DESTROYER

Destroyer’s Rubies

2006-02-07

A collection of shrewd pop music. Equal parts cynicism, disdain, hope and humor; self referential, self-mocking, sagacious and coy.

Bejar’s Dylanesque flare for biting and sardonic wit and his nods to the glam and bombastic folk approaches of early Tyrannosaurus Rex and Bowie recordings have clearly distanced “Destroyer” from the more straightforward pop of his “other” band, “The New Pornographers.” -P

NO PLAY 1,3,5,6,7

More reviews tagged #Rock

  • reviewed 01/2012

    RICH T. ANDERSON
    NaCl

  • reviewed 12/1969

    THE RED BUTTON
    She’s About to Cross My Mind

  • reviewed 08/2010

    KATHRYN CALDER
    Are You My Mother?

  • reviewed 05/2010

    THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
    Together

  • reviewed 06/2004

    Dave Alvin
    Ashgrove

  • reviewed 02/2006

    WILLIE NILE
    Streets of New York

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.