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
IVY
In the Clear
POTATOE BABIES
The ‘Festival’ Compilation (a.k.a. the Masturbation Compilation)
Joseph Arthur and The Lonely Astronauts
- Temporary People
THE APPLES IN STEREO
Travelers in Space and Time
UMPHREY'S MCGEE
The Bottom Half
THE PRETENDERS
Break Up The Concrete
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