Paranoia

Latent Destinies examines the formation of postmodern sensibilities and their relationship to varieties of paranoia that have been seen as widespread in this century.

Latent Destinies examines the formation of postmodern sensibilities and their relationship to varieties of paranoia that have been seen as widespread in this century.

Lee DeWyze switches up his game on Paranoia, his fourth album since winning American Idol in 2010. Prior to Paranoia, DeWyze was mining a sensitive acoustic folk vein, and while he's still writing introspective tunes along those lines, the production on Paranoia is drenched in modern electronics – the kind of digital moodiness that's commonplace in all genres in 2018.

Latent Destinies examines the formation of postmodern sensibilities and their relationship to varieties of paranoia that have been seen as widespread in this century. Despite the fact that the Cold War has ended and the threat of nuclear annihilation has been dramatically lessened by most estimates, the paranoia that has characterized the period has not gone away.