Dan Deacon is an artist, performer, and musician…in that order. His live shows are a flaming sun bursting supernova of over the top energy that leaves everyone in another state. His older albums have been considered mind bending, pioneering, chaotic, and well…nuts. But change is beautiful, ain’t it? Risk equals reward, right? Dan Deacon is changing (as all good artists do) and taking risks by slightly deviating from his cacophonous sounds to one that has some semblance of order. This can be found on his newest release, Bromst (via Carpark). On the album (which I think is brilliant) there’s a harmonious build up of heat, life, and passion that permeate each song. Bromst could be the soundtrack of time lapse animation movies with ants eating a plant until it’s gone, flowers blooming at an accelerated rate, people speed walking through a downtown metropolis, and cars turning into streams of light on a highway. Bursts of life energy teetering on the brink of natural and man made, but in the end…..stunning.
If you’d like to see him on tour, check the dates after the jump…
April 25th – Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project
April 26th – Vancouver, BC @ Richards on Richards
April 29th – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
April 30th – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
May 1st – Kansas City, MO @ Pistol K.C.
May 2nd – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club (early and late show)
May 4th – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
May 5th – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
May 6th – Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club/Club Void
May 7th – Chicago, IL @ Metro
May 8th – Mount Pleasant, MI @ CMU / The Wesley Foundation
May 9th – Detroit, MI @ TBA
May 10th – Toronto, ON @ The Deleon White Gallery
May 11th – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
May 12th – South Burlington, VT @ HG Showcase Lounge
May 13th – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
May 14th – PROVIDENCE, RI @ RISD Market Square (FREE)(EARLY 11:30AM-1:00PM)
14th – MOUTH PLACE, ZN @ FABULOUS CAKE MOUTH (LATE SHOW)
May 15th – Brooklyn, NY @ Danbro Studios
May 16th – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
May 17th – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
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