Destroyer - June (Official Video)

[@claudetecumseh8415]

No one does it like Dan. Great to be living through the peak of a legend.

[@gbem1]

I feel like I've said it's his peak for over a decade. Love this guy and his journey.

[@gltwn]

his peak was Your Blues through Rubies in my book but I understand the post Kaputt sound and I think it has had its own peaks for sure

[@judithbreastsler]

not so. he didn't find his authentic voice until Kaputt. Dan is peaking right now. @@gltwn

[@Missjunebugfreak]

I just gotta say it's cool to have a great Destroyer track with my name.

[@jkhollywood]

What a poetic burrito.

[@Tioutitium]

This speaking outro is fantastic, with trumpet, cowbell, strong keyboard

[@seanbelltv]

Lounge lizard Robert Smith orders a burrito and is disappointed that it's cold upon arrival, despite Robocop's best efforts.

[@user-rx7pd1xv4k]

Man, songs with lyrics like this wig me out. It feels like how my brain gets when my thoughts are really disjointed and my mind races.

[@matthewchan4044]

Jesus christ I love Destroyer so much

[@dummyvision1282]

How many times has Chatelaine Magazine been referenced in song? So cool.

[@elfpower8300]

@@dummyvision1282 KD Lang and who else?

[@beaniekowloon9184]

It’s painful how much I enjoy destroyer

[@ventriloquistmagician4735]

amen

[@rocketcarmike]

If your Budgie's Burrito takes a trip all the way down main, past Crab Park, under the convention centre, and around Stanley Park (!) just to end up back in Strathcona, it's gonna be cold and you'll have to nuke it.

[@rasm0225]

4:29

[@rhiannon2129]

Perfectly said.

[@ScottTeresi]

I just watched Dan order lunch and it was the best 7 minutes of my day.

[@derekjsoutar]

I've literally watched that at a local spot in Strathcona in 2015. Funny living 5 minutes from an artist you love

[@nickmoss2046]

Wow. Song of the year so far and the best Destroyer track of the last ten years. This is a masterpiece.

[@gltwn]

when this song ends you want it to go longer

[@RyanIsARecluse]

I feel like this is definitely gonna be album of the year worthy material. Something to Rival Kaputt or Rubies. Really impressive to see how he's still making relevant enduring art after all this time. Dude just gets better and better with the years.

[@99Nars]

naaaaah

[@RyanIsARecluse]

@@99Nars eloquent in its brevity. Such wisdom.

[@daldladla]

Agreed. I've loved this man's output for 17 years but the songs I've heard from this really do hit on those all time highs of Rubies and Kaputt

[@judithbreastsler]

nothing'll touch kaputt's grace & magic and overall pathos/new stuff's still good dough fo shizzle ma nizzle

[@charlespancamo9771]

it does rival all those things. it's basically like a grab bag of varied stuff from a band at the height of their powers ala Trouble in Dreams. Except this is Trouble in Dreams for the post-Kaputt era of Destroyer. It's pretty damn good.

[@rhiannon2129]

Ahhhh Budgies! Best burritos in Vancouver. Music fact - Orville Peck worked there for quite a while, in a different life under a different name.

[@sunekoo]

God the bass in this is incredible. I asked my brain what “Ferris wheel on the run from the snow” means and it said it will get back to me.

[@letmetellyousomething123]

Always challenging but once these songs enter your subconscious there's no way of them being dismissed,and I keep coming back to them time and time again. First started when I heard them from kaputt onwards . Production is crystalline as ever ,the twists are twistier. Brilliant in other words.

[@perforongo9078]

Every Destroyer record has an 8-minute Epic. This is the one I assume.

[@brodeep815]

thank you so much you dont know how bad I needed this song right now

[@paulfranku2b]

So much going on and if nothing else I learned how to make a delicious burrito

[@tristantaravella854]

Best band of this times

[@jeremyleaming4029]

love it funky like "Savage Night at the Opera", with a freakout end. the video is somewhat fun too, but can't capture a ferris wheel running from the snow and fluttering glow it radiates

[@TheShattubatu]

Damn, it's so sad to see Daft Punk having to work doordash to make ends meet since they split up :C

[@muffbluffer]

Song of the summer for me. 🎉

[@muses_delight]

I don’t know how Dan Bejar warming up a burrito in a microwave is so hypnotizing but it is. Kudos to the filmmaker. Stoked Destroyer is coming to Boise!

[@SebastianGrantElKiva]

A man too smart for his own music is the closest we can get to a woman too pretty for her face. You're a legend, and my mental health is better for you.

[@Adrianovaz2007]

That first line sounds like Dan's lyrics, you def could've added a "(Crimson tide)" there at the end haha

[@criznittle968]

this actually happened to me once

[@Olhado256]

This man is my spirit animal, only in the sense that he's as much of an animal as any other human

[@danieldougherty7356]

I think I may be Dan’s biggest fan. According to Spotify I listen to Destroyer 8020 minutes in 2022. This album is great, may not be Kaput or Rubies, but still fantastic. Whenever my 14 year old daughter and I can’t agree on music in the car, she says dad just put on Destroyer.

[@NealJackMeKC]

I don't know, to me it's getting to Kaputt or Rubies level quickly

[@dummyvision1282]

The videos for this record rule so hard.

[@alejandrogonzalez-castillo4293]

Dan rarely disappoints, best song of 2022

[@nitedreamer23]

Another genius Destroyer track.

[@jilfthemilf]

I’m gonna be playing this all of June

[@riccardo6732]

Song of the year so far

[@MINIMALmtb]

Some cool shots of Vancouver in here!

[@tranzco1173]

Tron 3 looks awesome.

[@Saganist420]

This is pure genius.. I have no words how impressive your latest work is. Stunning.

[@dugknndy]

Thank God... sometime real ... a true poet ...

[@Soundofsilver2007]

Supposedly best song of ‘22.

[@sunmen2011]

Очень красивая песня.Большое спасибо!

[@magnificent744]

Given Vancouver's geography, no wonder Dan's burrito is cold by the time it arrives!

[@billpalmer5781]

You just keep getting better and better. Love where you're at in your musical journey. Thanks for letting us get a glimpse inside your head.

[@wiktork]

instrumentation - WOW!

[@cichcoable]

I love this song.

[@supamarx5782]

This Deliverator got the job done

[@rosariacoppola3289]

Un album fantastico ❣️

[@twentyh]

올해의 앨범 후보!

[@squarevegroundbowl]

At 1:46 there's an angel in the burrito to match the lyrics. There are many layers to this song, and this burrito.

[@osiir5789]

Brilliant track.

[@MarielaAlatriste]

It's June and you've improved. Yеs, you are renewеd...

[@Hamzafan247]

Great video great music

[@fionablack8107]

Absolutely beautiful piece, thank you

[@pyramydseven]

Some of the best engineering ever

[@henriquecarvalho7642]

Perfect example of amazing song. It is always a new song every time I listen to it.

[@PointsEastSurf]

this video makes me hungry.

[@Phil_f8andbethere]

Nice work Dan. Love the way you meld cool upbeat tunes to apocolyptic lyrics 😄😂. I want one of those uni bikes - so cool. Video reminded me of savage night at the opera

[@tututulle]

flip this heart over and over

[@honeythief]

I just heard this song on Music Choice for the first time and I have to say that I'm not even a fan of Indie music but i really admired this one.

[@MrPepoperez]

masterpiece, song & clip

[@skullandbones1832]

that bass line

[@Kekafuch]

As a EUC rider in Vancouver, I enjoyed watching this and great to discover your other music as well!

[@jon3188]

This is awesome 👏🏼

[@cantforgetyou]

Love the bass-line in this song. Grooooovyyyyyyyy!

[@gonzalovillalbadelcanto]

Superb ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@smokelakes]

So damn excited for Labyrinthitis. Seriously lovin every single, and this one might be at the top

[@mikegreene5788]

Really a beautiful video, thanks for creating it.

[@alejandromagana1554]

FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSS, A BIG HUG FROM MEXICO, Love your art so much!!!

[@Barthezrh]

LO AMO.

[@lpc8278]

1970s had Bohemian Rhapsody 2000's had Paranoid Android 2020s we have June by Destroyer.. Simply sublime

[@BonelishOfficial]

Yep. Genius mode.❤

[@TotallyKyle99]

God I love this band!

[@stevang9893]

No wonder he had to microwave that burrito. Getting to commercial drive via Stanley park is the most roundabout way possible.

[@custer14]

this foo is high af off broken windows but he is a very talented unique artist

[@mergingmarky8274]

So in love with this band it's kind of creepy how lovely dad fun and perfect they are at this moment and my life and the times of the world... Was led justby a list of three of the best bands of 2022.. 🤎💥🎉🐻😹🍞

[@frempy4426]

Percussion on fucking POINT

[@pavlikalekseev8884]

прекрасно, как всегда...дестройер 4 ever !

[@deituna1107]

dan bejar hot af

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

“My days are blessed with a twin bed having left me. The floor isn’t cold, my back feels okay. The dogs do what I wish and my dreams never come true.” ,dan’ (never happier includes sad terminal too)

[@proposalsmusic]

These singles make no sense and make sense at the same time and that’s why Destroyer is a brilliant project

[@99Nars]

my favourite so far

[@mkmcnicoll]

Fuck man, how do they always do it? How do they always make the music that most perfectly matches what I want to hear?

[@RADIOSUICIDIO]

Last week I paid 750 pesos for a burrito. No fancy tokusatsu delivery was part of the transaction, I just showed up in the taqueria and ordered a burrito pastor for take away, and the cashier looked me in the eye and said -That'll be 750 pesos. So, without breaking eye contact, I reached my wallet and handed him the cash. It was an extremely visceral experience, it didn't felt dirty, but it left me with the certainty that I've reached a point of no return.

[@whatthefkc]

no mms

[@elpooryoricc]

alv

[@chrisd6194]

Kaputt vibes on this one

[@ResurrectionManchesterLaOroya]

Cool Music! From La Oroya, Perú.

[@douglasdollars]

🔥🌯 tasty track in a troubling time

[@tedgunther9557]

WTF is this genius shit?!?

[@stellaris4568]

❤

[@ashleymae6666]

The man

[@ericwalkr910]

Pretty sure that was an Icon-airflight helmet. Can't wait for this album

[@manopeace9175]

Proud of yall

[@kronbons]

Welcome to the next level

[@rasm0225]

So what I gather from this and his 30 min tour video is that he eats at home like he eats on tour.

[@judithbreastsler]

Dan Bejar: An Unlikely Conservative Icon In the labyrinthine world of contemporary music, Dan Bejar, the enigmatic mastermind behind Destroyer, emerges as an improbable figure of conservative sensibilities, disguised under layers of lyrical sophistication and artistic nuance. His work, particularly epitomized in the album Kaputt, offers a compelling critique of modernity through a deliberate embrace of bygone cultural norms and stylistic conventions. This essay examines how Bejar, perhaps unwittingly, channels a conservative ethos through his artistry. A Disdain for Modern Vernacular and Sentimentality Bejar’s lyrical approach is a calculated departure from the banality of contemporary language. His choice of an arcane lexicon-marked by rarefied vocabulary-evokes a bygone era, aligning his work more closely with the formalistic tendencies of 19th-century literature than with the vernacular of today’s music industry. This esoteric diction serves not only to elevate his work but also to critique the superficiality and immediacy of modern communication. In contrast to the mawkish sentimentality that often characterizes contemporary pop music, Bejar’s lyrics are imbued with dry humor and understated eloquence. His approach is worlds apart from the overwrought emotionalism prevalent in today's charts, highlighting a preference for restrained expression that is emblematic of traditionalist artistic sensibilities. This preference underscores Bejar's departure from modern trends towards a more nuanced, reflective style. Bejar’s meticulous avoidance of contemporary clichés further distinguishes his work. His lyrics are crafted to circumvent the well-worn tropes that plague modern music, offering instead a more original and intellectually engaging approach. This avoidance reflects a commitment to a classic literary integrity, challenging the mediocrity of mainstream trends and positioning his work as a deliberate contrast to the prevailing musical landscape. Resonance with Historical Norms and Values Bejar’s work is steeped in a romantic idealism that hearkens back to earlier literary and musical traditions. Themes of love, loss, and longing are treated with a gravitas that recalls classic romanticism, standing in stark contrast to the cynicism that characterizes much of modern music. This romantic nostalgia imbues his work with a sense of depth and sincerity that feels almost anachronistic in today’s context. Moreover, Bejar’s lyrics occasionally reference traditional gender roles and expectations, providing a nostalgic glimpse into a time when such norms were more rigidly defined. While these references are often subtle, they reflect a conservative appreciation for historical gender dynamics, which might be interpreted as either a commentary on contemporary gender fluidity or as an expression of his personal cultural background. Historical allusions are another significant feature of Bejar’s work. By incorporating references to past events and figures, Bejar creates a bridge to the historical continuum, enriching the listener’s experience with a sense of continuity and depth. This historical perspective situates his work within a broader context, transcending the ephemeral nature of contemporary culture. A Calculated Artistic Strategy Bejar’s use of older cultural norms and stylistic conventions is often laced with irony and subversion. This strategic employment serves both to critique modern sensibilities and to highlight the absurdities of contemporary life. By invoking these older elements, Bejar not only celebrates the richness of the past but also underscores the perceived shortcomings of the present. It is crucial to recognize that Bejar’s artistic choices are not merely reflections of personal ideology but deliberate decisions designed to craft a unique and compelling voice. His approach distinguishes him from his contemporaries, positioning his work as a sophisticated and conservative counterpoint to the prevailing trends in modern music. His art invites reflection on the complexities of human experience through a conservative lens, offering a thoughtful and intellectually stimulating alternative to mainstream offerings. Illustrative Examples The album Kaputt itself is a testament to Bejar’s nostalgic embrace of a more elegant past, encapsulating a yearning for simplicity and critiquing modern complexity. The title alone suggests a wistful nod to an idealized bygone era. In "Blue Eyes," Bejar’s use of romantic imagery and traditional gender expectations evokes a poignant sense of nostalgia, reflecting a longing for a time when such norms were more pronounced. This song exemplifies his engagement with romantic and conservative themes. "The Waves Crashing" integrates historical references that embed Bejar’s work within a broader historical context, enriching the narrative with a sense of continuity and depth. This track serves as a prime example of how Bejar’s historical allusions contribute to the conservative undercurrents of his work. Dan Bejar’s lyrical craftsmanship in Kaputt represents a subtle yet compelling critique of contemporary culture through a deliberate embrace of older standards and values. His work, rich in historical allusions and traditional themes, serves as a sophisticated counterpoint to the ephemeral trends of modern music. By invoking nostalgia and intellectual rigor, Bejar not only challenges the status quo but also underscores a conservative aesthetic that is as intellectually stimulating as it is musically captivating.

[@christianroyrojasvega5440]

Cool 👍🇵🇪

[@hockeydadrecords]

Stanley Park to mount Pleasant to Strathcona on unicycle… no wonder he had to microwave that burrito

[@RobertStribley]

Someone has to say it: Dan goes through a lot of microwaves.

[@timwatley4793]

First good destroyer song I've heard in a while.

[@beaniekowloon9184]

MY DAWG!

[@dustjacket1000]

Around 5:57 definitely a Bob Twin Peaks moment.

[@literaticrux8292]

This is truly jeen-yuhs level

[@bernhardsart]

Nice!!!

[@afrobear55]

The worlds greatest

[@hombrebosque1]

ganazas de Labyrinthitis, grande Dan