News
All Part of the Merge Family
Mar 05, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Merge Records have a slew of Record Store Day releases planned. Translation: get your butt down to your local brick and mortar shop on April 21 to check out exclusives from Arcade Fire, M. Ward, Destroyer and more. More
Feb 28, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Destroyer has announced a lengthy tour throughout the U.S. and Canada in support of the band's latest LP Kaputt. More
Part of a MOJO Magazine Tribute
Jan 03, 2012
By Laura Studarus
MOJO magazine recently commissioned musicians to cover landmark 1983 New Order album Power, Corruption & Lies. More
Dan Bejar Has a Need For Speed
Aug 31, 2011
By Mike Hilleary
Destroyer has unveiled a RPM-pushing video for the track "Savage Night at the Opera." More
Glasser, Ariel Pink, Destroyer Junior Boys, Liars, and Warpaint Also to Perform
Apr 07, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Looking for a musical get away this summer? Scheduled August 5-7 Katowice Poland’s Off Festival (which we can attest is an fun event), recently released their line-up. More
Feb 23, 2011
By Mike Hilleary
Last night, Bradford Cox and his Deerhunter cohorts made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, playing the track "Memory Boy" from their widely acclaimed album Halcyon Digest. More
Issue Includes Interviews with R.E.M., Bright Eyes, The Decemberists, Cut Copy, Jens Lekman, Okkervil River, Panda Bear, Lykke Li, Iron and Wine, Elbow, Duran Duran, Destroyer, and more
Feb 11, 2011
By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus
Under the Radar’s Winter 2011 issue is about to hit stands. The cover features Death Cab for Cutie, who gave writer Matt Fink insight into the band’s forthcoming album, Codes and Keys (due out in May). The issue also includes interviews with Bright Eyes, British Sea Power, The Dears, The Decemberists, Destroyer, The Dodos, Duran Duran,Elbow, Iron and Wine, Lykke Li, R.E.M., Telekinesis, Toro Y Moi, The Antlers, The Big Pink, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Jens Lekman, Okkervil River, Panda Bear, Vivian Girls, Anna Calvi, Porcelain Raft, Smith Westerns, Yuck, and more.
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Jan 18, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Got a hankering for something smooth? Why not try Destroyer’s new album, Kaputt on for size? The album is now streaming. More
“Kaputt” Goes Your Sanity
Jan 05, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Destroyer gets weird in new video for single “Kaputt” (from the forthcoming album of the same name). We have the clip. More
This Is “Chinatown”…in MP3
Nov 23, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Today, Destroyer released a tantalizing track from forthcoming ninth album. Kaputt! (January 25 via Merge). We have the download. More
Due Out January 25th on Merge
Oct 15, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Destroyer, helmed by Dan Bejar, is set to release their ninth album Kaputt, out January 25th via Merge. More
City of Daughters and Thief Will Be Available on CD; Streethawk Seduction on CD/vinyl
Feb 26, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
Destroyer, the indie-rocker poet, New Pornographer and avant-garde musician Dan Bejar, has a rewarding and deep songbook. On April 20th, Merge will give new fans a chance fall in love with the Canadian artist's topsy-turvy wordplay through reissued and remastered versions of three of Bejar's early LPs. More
Austin Festival in November Also Features Fuck Buttons, Destroyer, Yeasayer
Aug 25, 2009
By Mark Redfern
The fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest (that's a whole lot of fun, but here at Under the Radar we prefer to have fun fun fun fun) will go down on November 7th and 8th at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas. The fest's lineup has just been announced. Highlights include Broadcast, of Montreal, Atlas Sound, Fuck Buttons, Fucked Up, Yeasayer, Les Savy Fav, Crystal Castles, Mission of Burma, Ratatat, Why?, No Age, Destroyer, HEALTH, Jesus Lizard, and Shearwater. More
Merge XX to go down in North Carolina in July
Apr 08, 2009
By Mark Redfern
In honor of their 20th anniversary, the seminal indie label Merge Records will be presenting a five-day festival in North Carolina entitled XX Merge. More
Reviews
Coachella Recap Day 2: Radiohead, Andrew Bird, tUnE-yArDs, Destroyer and More
Apr 16, 2012
By Laura Studarus
The strongest line-up of the three-day set, Saturday’s highlights included: Andrew Bird, Destroyer, Bon Iver, and some band called Radiohead.
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Jan 31, 2011
By Kyle Lemmon
Destroyer frontman Dan Bejar sings "I write poetry for myself" during Kaputt's "Blue Eyes," and it reads like a modus operandi for his adventurous will over the past decade. The track's New Wave-y, rainy day disco and smooth jazz filigrees speck many of the songs on Bejar's latest musical wonder. More