
Destroyer + Nicholas Krgovich
Destroyer + Nicholas Krgovich
Saturday 9 December 2017
Saturday 9 December 2017
In Tolhuistuin - Club
Doors: 19:00, Support: 19:30, Main programme: 20:30
In 1995 begon Destroyer als soloproject van Dan Bejar, bekend van The New Pornographers. Zijn eerste album was een elektronisch folk album, gecombineerd met zijn cryptische lyrics en unieke stemgeluid werden vergelijkingen met vroeger werk van Bowie al snel gemaakt. Inmiddels is Destroyer uitgegroeid tot volledige band, compleet met blazers, drummer, bassist en een arsenaal aan effecten. Enkele albums verder valt er nog steeds geen label te plakken op Destroyer. Waar ze op het spraakmakende album ‘Kaputt’ een gelikt jaren ’80 popgeluid neerzetten, wordt op opvolger ‘Poison Season’ het geluid meer in de jaren ‘70 gezocht. De enige rode draad die door de albums lijkt te lopen, is dat elk nummer een op zichzelf staand werk is.
Nieuw album 'ken'
Op 20 oktober verschijnt het twaalfde album 'ken'. Het is geproduceerd door Josh Wells van de band Black Mountain en hij is sinds 2012 de drummer van Destroyer. Bejar zegt er zelf het volgende over:
Sometime last year, I discovered that the original name for “The Wild Ones” (one of the great English-language ballads of the last 100 years or so) was “Ken.” I had an epiphany, I was physically struck by this information. In an attempt to hold on to this feeling, I decided to lift the original title of that song and use it for my own purposes. It’s unclear to me what that purpose is, or what the connection is. I was not thinking about Suede when making this record. I was thinking about the last few years of the Thatcher era. Those were the years when music first really came at me like a sickness, I had it bad. Maybe “The Wild Ones” speaks to that feeling, probably why Suede made no sense in America. I think “ken” also means “to know.”
Update - De binnengekomen recensies zijn unaniem goed:
★★★★★ - The Independent
★★★★☆ - SPIN
★★★★☆ - Drowned in Sound
★★★★☆ - Pitchfork
★★★★☆ - DIY
★★★★☆ - The Guardian
★★★★☆ - Consequence of Sound
★★★★☆ - The Line Of Best Fit
Line-up
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Sky's Grey

Times Square

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How to get to Tolhuistuin
Tolhuistuin (formerly Paradiso Noord) is located at IJpromenade 2 in Amsterdam North. A free ferry is departing from Amsterdam Central Station to Buiksloterweg. Turn left and you’ll walk into Tolhuistuin. For club nights, the rear entrance is used (Buiksloterweg 5C), which can be reached via the Overhoeksplein.
Restaurant
Tolhuistuin also has a restaurant in which you can have a bite before the show. We advise to make a reservation in advance via this website.
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