Blog: Consequence Of Sound

Dan Bejar, aka Destroyer , sometime member of The New Pornographers, one third of Swan Lake, and half of Hello, Blue Roses, is an accomplished and applauded indie singer-songwriter. His aptitude for the cyclical, epic, cryptic song and his high-pitched, nasally intonation put him on par with the likes of Sunset Rubdown/Wolf Parade's Spencer Krug and Frog Eyes front man Carey Mercer (who, as they're all friends, un-coincidentally enough, are the other two members of Swan Lake). But, there have always been key differences between Bejar and his compatriots. His voice, for instance, while high and nasally, [...]