Destroyer’s Rubies is, and will probably remain, one of my favorite records of the year, but I’m still, as is often the case with Destroyer albums, not quite sure why. That’s part of the reason I enjoyed hearing NPR’s Weekend Edition on Saturday devoting a full 8 minutes to one Mr. Dan Bejar [...]

Remember back in those heady days of June 2005, when it seemed like the world was our oyster and we could do whatever we wanted, including making an obscure Brooklyn-based band into the next Arcade Fire? Ah yes, we’ve become so jaded in these last 6 months. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are now appearing [...]