[8][9] The vinyl edition of the album features bonus material on side three written largely by frequent Destroyer collaborator Ted Bois.

This material is also included in the European CD version of the album credited as 'The Laziest River'.

[12] In a five-star review of the album for The Guardian, Alexis Petridis was complimentary of the album's stylistic similarities and lyrical allusions to 1980s popular culture, writing that Kaputt "swerves accusations of archness or kitsch" because of the strength of its songs.

"[14] Laura Snapes of NME called it Daniel Bejar's "finest work to date, and excessive, but irresistibly so.

[24] All tracks are written by Daniel Bejar, except for lyrics in "Suicide Demo for Kara Walker" which are co-written by Kara Walker and "The Laziest River" co-written by Ted Bois.The European CD version contains "The Laziest River" as a single track after "Song for America".