Over the next two months Destroyer will be putting on a nice sized string of shows spanning the U.S. Their new album Trouble In Dreams comes out March 18th via Merge Records. After playing at SXSW in mid March, the grind really kicks in after the Minneapolis show. Check out the dates below03-14 Austin, TX - The Parish (SXSW)04-16 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar *04-17 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Audit...
On March 18, 2008, Destroyer will release their 8th studio album, titled Trouble in Dreams. The new album will be released on Merge Records in North America, and Rough Trade Records in UK/Europe. Trouble in Dreams Tracklist:Blue Flower/Blue FlameDark Leaves From A ThreadThe StateFoam HandsMy Favorite YearShooting Rockets (From The Desk Of Night's Ape)Introducing AnglesRiversLeopard Of HonorPl...
Written by: Matthew KosinskiIf you had told me just a year ago that Dan Bejar of Destroyer would be penning a 13-minute disco epic, I wouldn’t have believed you. In fact, I probably would have laughed off the idea quickly, maybe patted you on the back and thanked you for your little piece of absurdist [...]
I’ve had a hard time “getting” Destroyer aka Dan Bejar’s band (Swan Lake, New Pornographers, Hello Blue Roses etc). I had a lot of trouble with Trouble In Dreams the first go around and while it sounds better now, I figure that I would stay away from his “Bay of Pigs” EP because as much [...]No related posts. Sorry.
When tales of a new Destroyer EP began rumbling earlier in the year the words most often thrown around in the same breath were "disco" and "electronic", and if you asked any Destroyer fan what you thought of those rumors they probably would have been worried or not believed you. Upon hearing Destroyer's 2-song 10" you realize that Dan Bejar has in fact embraced the idea of disco, even if it is ...
So just listening to some tunes on Pandora and I heard a very interesting voice and key tonality. The band I was listening to was Destroyer, a project by vancouver man Daniel Bejar.http://www.myspace.com/destroyerso give it a listen see what you think
Written by: Matthew KosinskiIf you had told me just a year ago that Dan Bejar of Destroyer would be penning a 13-minute disco epic, I wouldn’t have believed you. In fact, I probably would have laughed off the idea quickly, maybe patted you on the back and thanked you for your little piece of absurdist [...]
On March 18, 2008, Destroyer will release their 8th studio album, titled Trouble in Dreams. The new album will be released on Merge Records in North America, and Rough Trade Records in UK/Europe. Trouble in Dreams Tracklist:Blue Flower/Blue FlameDark Leaves From A ThreadThe StateFoam HandsMy Favorite YearShooting Rockets (From The Desk Of Night's Ape)Introducing AnglesRiversLeopard Of HonorPl...
Over the next two months Destroyer will be putting on a nice sized string of shows spanning the U.S. Their new album Trouble In Dreams comes out March 18th via Merge Records. After playing at SXSW in mid March, the grind really kicks in after the Minneapolis show. Check out the dates below03-14 Austin, TX - The Parish (SXSW)04-16 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar *04-17 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Audit...
Okay, remember this game? It goes like this:1) I post a photograph.2) You suggest a song that comes to you looking at the photograph.3) I assemble a mix from your suggestions.We've done this before...here and here.This time around, the photo is by Minneapolis photographer Alec Soth. I recently profiled Soth for City Pages. If you are into this kind of thing, you'll find the story and links to a...