I was raised on a pretty strict musical diet of classic rock
and oldies. Come to think of it, I don’t think I knew radio stations played
music that wasn’t older than I was until
my early teenage years. Don’t worry; I’m up to speed now, but I still like my
old school rock and roll.
So with that in mind, imagine my delight when I hit play for Blitzen Trapper’s latest album, Destroyer of the Void and heard music that sounded like it could have fit just as well in the 1960s or ‘70s as it does now. For their fifth studio album the band has truly embraced its classic rock influences and made them their own.
Blitzen Trapper opens the LP with what is probably its least conventional track, “Destroyer of the Void.” Pristine vocal harmonies draw you in immediately and lead you through a six-minute suite that bounces between being earthly and other-wordly in the best possible way.
Fanciful and fantastic seem to be recurring themes on the record, in all stages of the emotional spectrum. From “The Man Who Would Speak True,” a harmonica-studded folksy tale of a man whose unfailing honesty only brings him bad fortune, to the rhythmic and celebratory “Dragon’s Song,” Destroyer of the Void has it all and is well worth a listen.
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