News

Mar 05, 2012

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

Destroyer has announced a lengthy tour throughout the U.S. and Canada in support of the band's latest LP Kaputt. More

Jan 03, 2012

MOJO magazine recently commissioned musicians to cover landmark 1983 New Order album Power, Corruption & LiesMore

Aug 31, 2011

Destroyer has unveiled a RPM-pushing video for the track "Savage Night at the Opera."  More

Primal Scream to Play “Screamadelica” at Poland’s Off Festival

Glasser, Ariel Pink, Destroyer Junior Boys, Liars, and Warpaint Also to Perform

Apr 07, 2011

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

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 DigestMore

Under the Radar Announces Winter 2011 Issue and Death Cab for Cutie Cover

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

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 EyesBritish Sea PowerThe DearsThe DecemberistsDestroyerThe DodosDuran Duran,ElbowIron and WineLykke LiR.E.M.TelekinesisToro Y MoiThe AntlersThe Big PinkCymbals Eat GuitarsEdward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Jens LekmanOkkervil RiverPanda BearVivian GirlsAnna CalviPorcelain Raft, Smith Westerns, Yuck, and more.

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Destroyer Streams New Album

Goes Kaputt January 25

Jan 18, 2011

Got a hankering for something smooth? Why not try Destroyer’s new album, Kaputt on for size? The album is now streaming.  More

Destroyer Gets Weird in New Video

“Kaputt” Goes Your Sanity

Jan 05, 2011

Destroyer gets weird in new video for single “Kaputt” (from the forthcoming album of the same name). We have the clip.  More

Destroyer Unleashes First Taste of New Album

This Is “Chinatown”…in MP3

Nov 23, 2010

Today, Destroyer released a tantalizing track from forthcoming ninth album. Kaputt! (January 25 via Merge). We have the download.  More

Kaputt! A New Destroyer Album

Due Out January 25th on Merge

Oct 15, 2010

Destroyer, helmed by Dan Bejar, is set to release their ninth album Kaputt, out January 25th via Merge.  More

Destroyer Albums Reissued

City of Daughters and Thief Will Be Available on CD; Streethawk Seduction on CD/vinyl

Feb 26, 2010

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

Broadcast, of Montreal, Atlas Sound to Play Fun Fun Fun Fest

Austin Festival in November Also Features Fuck Buttons, Destroyer, Yeasayer

Aug 25, 2009

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 Announces Initial Line-up for 20th Anniversary Festival

Merge XX to go down in North Carolina in July

Apr 08, 2009

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

April 14th, 2012

Apr 16, 2012

The strongest line-up of the three-day set, Saturday’s highlights included: Andrew BirdDestroyerBon Iver, and some band called Radiohead

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Kaputt

Kaputt

Merge

Jan 31, 2011

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