Album Reviews

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

all reviews | all rock reviews

More reviews tagged #Rock

reviewed 08/2006
Raul Malo
You're Only Lonely
reviewed 08/2011
WE ARE AUGUSTINES
Rise Ye Sunken Ships
reviewed 01/2006
THE GO-BETWEENS
That Striped Sunlight Sound
reviewed 03/2008
EJ Ouellette and Crazy Maggy
Row The Bow 5.0
reviewed 03/2011
THE HEAD AND THE HEART
The Head and the Heart
reviewed 04/2005
Beck
Guero

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.