Album Review: Deastro - Moondaggar

DEASTRO
MOONDAGGAR
(Ghostly International)
www.deastro.net

Deastro's Moondagger starts with a song, "Biophelia," that is reminiscent of what the Postal Service might sound like if they were crafting a soundtrack to a Mega Man video game. The one man band from Detroit ain't 8-bit though, it's not even close. In fact, the video game-ish quality gives way to a more pop sound by the second track, and they only make sporadic appearances throughout the rest of the album.

Deastro just doesn't seem to be content to playing one type of synthesizer-based rock, it seems like he wants to dip is toes in many. While I am quick to draw on the Postal Service comparison, I could probably also throw out names like Depeche Mode or countless other 80s synthpoppers. Yeah, we've heard the revival before, but somehow Deastro still manages to sound fresh. Maybe it's the fact that he does draw from multiple influences or maybe it's because he backs it up with a full band. Whatever the reason, Moondagger is a one of those records that everyone is going to end up loving.

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I've been reading that Deastro's Moondaggar has a June 23 release date, but it's already available on Amazon and Insound.