Destroyer: Have We Met March 16, 2020Destroyer is almost an idea more than it is a band. It's a thing that lives inside Dan Bejar's head. It makes almost no sense when you pull back from it, and almost less
2011 Albums of the Year December 31, 2011So I figure everyone else is doing his top albums thing, so I might as well. Now I...
Destroyer: Kaputt January 28, 2011My reaction to this album was somewhat akin to my reaction the first time I heard Spoon’s Girls...
Swan Lake: Enemy Mine May 19, 2009This album comes roaring out of the gates with “Spanish Gold, 2044,” one of my favorite songs of...
Destroyer: Trouble in Dreams June 29, 2008Dan Bejar is never at a loss for words. He crams his songs full of ‘em. He packs...
Destroyer: Thief June 29, 2008If cabaret weren’t self-indulgent garbage, it would sound like this. If showtunes were rock ‘n’ roll and not...
Swan Lake: Beast Moans April 19, 2008Look, it’s a Destroyer album! Psyche. There’s no mistaking Dan Bejar’s voice, and this album starts off with...
Destroyer: Streethawk: A Seduction April 1, 2006Destroyer, by the sound of their name, should be playing death metal or something, but they are indeed...