Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- sardonic storytelling with vivid imagery
- short bursts of lyrical wit
- wave-like pacing with peaks
- reflective moments for quiet contemplation
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer longer, cohesive albums
- seek immediate gratification tracks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- When 'Ideas for Songs' was released in 1997, Destroyer was led by Dan Bejar and was still establishing its identity within the Canadian indie music scene. This album followed their debut, 'We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge', showcasing a more refined sound that would set the stage for Bejar's subsequent exploration of baroque pop and rock.
- Stylistic neighbors
- The New Pornographers· Spoon· Wolf Parade
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 A Month in the Country 2:06
- 2 Song About Disappointment 2:01
- 3 Spring Cleaning 2:23
- 4 No One Needs to Know 3:16
- 5 Death to the Northern Man 2:06
- 6 Child of Styx 2:31
- 7 Marrying the Hammer 1:40
- 8 Nothing Against You (Bored Spectre) 3:46
- 9 Song About a Girl Up to a Point 1:31
- 10 The Terror Serves a Purpose 2:42
- 11 Leaving London 1:38
- 12 [untitled] 2:50
- 13 Forget America 1:06
- 14 Stuffed and Sick 1:29
- 15 The Leg We Stand On 2:33
- 16 Why Banacek Doesn't Love 5:24
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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