Dan Deacon

Deacon has built his reputation on live shows: comically unpredictable messes of frenetic dancing, audience participation and theatrics, all powered by the Baltimore resident's wildly addictive electro-freak-pop. Hear Deacon and his band give a full concert, recorded live from Washington, D.C.

Musician and performer Dan Deacon makes music with a table-full of gadgets, and if he gets his way, that music will make you dance. He's on tour supporting his new album, Bromst, in a van fueled with vegetable oil.

Electro-acoustic wizard Dan Deacon made his name as a frenetic one-man band who embedded his act on the dance floor. But on his new album, Bromst, he's aiming for a meaningful sort of pop — and employing a 15-person touring ensemble.

Deacon has built his reputation on live shows: comically unpredictable messes of frenetic dancing, audience participation and theatrics, all powered by the Baltimore resident's wildly addictive electro-freak-pop. Hear Deacon and his band give a full concert, recorded live from Washington, D.C.

Baltimore artist Dan Deacon has built his reputation on live shows: a comically unpredictable mess of frenetic dancing, audience participation and theatrics, all powered by Deacon's wildly addictive electro freak-pop. Deacon shuns the stage, instead planting himself on the dance floor with a tangle of cables, analog drum machines and vintage electronics. Deacon's infectious energy is captured on his latest album, Bromst, which can be heard in its entirety here on NPR Music, as an exclusive first listen.

Next month The Decemberists will debut their new album, The Hazards Of Love, live, in its entirety, at the NPR Music showcase, at this year's South by Southwest festival. In the meantime, you can hear a sneak preview on this edition of All Songs Considered, with "The Rake's Song." Also on this edition: Dan Deacon, solo music from Dan Auerbach, guitarist for The Black Keys, Here We Go Magic, South African street music from Blk Jks, and the legendary Buddy Holly.

A Baltimore musician helping to revitalize and reinvent his city's music scene, Dan Deacon plays an all-out assault of Dadaist electronic cacophony and harmony, driven by steady pulses and looping beds of analog and early digital synthesizers.

Next month The Decemberists will debut their new album, The Hazards Of Love, live, in its entirety, at the NPR Music showcase, at this year's South by Southwest festival. In the meantime, you can hear a sneak preview on this edition of All Songs Considered, with "The Rake's Song." Also on this edition: Dan Deacon, solo music from Dan Auerbach, guitarist for The Black Keys, Here We Go Magic, South African street music from Blk Jks, and the legendary Buddy Holly.

A Baltimore musician helping to revitalize and reinvent his city's music scene, Dan Deacon plays an all-out assault of Dadaist electronic cacophony and harmony, driven by steady pulses and looping beds of analog and early digital synthesizers.