2006-02-07
A collection of shrewd pop music. Equal parts cynicism, disdain, hope and humor; self referential, self-mocking, sagacious and coy.Bejar’s Dylanesque flare for biting and sardonic wit and his nods to the glam and bombastic folk approaches of early Tyrannosaurus Rex and Bowie recordings have clearly distanced “Destroyer” from the more straightforward pop of his “other” band, “The New Pornographers.” -P
NO PLAY 1,3,5,6,7
Peter, Bjorn, & John
Writer's Block
UMPHREYS MCGEE
Safety in Numbers
EL PERRO DEL MAR
Pale Fire
Bright Brown
Soft Landings
4 Way Street
Pretzel Park
THE BURNING OF ROME
(Selections from the forthcoming album) With Us
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