Destroyer Of The Void

USインディーの至宝！前作『Furr』が全米で大絶賛され、現インディー界で最重要バンドの一つであることを堂々と証明したポートランド出身5人組ブリッツェン・トラッパー。再結成で話題のペイヴメント節を継承しつつも、アクロン／ファミリーやフリート・フォクシーズにも通じる美しいハーモニーと伝統的フォークの影響も感じる確かなメロディー・センスが見事炸裂した大傑作。
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Rolling Stone (p.80) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Trading low-fi ruggedness for gorgeous Americana pop, they conjure Dylan circa JOHN WESLEY HARDING and proggy ELO..." Spin - "Singer Eric Earley's fantastical yarns match the band's grandiose genre muddling..." Uncut (p.113) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he 12 artfully crafted songs here suggest Blitzen Trapper should now be judged in the elevated company of Wilco, Brendan Benson and The Raconteurs." Alternative Press (p.122) - With a piano that echoes like it's in a cathedral in 'Heaven And Earth,' Earley weds nature with humanity." CMJ - "Like that of many of the great blues-rock classics, such as Van Morrison, Muddy Waters or the Stones, Blitzen Trapper's structure is solid and very traditional." Billboard (p.32) - "Beatles-esque piano and string arrangements dominate the melancholy 'Heaven and Earth.' But it's the title track that best showcases Blitzen Trapper's ability to quickly shift musical gears." Paste (magazine) - "[W]ith pristine harmonies set to late-60's psychedelic scuzz. The result is another opus-de-Americana washed in experimental folk-rock..." Pitchfork (Website) - "[F]ull of haunting songs doused in harmonicas, saloon pianos and dusty guitars." Clash (Magazine) (p.34) - Ranked #42 in Uncut's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2010" -- "[I]mmensely well-crafted Americana with a strong Beatles fetish at its core."