Destroyer’s New Record, ‘ken,’ is Out Today

Destroyer records warrant rituals. Be it pouring yourself a glass of wine, cracking open a nearby window to let the last of the day’s light in, moving furniture around so you can dance in the living room, lighting candles. Drop the needle once the mood’s right and you’ll unlock a world built by Dan Bejar himself.

Today we’re given another realm to explore. ken, the twelfth album by Destroyer, is out now. Bejar broke down the new record track by track with Pitchfork – we recommend following along with the piece as you listen.

Just a reminder that ken is available on CD, LP, and via digital outlets. A limited deluxe edition of the LP pressed on opaque yellow vinyl includes a bonus 7-inch containing solo acoustic versions of the album tracks “A Light Travels Down the Catwalk” and “Stay Lost.” Both the standard and deluxe versions of the LP include a lyric insert and download card.

A full band incarnation of Destroyer will begin their European tour in mid-November, with their London date on December 7th. Full dates below.

Destroyer Shares “Cover From the Sun” from ‘ken,’ Out Friday

Ahead of this Friday’s release of Destroyer’s twelfth album ken, Dan Bejar is sharing one final preview from the release that Record Collector has already called “a luxury item, one of the most vital pieces of hand luggage on our hero’s journey.”

“Cover From the Sun” is replete with a lead guitar, tambourine, and live drums, while a sprightly Bejar delivers lines of a blonde Che Guevara and Shakespeare in the park. Needless to say, the song should twist all presupposed theories you may have had about ken after listening to the previously released “Tinseltown Swimming in Blood” and “Sky’s Grey.”

ken is available on CD, LP, and via digital outlets. A limited deluxe edition of the LP pressed on opaque yellow vinyl includes a bonus 7-inch containing solo acoustic versions of the album tracks “A Light Travels Down the Catwalk” and “Stay Lost.” Both the standard and deluxe versions of the LP include a lyric insert and download card.

A full band incarnation of Destroyer will begin their European tour in mid-November, with their London date on December 7th. Full dates below.

Japanese Breakfast Releases “The Body Is A Blade” Video

Today, is your lucky day. Why, you ask? Well because Japanese Breakfast has released a music video for “The Body Is A Blade,” taken from the critically acclaimed album, Soft Sounds From Another Planet, out now.

The video sees Michelle Zauner on director’s duty again, with frequent collaborator Adam Kolodny as the cinematographer. Zauner states that she sought inspiration for this video by searching through old photographs in her family home; “I’ve always loved the way old photographs look. For this video I spent a lot of time searching family albums for sets of old photographs to animate.”

We get a peek behind the veil of Japanese Breakfast’s already personal music in a visceral and affecting way; single camera shots of Zauner are juxtaposed by beautiful and poignant old family photographs of her parents and especially her mother.

“I wanted this video to commemorate my mother who died three years ago today”, she continues, “It felt fitting for the song to create a really personal mixed media piece, almost like a moving scrapbook.”

Japanese Breakfast has also announced 2018 tour dates with Jay Som and Hand Habits. All dates below.

Shame Rip Through “Concrete” Live

Filmed at Off The Cuff in Herne Hill (South London), this raucous live video exhibits shame’s ferocious live performance. The clip was premiered by Beat Magazine who said, “Londoners Shame are a force to be reckoned with…As you can see Steen’s snarlingly visceral delivery really takes on a life of it’s own live – his attitude is pure eat or be eaten.”

shame play London’s Scala this Wednesday October 18th (their biggest gig to date). They’ve also got a full run of dates (on both sides of the pond). Check ’em out below. Get thee to the gig.

Alex Lahey Releases Debut Album, ‘I Love You Like A Brother’

Alex Lahey has the uncanny ability to make you feel seen, truly seen, even though she’s a complete stranger. What can we say? She gets it. Her songs are anthemic, blunt, and pack a buzz somewhere between a caffeine rush and the feeling you get when you see your crush. Her debut album, I Love You Like A Brother, is out now.

That means you could click play and ride off on a wave of pop chords so big your feet won’t touch the ground. What’s more, she’s touring the states this fall & winter. Scroll down to see a full list of stops.