Dan Bejar returns with a pure marvel, his most ambitious album to date, combining majestic orchestrations with raw 70s rock. A 12'' two-track single will accompany its release. It includes a remix of "Forces From Above" as well as the orchestral "Times Square, Poison Season," a track that inspired several other songs on the album. "The first and last tracks are actually one and the same song recorded live with a quintet," explains Dan Bejar. "I even sang along with the band. This song always wavered between something very austere and a Springsteen or mid-70s Bowie-esque 'street-rock.' In the end, I decided I wanted to include both. I had trouble placing the orchestral version within the album, so I decided to place it at the beginning and end of the album, on either side of the rock version, which is right in the middle of the record." Danny Bejar has often been drawn to change but has always maintained a consistent aesthetic. His albums don't sound alike, but they always have that unique quality inherent to DESTROYER. This latest incarnation seems to draw inspiration from the sophisticated British (and especially Scottish) pop movement of the 80s. One can hear echoes of Aztec Camera, Prefab Sprout, Orange Juice, and The Blow Monkeys. The great songs that punctuate this new album combine literary verve, intense melodies, and a certain sadness typical of 'blue-eyed soul.' "A multifaceted and elastic album that constantly shifts from promiscuity to eloquence, capable of oscillating between the intimacy of a jazz club (Sun In The Sky) and the flamboyance of a symphonic orchestra (Hell), Springsteen-esque fervor (Dream Lover) and a beautiful New York humidity (Time Square). Only one enigma remains at the end of this beautiful new chapter: how is it that such a songwriter remains so confidential?" LES INROCKS.
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