Destroyer Announce New Album 'ken', Out 10/20

On October 20th, Destroyer returns with ken. Of his 12th studio album and its enigmatic title, Destroyer's Dan Bejar offers the following: 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."

Pre-Order ken

ken was produced by Josh Wells of Black Mountain, who has been the drummer in Destroyer since 2012. The album was recorded in its entirety in the jam space/studio space that the group calls The Balloon Factory. However, unlike Poison Season, kenwas not recorded as a "band" record, though everyone in the band does make an appearance.

ken will also be available as a Deluxe LP: pressed on opaque yellow vinyl and including a bonus 7-inch single on black vinyl that contains solo acoustic versions of the album tracks "A Light Travels Down the Catwalk" and "Stay Lost." Includes lyric insert and download card.

Track Listing

1. Sky's Grey

2. In the Morning

3. Tinseltown Swimming in Blood

4. Cover From the Sun

5. Saw You at the Hospital

6. A Light Travels Down the Catwalk

7. Rome

8. Sometimes In the World

9. Ivory Coast

10. Stay Lost

11. La Regle du Jeu

UK/EU Tour Dates

Nov 12 Hamburg, DE - Kampnagel

Nov 13 Aarhus, DK - Voxhall

Nov 14 Oslo, NO - John Dee

Nov 15 Stockholm, SE - Fasching

Nov 16 Copenhagen, DN - Vega

Nov 17 Berlin, DE - Festsaal Kreuzberg

Nov 19 Dusseldorf, DE - New Fall Festival

Nov 21 Zurich, CH - Rote Fabrik

Nov 22 Montpellier, FR - Le Rockstore

Nov 23 San Sebastian, ES - Teatro Victoria Eugenia

Nov 24 Lisbon, PR - Mexefest

Nov 25 Madrid, ES - Teatro Barcelo

Nov 26 Valencia, ES - La Rambleta

Nov 27 Barcelona, ES - Sala Bikini

Nov 29 Lille, FR - L'Aeronef

Nov 30 Brighton, UK - Patterns

Dec 01 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club

Dec 03 Dublin, IE - Button Factory

Dec 05 Glasgow, UK - CCA (270)

Dec 06 Newcastle, UK - The Cluny

Dec 07 London, UK - Scala

Dec 08 Paris, FR - Petit Bain

Dec 09 Amsterdam, NE - Paradiso Noord

Dec 10 Brussels, BE - Botanique Brussels

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