Thursday, February 3 2011

“The Hopelessness of the Future of Music”: An Interview with Destroyer’s Dan Bejar

By Corey Beasley

"I don't need to create more distance between myself and the current musical climate -- I feel that distance pulsing in every creaking bone of my body, which makes the idea of Kaputt tapping into some sort of current zeitgeist absurd and touching."

Tuesday, December 7 2010

Destroyer: Archer on the Beach

By Chris Conaton

Destroyer briefly resurfaces with a two-song EP that features ambient background music and some very meta lyrics. It may be the weirdest thing Dan Bejar has done so far.

Friday, June 6 2008

Destroyer

By Eddie Ciminelli

A Destroyer song can take off in any direction at any given time, often leaving its audience too bewildered to understand exactly what Bejar is getting at. This device, however, seems to work in his favor.

Wednesday, March 26 2008

Destroyer: Trouble in Dreams

By Zach Schonfeld

Fans of majestic melodies and abstract lyrical narratives, rejoice! Destroyer’s Dan Bejar continues to tread the thin line between the nonsensical and profound.

Friday, March 7 2008

Hello, Blue Roses: The Portrait is Finished and I have Failed to Capture Your Beauty

By Evan Sawdey

For those who think that Dan Bejar has found his own Neko Case, you'd be wrong.

Tuesday, March 15 2005

Destroyer: Notorious Lightning & Other Works EP

By David Malitz

Dan Bejar teams with Frog Eyes to bring some rock to the synth-based songs from last year's Your Blues.

Thursday, March 18 2004

Destroyer: Your Blues

By Jason Korenkiewicz