Destroyer – “Dream Lover”

Destroyer – “Dream Lover”

It’s been four years since the release of Destroyer’s magnificent Kaputt, which is quite possibly the best album of his long career. Since the release of 2013’s Five Spanish Songs covers EP, Dan Bejar has kept relatively quiet, but he’s back today with a new single and the announcement of a new record. Poison Season is out on 8/28, and “Dream Lover” is the lead single. Celebratory horns ring in his return, while Bejar’s voice keeps things grounded with his trademark wit: “Aw, shit, here comes the sun.” Check out the new track and some details about the new album below.

Tracklist:
01 “Times Square, Poison Season”
02 “Dream Lover”
03 “Forces From Above”
04 “Hell”
05 “The River”
06 “Girl In A Sling”
07 “Times Square”
08 “Archer On The Beach”
09 “Midnight Meets The Rain”
10 “Solace’s Bride”
11 “Bangkok”
12 “Sun In The Sky”
13 “Times Square, Poison Season II”

Tour Dates:
09/18 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
09/19 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
09/20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
09/21 Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
09/23 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
09/24 Dallas, TX @ Trees
09/25 Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
09/26 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
09/27 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
09/29 Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Torch
09/30 Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
10/01 Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount
10/02 Boston, MA @ Royale
10/03 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
10/04 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/05 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/07 Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
10/08 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
10/09 Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
10/10 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
10/11 St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room
10/13 Denver, CO @ The Bluebird Theater
10/14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/15 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
10/16 Seattle, WA @ The Neptune
10/17 Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom
10/30 London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall
10/31 Brighton, UK @ The Haunt
11/01 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
11/02 Bristol, UK @ The Lantern
11/04 Brussels, BE @ Botanique
11/07 Bologna, IT @ Covo
11/08 Rome, IT @ Biko
11/09 Luzern, CH @ Sudpol
11/10 Lausanne, CH @ Le Romandie
11/11 St. Gallen, CH @ Palace
11/12 Vienna, AT @ Sczene
11/13 Munich, DE @ Kammerspiele
11/14 Cologne, DE @ Luxor
11/15 Berlin, DE @ Lido
11/17 Bergen, NO @ Hulen
11/18 Oslo, NO @ Parktheatret
11/19 Stockholm, SE @ Kagelbanan
11/20 Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
11/21 Utrecht, NL @ Le Guess Who? Festival

Poison Season is out 8/28 via Merge/Dead Oceans. Preorder the record here.

On the same day, he’ll release a two-song 12″ featuring a remix of “Forces From Above” and “Times Square, Poison Season” — preorder that here.

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