Kim Petras Gets Back on Track With ‘Detour’

Kim Petras Gets Back on Track With ‘Detour’

Midway through Kim Petras’ latest album Detour, there’s “Brutalist,” a song about buildings. “They took a knife to it, they took a bomb to it/They bulldozered it, they didn’t give a shit,” Petras sings, the defeat in her tone set against gleaming synths and pop-rock percussion. “It really breaks my heart, what they did to it/They really ruined it.”  She’s not just talking about concrete and beams, but flesh, blood, and bones. “Brutalist” sinks…