Best Albums of 2006

By PopMatters Staff

At long last, the annual rite of passage, the "best of" list... Here's PopMatters picks for the best 60 records of 2006. Stay tuned tomorrow for the best re-issues, as well as ongoing genre top 10s the rest of this week, culminating in the year's best musical events on Friday. [23 December 2006]

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. [6 June 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. [26 March 2008]

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. [15 March 2005]

Destroyer: Your Blues

By Jason Korenkiewicz