Dan Bejar”s seventh full-length under the moniker Destroyer. As expected, it”s a thoroughly unexpected collection of clever pop music that takes no prisoners. Destroyer”s Rubies weaves a narrative of loves won and lost, missed opportunities, and artistic integrity familiar to Destroyer fans. Bejar”s Dylanesque flair for biting wit and his nods to the glamorous and bombastic folk approach of early T. Rex and Bowie distance Destroyer from the more straightforward pop of his other band, The New Pornographers, without sacrificing any of the tunefulness of that band”s approach.

Tracklist

SIDE ONE
1 Rubies(9:25) 2 Your Blood(4:15) 3 European Oils(4:54)

SIDE TWO
4 Painter in Your Pocket(4:10) 5 Looters” Follies(7:26) 6 3000 Flowers(3:46)

SIDE THREE
Loscil”s Rubies
i. Corundums
ii. Sapphire Dub
iii. Carmine

SIDE FOUR
A Dangerous Woman Up to a Point(6:02) Priest”s Knees(3:08) Watercolours into the Ocean(4:46) Sick Priest Learns to Last Forever(5:53)