Destroyer

5 Feb

Destroyer is Vancouver’s own Dan Bejar. “European Oils” is taken from the seventh Destroyer album. If you’ve yet to hear of Destroyer and you’re thinking SEVEN ALBUMS ALREADY?? where have I been?, fret not. Bejar keeps a low profile. He even downplays his involvement with another Canadian band, The New Pornographers. I love the opening jam of this track. Feels like you’re comfortable and couched and about to spend the next half hour with a witty gang of characters on a ’70′s sitcom. Then Bejar comes in with that voice of his–a mix of Bowie and Dylan maybe. Quirky, odd, and completely satisfying.


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European Oils [MP3, 4.5MB, 128kbps]

  • http://kjhk.org Thomas

    My friends and I have been arguing about this for a while… is it "bay-ZHAR" or "bay-HAR?"
    Or "BAY-har?"
    Or something else?

  • Curtis

    reminds me of roger waters esk pink floyd

  • b

    there are some old destroyer mp3s free from misra, the old label.
    http://misrarecords.com/

  • pmoney

    that little piano tickle sounds like it's swiped directly from Lennon's "God." Not that I mind…

  • Pete

    Sounds like something from the "Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack"