Destroyer (band)

Destroyer
Destroyer performing at Flow Festival 2011
Destroyer performing at Flow Festival 2011
Background information
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresIndie rock[1]
Years active1995 (1995)[2]–present
Labels
Members
  • Dan Bejar
  • John Collins
  • David Carswell
  • Ted Bois
  • Nicolas Bragg
  • JP Carter
  • Joshua Wells
Past members

Destroyer is a Canadian indie rock band from Vancouver, formed in 1995. The band is fronted by founding member Dan Bejar,[3] with a collective of regular band members and collaborators joining him in the studio and during live performances. Alongside Bejar, Destroyer currently includes longtime producers John Collins (bass) and David Carswell (guitar), Nicolas Bragg (lead guitar), Ted Bois (keyboards), JP Carter (trumpet) and Joshua Wells (drums).

The band's discography draws on a variety of musical influences, resulting in albums that can sound markedly distinct from one another; in Bejar's words, "That's kind of my goal: to start from scratch every time."[4] Destroyer have released thirteen studio albums to date, with their most recent, Labyrinthitis, released in March 2022.

  1. ^ Knopper, Steve (September 24, 2015). "Destroyer pulls out all the stops on 'Poison Season'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Shanley, Mike. "On his 10th record under the name Destroyer, Vancouver's Dan Bejar moves further away from straight-ahead rock". Pghcitypaper.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "A Completely Biased Ranking of the 60 Best Canadian Indie Rock Songs of the 00s Part II". Vice, Cam Lindsay April 10, 2017,
  4. ^ Wright, Danny (May 26, 2015). "Destroyer: "I didn't want to stare at a computer for 18 months" | DIY". Diymag.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.