The brainchild of Canadian songwriter and wine lover Dan Bejar, also known as an occasional contributor to The New Pornographers and one-third of British Columbia supergroup Swan Lake.

Though each Destroyer album has its own, distinct sonic identity, from the MIDI-heavy Your Blues to the lounge jazz-pop of Kaputt, all feature dense lyrics entrenched in metaphors and labyrinths of references, intricate arrangements, and Bejar’s distinct voice.