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Merge

Destroyer

Trouble in Dreams

Dan Bejar's tenth album as Destroyer is a worthy addition to his canon, and further evidence of his knack for a literate pop song. Particularly notable here are Bejar's lyrics (aswith most of his albums), which are as cryptic as they are subtle and humorous. Musically, 'Trouble In Dreams' treads asimilar path as previous records, with bombastic piano arrangements augmenting a traditional rock line-up. The scope issomewhat expanded here, and songs regularly feature extensive structural elaborations, as exemplified by the dramatic centrepiece 'Shooting Rockets'.

Tracklist

• 1. Blue Flower/Blue Flame
  2. Dark Leaves Form a Thread
  3. The State
  4. Foam Hands
  5. My Favorite Year
  6. Shooting Rockets (From the Desk of Night's Ape)
  7. Introducing Angels
  8. Rivers
  9. Leopard of Honor
  10. Plaza Trinidad
  11. Libby's First Sunrise