Directed by David Galloway, Destroyer‘s new music video takes you on a nerve-wracking ride through the streets of Vancouver and is the first that features Dan Bejar in the clip! Go to Pitchfork.tv to view, or watch below.
Kaputt is in stores on CD, double-LP, and digital download now!
Dan Bejar was interviewed by Numerocero for this mini-documentary, filmed during Destroyer‘s recent appearance at the Día de la Música Festival in Madrid.
Kaputt is available on CD, double-LP, and digital download in the Merge store.
Destroyer‘s Kaputt and Arcade Fire‘s The Suburbs have both been included on the Polaris Music Prize’s Short List of Canada’s 10 best albums.
The Polaris Music Prize gala will be held Monday, September 19, at Toronto’s Masonic Temple and will feature live performances by this year’s Short List nominees. It will be webcast live on MuchMusic.com and broadcast on MuchMusic on Saturday, September 24, at 10 p.m. and midnight EST. The gala will also air on MusiquePlus at a date and time to be announced.
Previous Polaris winners have been Final Fantasy, Patrick Watson, Caribou, Fucked Up, and Karkwa.
The Suburbs Deluxe Edition CD+DVD is in stores on August 2 and available for pre-order from Merge now. Destroyer will play the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, IL on Saturday, July 16.
You can now listen to the 8-piece Destroyer band play live on KEXP Seattle! Destroyer is currently touring the west coast, making their way east towards Webster Hall in NYC!
Tracks:
Certain Things You Ought To Know
Downtown
Painter In Your Pocket
Song For America
Destroyer on Tour:
03-22 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
03-23 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
03-25 Austin, TX The Mohawk
03-26 Dallas, TX The Loft
03-27 Little Rock, AR Sticky Fingerz Rock ‘N’ Roll Chicken Shack
03-28 St. Louis, MO The Luminary Center for the Arts
03-29 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
03-30 Pontiac, MI The Pike Room at The Crofoot
03-31 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
04-01 Montreal, QC Le Cabaret du Mile End
04-02 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
04-03 New York, NY Webster Hall
04-04 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
04-05 Washington, DC Black Cat
04-06 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle
04-07 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
04-08 Atlanta, GA The Earl
04-09 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
04-11 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
04-12 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Centre
04-13 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Centre
04-15 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
04-16 Calgary, AB #1 Royal Canadian Legion
Destroyer will make their television debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight! The full 8-piece band will take the stage to perform a song from their new album Kaputt. Tune in to NBC at 12:35 AM or set your DVR!
Destroyer will hit the road beginning March 17 in Vancouver and wind their way across the US and Canada finishing up April 16 in Calgary. Don’t miss them!
Destroyer on tour:
All dates with The War on Drugs
Mar 17 Vancouver BC – The Commodore Ballroom
Mar 18 Seattle WA – The Crocodile
Mar 19 Portland OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Mar 21 San Francisco CA – Great American Music Hall
Mar 22 Los Angeles CA – Troubadour
Mar 23 Tucson AZ – Club Congress
Mar 25 Austin TX – The Mohawk
Mar 26 Dallas TX – The Loft
Mar 27 Little Rock AR – Sticky Fingers Chicken Shack
Mar 28 St Louis MO – The Luminary Center for the Arts
Mar 29 Chicago IL – Lincoln Hall
Mar 30 Pontiac MI – The Pike Room at the Crofoot
Mar 31 Toronto ON – Lee’s Palace
Apr 01 Montreal QC – La Cabaret du Mile End
Apr 02 Cambridge MA – Middle East Downstairs
Apr 03 New York NY – Webster Hall
Apr 04 Philadelphia PA – First Unitarian Church
Apr 05 Washington DC – Black Cat
Apr 06 Asheville NC – Grey Eagle
Apr 07 Carrboro NC – Cat’s Cradle
Apr 08 Atlanta GA – The Earl
Apr 09 Nashville TN – Mercy Lounge
Apr 11 Madison WI – High Noon Saloon
Apr 12 Minneapolis MN – Cedar Cultural Centre
Apr 13 Winnipeg MB – West End Cultural Center
Apr 15 Edmonton AB – Starlite Room
Apr 16 Calgary AB – #1 Royal Canadian Legion
Destroyer’s Kaputt will be available in stores on January 25, and we thought you might like a sneak-peek at the vinyl “experience.”
The album will be presented on double-LP and features 20 minutes of music exclusive to the vinyl release. The vinyl version also includes a download of the whole album including the bonus music. The vinyl artwork is presented in a gatefold sleeve with lyrics printed in the fold. The cover photo completes the recent trio of iconic Destroyer cover images taken by band member, Ted Bois.
Pre-order Kaputt on dbl-LP or CD now in the Merge store. Archer on the Beach and Bay of Pigs are now out-of-print on LP, but the tracks are available for digital download in the Merge store, as well.
Stream Kaputt in its entirety at HypeMachine, and don’t miss the 8-piece Destroyer band on tour this spring!
“Dan Bejar’s excellent Malaparte-nodding, electro jazz-tinged ninth Destroyer album’s a smooth one.” ~ Stereogum
Directed by Dawn Garcia
Pre-order Kaputt on CD and dbl-LP in the Merge store.
On January 25th, Destroyer’s ninth LP, Kaputt will be in stores. Dan Bejar and his eight-piece “orchestra” will tour in support of the release with North American dates beginning in March.
Pitchfork premiered the video for the title track “Kaputt.” Featuring flying whales, desert ladies, and a geeky teenager, the “Kaputt” video will delight and confuse you. Watch it now!
Pre-order Kaputt now on CD and dbl-LP in the Merge store.
Destroyer on tour:
All dates with The War on Drugs
Mar 17 Vancouver BC – The Commodore Ballroom
Mar 18 Seattle WA – The Crocodile
Mar 19 Portland OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Mar 21 San Francisco CA – Great American Music Hall
Mar 22 Los Angeles CA – Troubadour
Mar 23 Tucson AZ – Club Congress
Mar 25 Austin TX – The Mohawk
Mar 26 Dallas TX – The Loft
Mar 27 Little Rock AR – Sticky Fingers Chicken Shack
Mar 28 St Louis MO – The Luminary Center for the Arts
Mar 29 Chicago IL – Lincoln Hall
Mar 30 Pontiac MI – The Pike Room at the Crofoot
Mar 31 Toronto ON – Lee’s Palace
Apr 01 Montreal QC – La Cabaret du Mile End
Apr 02 Cambridge MA – Middle East Downstairs
Apr 03 New York NY – Webster Hall
Apr 04 Philadelphia PA – First Unitarian Church
Apr 05 Washington DC – Black Cat
Apr 06 Asheville NC – Grey Eagle
Apr 07 Carrboro NC – Cat’s Cradle
Apr 08 Atlanta GA – The Earl
Apr 09 Nashville TN – Mercy Lounge
Apr 11 Madison WI – High Noon Saloon
Apr 12 Minneapolis MN – Cedar Cultural Centre
Apr 13 Winnipeg MB – West End Cultural Center
Apr 15 Edmonton AB – Starlite Room
Apr 16 Calgary AB – #1 Royal Canadian Legion
Destroyer’s Dan Bejar shared a few details on Kaputt and the forthcoming Destroyer “orchestra” tour this spring with PasteMagazine.com. Kaputt will be in stores on January 25, and is available for pre-order on CD and dbl-LP now in the Merge store.
Read the whole article at PasteMagazine.com.
Paste: How is Kaputt different from your previous efforts?
Dan Bejar: In almost every single respect. An easier question would be, “How is Kaputt similar to any of your previous releases?” to which I could say that the album Your Blues did dabble in some of the similar technology and process of building something out of nothing. But our intentions were much different on Kaputt. Your Blues has baroque leanings warring with the idea of severe space. It also has a fairly strict “no rhythm section” rule—pretty much the exact opposite of Kaputt.
Also, Nicolas Bragg plays lead guitar, as he has been doing for the last nine years in Destroyer. [He] has a pretty distinct style that you could maybe pick out from other Destroyer albums.
Everything else is completely different, starting with the songs themselves—with two or three exceptions, they are structureless. The singing, the instrumentation and the arrangements. And what they mean and what they intend to mean. And how it is to be listened to.
FROG EYES – PAUL’S TOMB: A TRIUMPH
Wyatt, Atzmon & Stephen – For The Ghosts Within
Bryan Ferry – Olympia
David Sylvian – Sleepwalkers
Kurt Vile – Square Shells EP
The War on Drugs – Future Weather EP
Sun Kil Moon – Admiral Fell Promises
Moonface – Dreamland EP: Marimba and Shit-drums
Duffy and the Doubters – Scriptural Supplies
Donovan Quinn and the 13th Month – Your Wicked Man
The Clientele - Minotaur EP
Defektors – The Bottom of the City
Josephine Foster – Anda Jaleo
Bill Fay – Still Some Light
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| February | ||
| 25 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall |
| 26 | Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour |
| April | ||
| 26 | New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom |
| 27 | Cambridge, MA | Middle East - Downstairs |
| 28 | Cambridge, MA | Middle East - Downstairs |
| [see all] | ||
| February | ||
| 22 | New Haven, CT | BAR |
| 24 | Lexington, KY | Cosmic Charlie's |
| 25 | Atlanta, GA | Highland Inn Ballroom |
| 27 | Easton, MD | The NightCat |
| March | ||
| 02 | Bayport, NY | The Grey Horse Tavern |
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| April | ||
| 17 | Mexico City | Foro Sol |
| 18 | Mexico City | Foro Sol |
| February | ||
| 29 | Los Angeles, CA | Hotel Cafe |
| February | ||
| 04 | San Francisco, CA | The Independent |
| 07 | Portland, OR | Mississippi Studios |
| 09 | Seattle, WA | The Crocodile |
| February | ||
| 25 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall |
| 26 | Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour |
| 29 | Toronto, ON | Horseshoe Tavern |
| March | ||
| 02 | Boston, MA | Brighton Music Hall |
| 03 | New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom |
| [see all] | ||
| February | ||
| 24 | San Francisco, CA | Cafe Du Nord |
| 25 | San Francisco, CA | Amoeba Records |
| February | ||
| 23 | Berlin | Babylon |
| 24 | Berlin | Babylon |
| 25 | Dresden | Beatpol |
| 26 | Leipzig | Werk II |
| 27 | Vienna | Konzerthaus |
| [see all] | ||
| March | ||
| 09 | Charlotte, NC | Visulite Theatre |
| 10 | Savannah, GA | Savannah Stopover at Ships of the Sea Museum |
| 11 | Atlanta, GA | Variety Playhouse |
| 12 | Baton Rouge, LA | Red Star Bar |
| 20 | Birmingham, AL | The Bottletree |
| [see all] | ||
| March | ||
| 06 | Hudson, NY | Helsinki Hudson |
| 07 | Philadelphia, PA | Union Transfer |
| 10 | Minehead | All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Jeff Mangum |
| 18 | Vancouver | The Vogue |
| 19 | Seattle, WA | Neptune Theatre |
| [see all] | ||
| February | ||
| 04 | Minneapolis, MN | Pantages Theatre |
| 06 | Chicago, IL | Athenaeum Theater |
| 07 | Chicago, IL | Athenaeum Theater |
| 08 | Milwaukee, WI | Pabst Theater |
| 10 | Athens, GA | 40 Watt |
| [see all] | ||
| February | ||
| 04 | Saxapahaw, NC | The Haw River Ballroom |
| March | ||
| 09 | Denton, TX | 35 Denton |
| 13 | New York, NY | Carnegie Hall |
| 24 | New York, NY | Merkin Hall |
| February | ||
| 11 | Chapel Hill, NC | The Cave |
| 18 | Durham, NC | Duke Coffeehouse |
| 23 | San Francisco, CA | Swedish American Hall |
| February | ||
| 11 | Chapel Hill, NC | The Cave |
| 18 | Durham, NC | Duke Coffeehouse |
| 23 | San Francisco, CA | Swedish American Hall |
| March | ||
| 09 | London | The Lexington |
| April | ||
| 10 | Brooklyn, NY | The Bell House |
| March | ||
| 20 | London | Leicester Square Theatre |
| 21 | Paris | Le Zenith |
| 22 | Lyon | Transbordeur |
| 23 | Lille | Theatre Sebastopol |
| 25 | London | Royal Albert Hall |
| [see all] | ||
| February | ||
| 04 | Paris | La Fleche D'Or |
| 05 | Koln | Gebaude 9 |
| 06 | Amsterdam | Melkweg |
| 07 | Hamburg | Uebel and Gefahrlich |
| 08 | Berlin | Lido |
| [see all] | ||
| February | ||
| 23 | Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour |
| 24 | San Francisco, CA | The Independent |
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