Have We Met (CD)
Destroyer
Amoeba Review
07/21/2020
Destroyer’s Have We Met is lush, wry, and thoroughly entrancing. Said to be inspired by the Y2K era, the album seems to have more of an ‘80s feel, with crescendoing washes of sound, moody synths, and devastatingly clever lyrics. This is Destroyer’s Dan Bejar at his best, slipping effortlessly into his role as a cynically romantic torch song crooner. As the album’s atmosphere evolves over the course of these ten hypnotic tracks, the slightly detached air of the early tracks makes a surprising turn to the life-affirming, the hands-in-the-air joy of falling in love and living it up. A must-hear that should garner the talented Mr. Bejar a host of new fans.