Last year, I became heavily obsessed with Vancouver, BC's Destroyer. I had enjoyed his 2006 release Destroyer's Rubies, but never delved any deeper. Slowly, I started listening to Your Blues, City of Daughters, and his much lauded Streethawk: A Seduction. Idiosyncratic in style, arrangements, voice and prose, Destroyer has cut himself a unique place in music with these releases, among others. If I had to pick a favorite album, I would lean towards Rubies, and only because it was an integral album for me within the indie spectrum. But, every album of his has their time and place, and the ones listed above are highly recommended. At the rate he is going, Destroyer should churn out another album within the next few years. Just don't expect him to go on tour, as he is known to actively abhor the process of playing live. And, if the records continue in their same unique pattern, that's fine by me.
Monday, October 20, 2008
destroyer
Last year, I became heavily obsessed with Vancouver, BC's Destroyer. I had enjoyed his 2006 release Destroyer's Rubies, but never delved any deeper. Slowly, I started listening to Your Blues, City of Daughters, and his much lauded Streethawk: A Seduction. Idiosyncratic in style, arrangements, voice and prose, Destroyer has cut himself a unique place in music with these releases, among others. If I had to pick a favorite album, I would lean towards Rubies, and only because it was an integral album for me within the indie spectrum. But, every album of his has their time and place, and the ones listed above are highly recommended. At the rate he is going, Destroyer should churn out another album within the next few years. Just don't expect him to go on tour, as he is known to actively abhor the process of playing live. And, if the records continue in their same unique pattern, that's fine by me.
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