mind. If you liked them just okay, but thought their arrangements weren’t theatrical enough, well, this is the album for you, because there’s clear echoes of Jethro Tull, Queen, and Hunky Dory-era Bowie on this thing.
