When I first heard of Destroyer I assumed, based on their name, that they were some sort of tongue-in-cheek 80’s hair metal revival act - something like The Darkness. But as I listened to the 2006 record “Destroyer’s Rubies” I quickly realized that I was dealing with a whole different kettle of fish. Destroyer is the vehicle for Vancouver based singer-songwriter Daniel Bejar’s delightfully cryptic tunes. Bejar is probably better known for his work with his side-project - Canadian power-pop collective The New Pornographers. “Destroyer’s Rubies” has been my only exposure to his solo work, but what great exposure it was! I was pretty excited to see “Foam Hands”, which is from Destroyer’s upcoming ninth full length LP “Trouble In Dreams” on Merge (Rough Trade in the UK), knocking around the internets this week. “European Oils” is my favorite track from “Destroyer’s Rubies”, which is available from Amazon
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1 Sue // Feb 10, 2008 at 10:08 pm
You are right, cursing is lazy. It’s also a very bad habit of mine that I’ve been working at kicking for a long time, with slow success. So if I slip up, I slip up. It was more of a disclaimer and warning that I haven’t yet learned to kick it.
That said, I’ve made tremendous strides here at home by just omitting the adjectives altogether (not even a substitute) when the children are present. Can’t say that about adults who are also swearing, though. I tend to mock those around me. I’m a magpie.
About destroyer… it’s certainly different.
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