Destroyer is the main musical project of Dan Bejar, singer-songwriter extraordinaire. "Destroyer's Rubies" is one of the best albums to come out of this project, if not the best. It marries Bejar's fascination with music of the 60s and 70s with his own unique and poetic voice.
Destroyer has always been about fusing easy-to-digest pop sensibilities with something unmistakably more - by that, I mean there's a kind of temptation to read Bejar's lyrics as straight poetry. It's heady, self-referential, and very easy to get lost in. But, for all their wonder and glamour, it's pop music: it's about love, places seen and unseen, relationships. But Bejar's delivery, always dramatic, elevates it to a theatrical place, giving all these human situations beautifully framed qualities.
"Destroyer's Rubies", and every Destroyer release, has an unmistakeable brand on it from Bejar's voice. There are whispered lines, howled ad-libs and almost drunken slurs. His voice is idiosyncratic and unforgettable. However, the instrumentals are especially gorgeous on this album. They eschew traditional song format to pare with the winding stories Bejar tells.
Take "Rubies" - the track goes through many forms, eventually landing on Bejar and his acoustic guitar. "Painter in Your Pocket" takes the opposite approach, starting with a simple guitar line and building a beautiful tapestry around a simple multi-tiered chorus repeating until the end.
This album stands out in Destroyer's catalog as one where traditional rock tropes are toyed with and molded into a distinct new shape. In prior releases, baroque and chamber pop took the lead, but the distorted crunch of guitars in the opening of this album lets you know you're in for something different. And something just as worthwhile.
If you're looking for an excellent singer-songwriter album with fantastic vocals and lyrics and beautiful instrumentals, give this thing a shot. Link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nzc-VDqxBU - ("Your Blood")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KDtJjzJWS0 - ("Rubies")
http://tinyurl.com/znewdqd (MEGA)
No comments:
Post a Comment