Destroyer - Five Spanish Songs - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2014 album from the British Indie rockers. The originators of Fight Pop, Johnny Foreigner return with their fourth album, the follow-up to their critically acclaimed VS EVERYTHING. Eighteen months in the making and delivering ever more of the jagged-edged intensity, tigerish dual vocals and awesome melody that the band have become known for. And it's sounding bigger than it ever has done, as JoFo show NO desire to slow down. This is Johnny Foreigner at their finest. Simply - their best album to date!

This Vancouver, BC band is fronted by Daniel Bejar, the enigmatic founding member of New Pornographers. This is their Merge debut after releasing three LPs. The compositions are centered around Behar's oblique lyrics and vocal delivery-from low crackling sneer to high pitched wail. The band layers textures and rhythms, and reverb-tweaked guitar solos share space with melodica and synthesizer riffs, weaving an intricate sonic tapestry.

Interior Live Oak draws from everything Cass has created over two decades of experimentation to cut through with a direct and clarifying light. Throughout, his attitude is hopeful, which may sound odd for someone who often sings about the more extreme aspects of modern life. Interior Live Oak, however, is the resolve of someone who has lived those extremes. Named after a tree species native to Northern California, the album sees McCombs incorporate the more economical song structures of his prime material with the help of some of his earliest musical cohorts, including Jason Quever (Papercuts) and Chris Cohen. McCombs recorded much of the new material in the Bay Area, not far from where they had cut their musical teeth (as documented on last year's archival , Seed Cake On Leap Year). Additional recording in New York City brought with it contributions from other perennial collaborators such as Matt Sweeney and Mike Bones.