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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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?
reminds me of roger waters esk pink floyd
there are some old destroyer mp3s free from misra, the old label.
http://misrarecords.com/
that little piano tickle sounds like it's swiped directly from Lennon's "God." Not that I mind…
Sounds like something from the "Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack"