By Sebastian Buzzalino
The rising indie rock talent balances raw vulnerability with his charming sense of humour to create a compelling narrative from start to finish.
10 | Destroyer - Labyrinthitis
Merge Records
by Luis Minvielle
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It might be demanding for anyone besides frontman Dan Bejar to catch all the underlying references in Labyrinthitis. But this hovering mystery is part of Destroyer’s magnetism.
Bejar’s inconceivably dense short stories and shocking U-turns in sound have cemented Destroyer as an indie mainstay for decades, and there’s no shortage of them on the band’s latest project named after a pandemic-induced mania experienced by the always enigmatic songwriter.
By Leslie Ken Chu
The Montreal quartet blend grunge-pop with poignant reflections on adolescence, anxiety, and self-discovery on Some Kind of Heaven.
By David Gariepy
On his sophomore album Make Way For This Heartache, the country music artist is finding peace of mind with hard feelings.
