and then?
Come on emusic, where are the actual Destroyer albums?
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Resistance is Futile
Too Bad... eMusic used to have "Your Blues" and "Trouble In Dreams" albums available here for Canadian download.
Dan From the new pornos? from?
really? are you sure? "indieman?". dan is really great in my opinion.
that's adoreable!
it sounds like a cross between ben kweller and early isaac brock and maybe a little half-handed cloud! but it's precious! especially the original version of "streets of fire", which finally got it's time 10 years later. as a collector of destroyer albums, i think this is a great one to own, especially since it's so different from his other work, even the voice is completely different. i envision a young bejar in his friend's kitchen, strumming away with a boombox in the background. but then again, i'm a hopeless romantic.
Caution
This is a lo-fi home or field recording of Destoyer, aka Dan Bejar from the New Pornographers. There could be some moments here, but they may be a little difficult to find as you sift through some messy noise jams. Definitely NOT to be downloaded without listening to first. Very kooky throwaways.
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