Our weekly “love in” continues with our Californian Kyle’s proclamation of his feelings towards Dan Deacon. We’ve got a sneaky download of his new single, just to give you a taste of his greatness…
I wonder if Dan Deacon was the craziest kid way back in his sandbox era? His insane electronic music gives you a hint he might have been. Deacon’s motoring absurdist-pop masterpieces are full of oscillating noise and nonsensical lyrics.
It’s hard not to be affected by the CAPS LOCK enthusiasm of the paunchy, cartoon-shirt-wearing ringleader of noise. Deacon is no screwball though. Despite all the aural lunacy he crafts every song on Spiderman with the type of classical nuance that he acquired from his schooling. His current single, “The Crystal Cat” bounces on a bed of pitched-shifted lunacy. Even the naysayers will be worked into a froth.
Despite Deacon’s polarizing approach, he knows his way around electronic equipment. More importantly he knows how to craft some of the best pop music heard by these ears in a long time. Let the joy take you over and stop shrugging your shoulders. Don’t forget to tape your glasses to your head because they might fall off once you start dancing. Check him out on the live circuit. He puts on an entrancing and hilarious show.
mp3:> Dan Deacon: “The Crystal Cat”
[From Spiderman of the Rings; Out Now, Car Park Records]
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Dan Deacon is so great.