Destroyer, "Painter in Your Pocket" It's too facile by half to just talk about Bowie when you talk about Destroyer, but for real: that's the reference point here. Obviously, it's not just replication or anything, but there's really so much Bowie in Destroyer that it's...
Destroyer, "Every Christmas" This is the earliest Destroyer record that I've heard, I haven't gone any earlier than this one. This album is very much a Destroyer record, full of Dan Bejar's elaborate melodic pop and winding lyrics. I think he'd largely keep getting better,...
Skalpel, "Quicksilver" Love me a good jazz/DJ thing. Destroyer, "The Bad Arts" Streethawk: A Seduction was the first Destroyer record that I heard, and this was the song that I heard on that record that really got me going. Something about how spare a...
The Hidden Cameras, "Fear Is On" This is far, far too twee. I want to knock the books out of this song's hands and then stuff it into a locker. Destroyer, "An Actor's Revenge" Your Blues is extremely Bowie. There's always some Bowie in a...
Destroyer, "The Way of Perpetual Roads" This is from Thief, a pretty early album from Destroyer before they became really big. Well, by indie standards. But even from this relatively early date, the ambitious melodies and elaborate pop were certainly present. The most frequent comparison...
