#streethawk: a seduction

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Destroyer Live Show Review: 3/3, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago

Destroyer's Dan Bejar; Photo courtesy of Merge Records

BY KEITH MILLER

Co-presented with Chicago Humanities Festival, the Old Town School of Folk Music welcomed Destroyer's Dan Bejar for a brief show on Monday night. On stage with just an acoustic guitar, performing songs from his dense discography, Bejar gave an intimate and endearing set. Later this month, Destroyer will be releasing their 15th studio record, Dan’s Boogie, via Merge Records, an album I couldn't be more excited for. Unfortunately, he didn't reveal anything off of his upcoming record--not even “Cataract Time", the eight-minute groovy tune with a saxophone lifting the listener up as it comes to a close, that he would drop at midnight later that night. He did, however, play quite a few of my favorites: “English Music", “Your Blood", “Chinatown", and “Trembling Peacock".

Live, Bejar has been known to get down to business, rarely chatting between songs or interacting with his audience, though on Monday, he did sparsely mention a few words of wisdom throughout the show. When introducing “English Music", a Streethawk: A Seduction cut written towards the end of the 90's and wrapped around discourse hyper-fixated on Y2K, Bejar noted that it focuses on, “the end times.” A crowd member suggested that it still has relevancy today. After Bejar finished taking a sip of water, he mumbled into the microphone, “It’s a song of hope.” The moment reminded me of Destroyer's 2020 record Have We Met, originally concocted as a Y2K album before Bejar scrapped the idea. Ironically, a few months after its release, our world faced an actual global crisis.

Bejar’s solo act is quiet. I love how his songs take on new life in the middle of their runtime. Seeing him with no backing band removes that dynamic element from his records, but it heightens his songwriting skills and his craftsmanship. He's a stellar musician who makes performing look easy. I’ve always found his lyrics to be obtuse, difficult to parse together, but simple to process. I don’t know exactly what he’s talking about, but I understand the emotion and energy that he puts on display, which was present on Monday night.

[luxuriainash]

today's "god i hate this" sequence of events:

"oh haha the reboot is actually really happening, it's been going since 2023? cool!" -> "his voice sounds weird though. way too high. is there a plot reason or" -> "oh my god they what" -> "i hate how disposable even the most iconic VAs are to companies" -> "i hate the canadian animation industry" -> "i fucking hate what capitalism has done to the arts" -> headache that went away comes back AGAIN until i take a breather

[noloveforned]

i'm in the midst of a couple hectic weeks between family, work and various medical appointments. they say self-care is important though so i'm still setting aside friday night for my wlur show from 8pm until midnight. tune in or catch up with last week's show on mixcloud.

no love for ned on wlur – april 5th, 2024 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label destroyer // the sublimation hour // streethawk: a seduction // misra so cow // now that i am 41 // jesus meets the women // (self-released) pleasant mob // mob // pleasant mob // inscrutable homework // dummy run // easy money cassette // gold mold paperniks // oxygen tank flipper // oxygen tank flipper 7" // market square added dimensions // compartmentalize // time suck / hellbent ep // domestic departure water machine // art fair // art fair 7" // fat cat petite // torches // ii 7" ep // distort reality dr. sure's unusual practice // escalator man // total reality // erste theke tonträger gustaf // starting and staring // package, part two // royal mountain x // i don't wanna go out // x-aspirations // dirt cult sunwatchers // world people // music is victory over time // trouble in mind bill orcutt // out of the corner of the eye // four guitars live // palilalia bob dylan // i threw it all away (march 1st, 1978) // the complete budokan 1978 // legacy orville peck and willie nelson // cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other // stampede // warner beyoncé // daughter // cowboy carter // parkwood entertainment charles mingus // reincarnation of a love bird (second version, take one) // incarnations // candid austin peralta featuring heidi vogel // algiers (bbc session) // endless planets (deluxe edition) // brainfeeder homeboy sandman // off the rip // rich // dirty looks r.a.p. ferreira and fumitake tamura // 47 rockets taped to my chair // the first fist to make contact when we dap // ruby yacht estee nack and grubby pawz // sexaphone session number six // i wanna fxck carmen hayes // city yard steve monite // things fall apart (vocal) // only you // soundway duckwrth featuring nascent and saba // don't check 4 me // don't check 4 me digital single // don't grow up too soon l'rain // i killed your dog // i killed your dog // mexican summer alison eales // rapunzel // mox nox // fika tia rosa // glass frog // misterio lounge 3000 // inscrutable th blisks // gasper // how so? // altered states tapes stephen steinbrink // if there's love in your heart // disappearing coin // western vinyl bnny // nothing lasts // one million love songs // fire talk rose melberg // sheep // so many things at once compilation cassette // 6612 tapes

[reckonslepoisson]

Streethawk: A Seduction, Destroyer (2001)

Imagine overcoming Bowieisms not by turning away from them or pursuing a different style but actually sidling up to that influence. That’s what Dan Bejar did on Streethawk: A Seduction, his first masterpiece. Bejar and Bowie still shared a vocal twang, a sound akin to the more acoustic cuts off of Ziggy Stardust and a certain way of painting lyrical pictures. Only Bejar pushed himself beyond anything one could have imagined from his first two records, beyond a decent indie chamber pop artist into comparisons with a poet and era-defining songwriter.

Essentially every tune on Streethawk is remarkably memorable and brimming with aphoristic genius. It’s a defining album in Bejar’s discography and one of the landmarks in 2000s indie, but it’s also brilliantly inspiring. Not because I hope to one day write an album anywhere near as good as Streethawk but because of Bejar’s demonstration of the capacity for self-improvement, ambition when faced with historically-daunting comparisons. Exceptional.

Pick: ‘Virgin with a Memory’

[thesongoftheday]

‘The Bad Arts’ by Destroyer, from ‘Streethawk: A Seduction’

[mhisadj]

Destroyer - The Sublimation Hour

Off of Streethawk: A Seduction. First song I heard by Dan Bejar and I fell hard.

“So you had the best legs in a business built for kicks But was this changing of the guards really supposed to make you sick?“

[skewgee]

"The Bad Arts" by Destroyer https://ift.tt/1ZqDPA4

[indieheadsfyc]

For Your Consideration #52: Destroyer - Streethawk: A Seduction

Writer: Trionout Genre: Indie Rock Released: April 24th, 2001 - Misra/Talitres; Merge

Read here.

[studioalbums]

291. Destroyer

We’ll Build Them a Golden Bridge (1996)

City of Daughters (1998)

Thief (2000)

Streethawk: A Seduction (2001)

This Night (2002)

Your Blues (2004)

Destroyer’s Rubies (2006)

Trouble in Dreams (2008)

Kaputt (2011)

Poison Season (2015)

ken (2017)

Have We Met (2020)

Labyrinthitis (2022)

[luxuriainash]

Also, listen to Streethawk: A Seduction or at least analyze the themes of the songs if you at all actually care about being anti-fascism and want the experiences of someone who was literally in the music industry when faux-punk neonazis and capitalist pigs started destroying it.

[noloveforned]

no love for ned is back on wlur tonight at 8pm for the first show of 2022! we're kicking off the semester with a new theme, so be sure to check it out.

we wrapped up the year a few weeks back with the annual 'best of twenty year ago' show. over the course of four hours we heard from over sixty different records released in 2001. if you enjoyed the show, you can also check out the previous six retrospective shows spotlighting 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996 and 1995.

no love for ned on wlur – december 17th, 2021 from 8pm-midnight

artist // track // album // label pernice brothers // 7:30 // the world won't end // ashmont sloan // it's in your eyes // pretty together // murderecords belle and sebastian // legal man // push barman to open old wounds // matador dear nora // 'round and 'round // we'll have a time // magic marker dougal reed // second hand news // rumours // kitty kitty beulah // silver lining // the coast is never clear // velocette jetenderpaul // an old pamphlet quote // presents the modal lines // burnt toast vinyl all girl summer fun band // later operator // all girl summer fun band // k the lucksmiths // broken bones // why that doesn't surprise me // candle pipas // bye bye // chunnel autumnal // long lost cousin moviola // rumors of the faithful // rumors of the faithful // spirit of orr annie hayden // slip is showing // the rub // merge ashley park // the great divide // the american scene // kindercore bauer // moving // can't stop singing // wabana holland // american eyes // drums // pulcec barcelona // beautiful // transhuman revolution // pulcec trembling blue stars // the ghost of an unkissed kiss // alive to every smile // shinkansen eels // fresh feeling // souljacker // dreamworks her space holiday // the ringing in my ears // manic expressive // tigerstyle noriko tujiko // white film // shojo toshi // mego rebecca gates // i received a levitation // ruby series // badman jim o'rourke // life goes off // insignificance // drag city dave fischoff // blemish and a bowl of oranges // the ox and the rainbow // secretly canadian idaho // twenty years // levitate // (self-released) low // sunflower // things we lost in the fire // kranky life without buildings // love trinity // love trinity ep // trifekta the american analog set // the kindness of strangers // know by heart // tigerstyle julie doiron // la jeune amoureuse // désormais // jagjaguwar jenny toomey // baby would it matter // antidote // misra portastatic featuring ken vandermark and tim mulvenna // hey salty // the perfect little door // merge burd early // driftwood // magnet mountain // western vinyl st. thomas // the cool song // i'm coming home // misra the strugglers // goodness gracious // done // brightwell simon joyner // insomnia // hotel lives // truckstop tara jane o'neil // sweet bargaining // in the sun lines // quarterstick califone // slow right hand // roomsound // perishable pullman // or otherwise // viewfinder // thrill jockey bright eyes // oh, you are the roots that sleep beneath my feet and hold the earth in place // oh holy fools (split cd with son, ambulance) // saddle creek slumber party // never again // psychedelicate // kill rock stars pulp // weeds // we love life // island james // getting away with it (all messed up) // pleased to meet you // mercury super furry animals // (drawing) rings around the world // rings around the world // epic weezer // don't let go // the green album // geffen josie and the pussycats // three small words // josie and the pussycats soundtrack // play-tone superchunk // art class (song for yayoi kusama) // here's to shutting up // merge the strokes // barely legal // is this it // rca rizzo // cathy // phoning it in // sympathy for the record industry rally boy // undrest // hooks and crutches ep // jealous butcher built to spill // strange // ancient melodies of the future // warner bros. destroyer // the sublimation hour // streethawk: a seduction // misra june panic // the silver sound // silver sound sessions ep // super asbestos the gerbils // are you underwater // the battle of electricity // orange twin airport 5 // circle of trim // tower in the fountain of sparks // fading captain series the clean // crazy // getaway // merge circulatory system // the lovely universe // circulatory system // cloud mark mallman and vermont // too hot // mark mallman and vermont // guilt ridden pop bardo pond // sunrise // dilate // matador deerhoof // six holes on a stick // halfbird // menlo park the white stripes // fell in love with a girl // white blood cells // sympathy for the record industry furtips // isn't she pretty // when my baby smiles at me, i go to rio // animal world dqe // go bananas // the queen of mean // dark beloved cloud half japanese // patty // hello // alternative tentacles old 97's // designs on you // satellite rides // elektra the ladybug transistor // perfect for shattering // argyle heir // merge the four corners // destination: danger // say you're a scream // kindercore joel plaskett emergency // light of the moon // down at the khyber // brobdingnagian

[ewniversal-art]

scribbles while listening to the album Streethawk: A Seduction by Destroyer . . . #scribbling #scribble #scribbles #sketching #sketches #referance #albums #streethawk #destroyer #aseduction

[thesongoftheday]

‘Farrar, Straus & Giroux (Sea of Tears)’ by Destroyer, from ‘Streethawk: A Seduction’

[rarebritney]

hey could you suggest some real good music that makes you feel... longing ??? always love your taste xx

Um, destroyer definitely. destroyer’s rubies -and streethawk: a seduction