Destroyer

best album of the year for me. but don't tell my friends.

great album.

but yeah, bejar consistently gets shit for being the one of the new pornos with the shittiest solo career, but i think he's got the best one.

his new pornos songs are the best too -- jackie, jackie dressed in cobras, testament to a youth in verse, streets of fire.

yep, pretty much.

and streethawk: a seduction, your blues and rubies are all classics.

I didn't rate Your Blues when it came out, but it's a BRAVE, dense and lyrically peerless album.
he opted for synths over a 'real' orchestra because of financial restrictions. and I reckon the album's better off for it -- proper orchestrations would've added pretense.

i don't think there's anyone on the planet doing what he's doing. he's miles ahead and it's gonna take a long time before people catch up.

serious question: what's wrong with pretense?

The only other Destroyer album I have is Thief, which pales in comparison to Rubies.

He's just testing the waters on Thief.

Ask Bono what's wrong with pretense.

Wow jose, it's like I can listen to this album just by reading this thread. I now know the artist personally. Have you ever thought about taking up a career in music writing?

you'd hate this album, rigid.

You and I might both be surprised, jose.

this night is fucking great also. i hate the new pornographers by the way, the're shit. but neko and destroyer i totally rate

this is probably my favorite album this year, too.

great album.
should have been in my top 10.

New Pornographers aren't for me either. Saw them at Meredith and found them uncaptivating.

I much prefer This Night to Your Blues. Or to whatever it is I'm listening to now. Destroyer's Rubies. Though I like this one better than Your Blues too.

I'm a little frustrated with how many words he tries to fit into a short amount of song. Fitting that many in means something somewhere has to be deformed to accomodate and... ugh. Lyrics to the detriment of.

I didn't rate Your Blues when it came out, but it's a BRAVE, dense and lyrically peerless album. he opted for synths over a 'real' orchestra because of financial restrictions. and I reckon the album's better off for it -- proper orchestrations would've added pretense.

i don't think there's anyone on the planet doing what he's doing. he's miles ahead and it's gonna take a long time before people catch up.

It's just a pity it takes so much to get past the annoyingness of his voice.

best band ever

is the new album getting an Australian release?

i like this night.

i think i like destroyer. i haven't made my mind up really.
it's a strange one

it's a bit like the handsome furs. i still prefer the the main project more.

what's not to like? guy's a genius.

i only got two albums a couple of weeks ago. i'd been hooked on a couple of tracks i had floating around loose on my computer off streethawk, and never got around to hearing more.
then i downloaded one of his first cassette demo albums off a blog, i think the earlier stuff may appeal to me more, i'll have to keep digging and thinking

Huh. I never noticed this thread before. I am a huge fan. Destroyer stuff is WAY better than the New Pornographers. It is awful that Dan Bejar never tours with them. AWFUL.

He will never come to Australia :(

The early stuff can be hard to find. It tooks me many months and much persistence to complete my collection.

Streethawk is still the best, though.

kaputt

man, i spoke a lot of shit on this site four years ago!

thanks for the link, anok. a new destroyer record is almost always cause for celebration.

great album

It's an avant yacht rock epic!

Enjoyment plus. Very playful and fun.

gonna dip my toe into this shimmering pool of smooth this week. let's see how it goes.

love this new album.

this is amazing:

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2011/03/21/110321ta_talk_sanneh

only just listened to 'Kaputt' for the first time, didn't know he had another album out

anyway, i think it's really great! good stuff