Destroyer
Pierre Kwenders Wins 2022 Polaris Music Prize
PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2022
The Polaris Music Prize has named the winner of its 2022 award for best Canadian album: José Louis and the Paradox of Love by Pierre Kwende...
Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2022 Short List
PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2022
The Polaris Music Prize has whittled its 40-entry long list down to the 10-album short list ahead of announcing the Canadian Album of the Y...
Exclaim!'s 29 Best Albums of 2022 So Far
PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2022
After two years of hibernation, the music world has exploded back to life in 2022, with a seemingly endless stream of high-profile albums t...
Dan Bejar on Pavement's 'Slanted and Enchanted': "It Robbed Me of 10 Years of My Life"
PUBLISHED May 30, 2022
A lot of artists get likened to Pavement — hello Parquet Courts, mostly — but one disciple of the legendary Stockton band that rarely gets...
Destroyer Reportedly Stranded After Firing Bus Driver
PUBLISHED May 2, 2022
Destroyer are in desperate need of a new tour bus driver. Dan Bejar and company are reportedly stranded somewhere en route to a scheduled...
Canadian Musicians Celebrate the "Genius" of Neko Case
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2022
Technically speaking, Neko Case isn't Canadian: she was born in Virginia and now lives in Vermont. But she's always felt like an honorary C...
André Ethier and Joseph Shabason Form Fresh Pepper, Announce Debut Album
PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2022
Toronto music mainstays André Ethier and Joseph Shabason have announced their debut album as Fresh Pepper. They'll deliver the self-titled...
How Destroyer Became a Timeless Rock Icon
PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2022
Dan Bejar was never supposed to be an icon. Throughout the 2000s, the Vancouver musician had funded his free-wheeling musical pursuits as D...