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
SHANNON WHITWORTH & BARRETT SMITH
Bring It On Home
GRIMES
Visions
BRIGHT EYES
The People's Key
BLEACHED
Ride Your Heart
MODEST MOUSE
We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
JACK JOHNSON
Sleep Through the Static
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