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Have We Met - Destroyer: Review

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Destroyer is a Canadian indie pop band fronted by Dan Bejar who have been active since the late 90's running simultaneously with his involvement in Canadian music collective The New Pornographers. Despite acclaimed records in the 2000's like Streethawk: A Seduction  and Destroyer's Rubies  the project hit its most recognizable and acclaimed point in the 2010's with back to back records that remain some of the best work of the decade. Review By Lavender: I was very excited for this record before I had ever heard a note of any of the singles. 2011's Kaputt  and 2015's Poison Season  are among some of my favorite indie pop albums of the last decade, with the prior being one of the best indie pop records of all time. In 2017 Destroyer dropped a weird transitional record that seemed rushed, but with the three year gap between ken  and Have We Met  I was hoping that this would be a more fully fledged return to form from Destroyer, and even though it doesn't