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
BEN LEE
Ripe
SERENGETI
Kenny Dennis LP
BOO CITY
Midnight Folklore
SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS
SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS
Arcade Fire
Funeral
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
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