Daniel Bejar (pronounced beːhaʁ) (b. 1982), a Vancouver native, started Destroyer in 1995. His first album was the rough We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge. Dan was joined by John Collins on City of Daughters after which he managed to put together a band. In 2000 the band broke up and Bejar took an extended vacation in Spain. He returned to Vancouver to release Thief. Interpreted by many critics as an indictment of the music industry, this album brought Destroyer significant recognition. After its release Bejar focused solely on his music. It was about this time he started contributing to The New Pornographers. After the release of Streethawk: A Seduction Destroyer picked up something of a cult following. Having the band Frog Eyes play back up for several shows inspired Notorious Lightning & Other Works, a reworking of six tracks from the previous album Your Blues with Frog Eyes once again as back up. The three-letter acronym IPA can stand for any of the following (listed in alphabetical order): Independent Pilots Association India Pale Ale Institute of Public Affairs Institute for Propaganda Analysis International Phonetic Alphabet. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Members of Parliament Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen Members of the Legislative Assembly Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor Mayor Larry Campbell City Manager Judy Rogers Governing Body Vancouver City Council... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock group. ...

Bejar is also a guitarist and vocalist for the Vancouver indie band, The New Pornographers. Group photo of The New Pornographers. ...

Destroyer's unique style is almost impossible to categorize. Bejar calls it "European Blues". It is often compared to David Bowie, but admitted influences are Pavement and other indie and shoegaze bands. Bejar's lyric stylings are also of important note. Their cryptic poetry has vexed some and intrigued others. Bejar openly borrows phrases from other artists and a variety of other sources, even political rhetoric (ex: Ronald Reagan's "Evil Empire"). Your Blues presented a new direction in Destroyer's style by introducing orchestral elements. The name "Destroyer" implies what effect Bejar intends to have on music; an iconoclastic reinvention. Jump to: navigation, search David Bowie David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947 in London) is an English rock musician and actor. ... Pavement was an indie-rock band of the 1990s. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Shoegazing is a style of music that emerged in Britain in the late 1980s. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ronald Wilson Reagan, GCB, (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... The term evil empire was applied to the former Soviet Union (USSR) by U.S. President Ronald Reagan, American conservatives, and Cold War hawks during the 1980s. ... Jump to: navigation, search Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ...

Discography

• We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge (1996, Tinker)
• City of Daughters (1998, Endearing)
• Thief (2000, Catsup Plate)
• Streethawk: A Seduction (2001, Misra)
• This Night (2002, Merge)
• Your Blues (2004, Merge)
• Notorious Lightning & Other Works (2005, Merge)

Members

Destroyer has a varying cast of musicians. The only constant member has been Dan, himself. Others include:

• John Collins (City of Daughters, Streethawk, Your Blues)
• Scott Morgan (Streethawk, This Night)
• Stephen Wood (Streethawk, This Night)
• Jason Zumpano (Streethawk)
• Nicolas Bragg (This Night)
• Chris Fey (This Night)
• Fisher Rose (This Night)
• David Carswell (Your Blues)

External links

• Destroyer at Merge Records
• Destroyer at Misra Records
• Destrorium - fan site