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New Destroyer - "Bay Of Pigs" (Stereogum Premiere)

"Epic" gets thrown a lot, but when hearing something like Destroyer's "Bay Of Pigs," I feel the need to go back in time and choose my words differently. The almost 14-minute "ambient disco" track takes up the entire Side A...  CONTINUE READING NEW DESTROYER - "BAY OF PIGS" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on August 4, 2009 in , (45 comments)
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Stream Shins, Bright Eyes, National Covering Merge Classics

Merge Records turns 20 this year and the celebration is well underway. Last week we told you about the five-day summer fest in North Carolina with Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Destroyer, and others. If that's a party you...  CONTINUE READING STREAM SHINS, BRIGHT EYES, NATIONAL COVERING MERGE CLASSICS»

Posted on April 8, 2009 in (16 comments)
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New Swan Lake - "Spider"

Swan Lake's second album Enemy Mine is a dense, satisfying listen. If you've heard no more than the previously 'Gum Dropped Carey Mercer-penned opener "Spanish Gold, 2044," you've already heard no less than the album's best single song. The "supergroup"...  CONTINUE READING NEW SWAN LAKE - "SPIDER"»

Posted on February 23, 2009 in (15 comments)
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New New Pornographers - "Hey, Snow White"

Fair enough, at this point you wouldn't be mistaken to think Dark Was The Night's become an institutionalized month-long holiday (like end-of-the-year lists, natch), but the notable tracks keep coming, so it seems OK to continue rolling out the red...  CONTINUE READING NEW NEW PORNOGRAPHERS - "HEY, SNOW WHITE"»

Posted on February 6, 2009 (13 comments)
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Sasquatch 2008 In Photos

On first blush we all agreed Sasquatch! pulled together one of the lineups to beat of this glutted summer festival season, which is why we're psyched that, despite not having made the trip ourselves, we were able to send photog...  CONTINUE READING SASQUATCH 2008 IN PHOTOS»

Posted on May 28, 2008 in (22 comments)
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SXSW: Thursday In Photos

Interested in filling a rock club to the rafters? Simple: Just have Nada Surf and Destroyer play back to back sometime. People were stuffed asses to elbows at Volume night club for the first day of the Stereogum/PASTE party, although...  CONTINUE READING SXSW: THURSDAY IN PHOTOS»

Posted on March 15, 2008 in (1 comments)
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Stereogum & PASTE Present The Dell Lounge @ SXSW 2008

So, we're pretty excited. Three days, great bands, free drinks all day, new club on 6th St. (right next door to Emo's). There go all your excuses not to be there. More info? This way......  CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM & PASTE PRESENT THE DELL LOUNGE @ SXSW 2008»

Posted on February 27, 2008 (37 comments)
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New New Pornographers Video - "Myriad Harbour"

It's Valentine's Day, lovers, and it only seems right to get it started with some Porn. We recently took a closer look at Dan Bejar's excellent Trouble In Dreams and now thanks to director Mark Lomond, we can take a...  CONTINUE READING NEW NEW PORNOGRAPHERS VIDEO - "MYRIAD HARBOUR"»

Posted on February 14, 2008 in (6 comments)
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Premature Evaluation: Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams

Yes, we have ourselves a new Destroyer, Trouble In Dreams, though it seems like Dan Bejar's always with us. Whether it's contributing myriad great tunes to a New Pornographers album or running co-pilot in the Yukon with his lady Sydney...  CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: DESTROYER - TROUBLE IN DREAMS»

Posted on February 8, 2008 in , (13 comments)
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New Destroyer - "Foam Hands"

New Destroyer, new Destroyer, it's a good day. We started foaming at the mouth after hearing/watching Dan do "Foam Hands" in Calgary, as did you guys before the thread turned into a sweet little Calgary meet 'n' greet. "Impossibly cool...  CONTINUE READING NEW DESTROYER - "FOAM HANDS"»

Posted on December 4, 2007 in (8 comments)
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New Hello, Blue Roses - "Shadow Falls"

Dan Bejar makes a move, we're gonna write about it. Hence the love for his project with Heartbreak Scene covering obscure Canadian songwriter Mark Szabo, or cam-phone grade YouTube of solid new tunes. Hello, Blue Roses is something more substantial...  CONTINUE READING NEW HELLO, BLUE ROSES - "SHADOW FALLS"»

Posted on November 7, 2007 in , (4 comments)
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Dan Bejar & Marcy Emery Cover Mark Szabo

Our love for Destroyer drew us to this interesting project out of Vancouver B.C. known as Heartbreak Scene. Conceived by singer Marcy Emery (The Choir Practice, Capozzi Park), the project's stated mission is to cover songs by Mark Szabo, a...  CONTINUE READING DAN BEJAR & MARCY EMERY COVER MARK SZABO»

Posted on October 15, 2007 in (15 comments)
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Premature Evaluation: The New Pornographers - Challengers ... And Live @ Battery Park, 7/4/07 ... And "Myriad Harbour" MP3

Yesterday the New Pornographers helped us celebrate independence, today we return the favor and independently help celebrate the New Pornographers. The free Fourth Of July River To River show was a rain-battling blast; Neko was in tow, though no go...  CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS - CHALLENGERS ... AND LIVE @ BATTERY PARK, 7/4/07 ... AND "MYRIAD HARBOUR" MP3»

Posted on July 5, 2007 in , , (35 comments)
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New Live Destroyer Videos - "Foam Hands," "Rivers"

Reader Paul writes in:I was at two Destroyer shows last week - one in Calgary Alberta (June 28) at the Sled Island festival (which was really fucking good) and one in Edmonton (June 29). The Calgary show happened in a...  CONTINUE READING NEW LIVE DESTROYER VIDEOS - "FOAM HANDS," "RIVERS"»

Posted on July 3, 2007 in (19 comments)
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New Swan Lake - "City Calls"

When last we checked in with Swan Lake -- the Canadian super-group comprising Spencer Krug, Frog Eyes' Carey Mercer, and New Pornographer Dan "Destroyer" Bejar -- we hoped for true collaboration (or a cappella anything), not just a Spence track...  CONTINUE READING NEW SWAN LAKE - "CITY CALLS"»

Posted on September 25, 2006 in (8 comments)
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Meet Swan Lake

Crazy Canucks and their incestuous indie rock! Spencer Krug and Dan Bejar -- no strangers to collaboration -- team up with Frog Eyes' Carey Mercer for the latest and greatest in Canadian supergroups. Swan Lake - "All Fires" (MP3) With...  CONTINUE READING MEET SWAN LAKE»

Posted on August 3, 2006 in (8 comments)
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Pitchfork Music Festival 2006 Photos

That Pitchforkmedia must be doing something right; 19,000 people a day hit up their Festival for 18 hours of music over two days, despite some serious heat and humidity. Whether that's a testament to the awesome lineup or the show-going...  CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2006 PHOTOS»

Posted on August 3, 2006 (42 comments)
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Guilt-Free MP3s With A Freaky Chaser

First, the good music. A bunch of stuff we've been listening to, or heard about and finally got around to checking out, of varying degrees of newness. Figurines - "The Wonder" (MP3) Catfish Haven - "Madeline" (MP3) Kid Koala &...  CONTINUE READING GUILT-FREE MP3S WITH A FREAKY CHASER»

Posted on February 6, 2006 in (24 comments)
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