Caleb L’Etoile Ignites Political Outrage on Searing Album Closer “Kerosene”
Virginia singer-songwriter Caleb L’Etoile ends his forthcoming LP American Death with an explosive statement: “Kerosene.” The track distills the record’s anti-fascist core into three breath-stealing minutes, fusing folk-born storytelling with a tempest of post-punk guitars and frantic percussion that evokes the last seconds before impact.
Opening with panted breaths and tense, palm-muted strums, “Kerosene” quickly escalates into a wall of distortion an intentional “plane-crash vibe,” L’Etoile says, nodding to Modest Mouse’s “Shit Luck” and the fevered poetics of mewithoutYou. Mid-song, jolting chord changes and pounding toms mimic a cabin’s sudden drop, while Caleb’s voice cracks between accusation and lament.
The final minute trades wreckage for radiant catharsis. Choir-like harmonies rise over glimmering keys, echoing Destroyer’s Rubies in their baroque grandeur. It’s a brief, fragile peace, one that dares listeners to imagine justice after the crash. When silence falls, the message lingers: complacency is combustible.
“Kerosene” proves L’Etoile’s promise to build a “living album” in real time was no gimmick; it’s urgent art forged in the heat of unfolding history.
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