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Destroyer

Poison Season

August 28, 2015

Indie Pop

Nearly 20 years into the project, Dan Bejar delivered this epic exploration of New York city life. At nearly an hour in length, the album feels immense, though more so from its unexpectedly cinematic stylings than from playing time. Rotating, scene-setting arrangements (rock, jazz, chamber music) underscore beat-poetic narrative vignettes of a gritty reality seemingly from another time.

- Marcy Donelson

Translator

Sometimes People Forget

March 31, 2015

Alternative/Indie Rock

A collection of demo recordings cut between 1979 and 1985 that show off a rougher and more energetic side of these new wave cult favorites.

- Mark Deming