Dan Bejar, Vancouver’s rambling pop poet, is back with his long-running Destroyer project – and this time he’s gone full new wave.
Well, maybe not all the way – his trademark droll and enigmatic melancholy is still intact. But new song Crimson Tide – the first from his just-announced album, Have We Met (out January 31 on Merge) – has enough sweeping synth waves and funky 80s bass to make you think he’s been listening to a ton of Simple Minds and Oingo Boingo. (Go ahead and picture that for a minute.)
The album announcement also comes with a tour – one that will bring Destroyer to the Opera House on March 4. You never know what you’ll get from Bejar, so even if you’ve seen him before (with Destroyer or the New Pornographers, of which he’s a revolving member), it’s worth taking the gamble to see him again.
March 4 at the Opera House (735 Queen East), doors 8 pm. $25. On sale Thursday (October 24). eventbrite.ca, rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.com.
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