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Destroyer
Destroyer is an indie pop artist from Vancouver, Canada formed in 1995. 45 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie Pop · Vancouver, Canada · Best indie pop albums
- 45
- Releases
- 1995–2025
- Active years
- 1995
- Formed
Discography
18
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Kaputt
2011 · 9 tracks
Poison Season
2015
Have We Met
2020
We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge
1996
Destroyer's Rubies
2006
Streethawk: A Seduction
2001
Your Blues
2004
Trouble in Dreams
2008
City of Daughters
1998
This Night
2002
Thief
2000
Ideas for Songs
1997
ken
2017
Dan's Boogie
2025
LABYRINTHITIS
2022
A Merge Group Plays "Heroes"
2019
City of Daughters / Thief
2009
Destroyer
1995
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Singles & EPs
27
Dream Lover
Single · 2015
Notorious Lightning and Other Works
EP · 2005
Archer on the Beach
Single · 2010
Bay of Pigs
Single · 2009
Tintoretto, It's For You
Single · 2022
June
Single · 2022
Somnambulist Blues (feat. Sandro Perri)
Single · 2022
Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread
Single · 2022
Cue Synthesizer
Single · 2020
It Just Doesn't Happen
Single · 2019
Crimson Tide
Single · 2019
Foam Hands (Live)
Single · 2019
Tinseltown Swimming in Blood
Single · 2017
Sky’s Grey
Single · 2017
Cover from the Sun
Single · 2017
My Mystery
Single · 2016
My Mystery / My Mystery (DJ [email protected] Remix)
Single · 2016
Times Square
Single · 2015
"Forces From Above (DJ [email protected] Remix)" b/w "Times Square, Poison Season"
Single · 2015
Girl in a Sling
Single · 2015
Forces From Above
Single · 2015
Five Spanish Songs
EP · 2013
Chinatown
Single · 2011
Destroyer / Wye Oak
Single · 2008
Quiet Weather Singles Series
Single · 2004
The Music Lovers
Single · 2001
The Temple
Single · 1999
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2
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Daniel Bejar is an independent pop singer-songwriter from Vancouver who formed Destroyer in 1995. He self-produced his first album, the lo-fi We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge, which was recorded at his in home studio in Vancouver. As Bejar gained popularity within the Vancouver music scene, he was joined by John Collins on City of Daughters and Destroyer formally became a band. In 2000, the band broke up and Bejar took an extended vacation in Spain. Following his brief break from Destroyer, he returned to Vancouver to release Thief in 2000. Interpreted by many critics as an indictment of the music industry, this album brought Destroyer significant recognition. Following Thief's release, Bejar put more focus into his pop music, beginning his music contributions to The New Pornographers. After the 2001 release of Streethawk: A Seduction on Misra Records, Destroyer picked up something of a cult following. Having the band Frog Eyes play back-up for several shows inspired Notorious Lightning & Other Works, a reworking of six tracks from the previous album Your Blues with Frog Eyes once again as back-up.
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Destroyer continued its sonic development with 2006's Destroyer's Rubies, 2008's Trouble in Dreams, the 2009 EP Bay of Pigs, and 2011's full-length Kaputt. On June 16, 2011, Kaputt was named as a longlisted nominee (one of 40) for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize. On July 6, the album was named as a shortlisted (one of 10) nominee for the 2011 award; the winner was subsequently announced as Arcade Fire for "Suburbs". Destroyer's fourth EP "Five Spanish Songs" was produced by JC/DC and recorded at their studio in Vancouver. Dan Bejar writes: "It was 2013. The English language seemed spent, despicable, not easily singable. It felt over for English; good for business transactions, but that's about it. The only other language I know is Spanish, and the only Spanish songs I really know are those of Sr. Chinarro, led by Antonio Luque. I've been a decades-long fan of how he conducted his affairs, his strange words, his melodies that have always felt so natural (this is important), his bitter songs about painting the light. Something about them, I knew I could do it..."
Destroyer in brief
- How many Destroyer releases are on Riffiter?
- 45 releases are catalogued, spanning 1995 to 2025.
- When was Destroyer formed?
- Destroyer formed in 1995, in Vancouver, Canada.
- What genre is Destroyer?
- Destroyer is catalogued under Indie Pop.
- What is the most recent Destroyer release on Riffiter?
- Dan's Boogie, released in 2025.