Destroyer, Katie Von Schleicher

Few people in the indie rock game possess Dan Bejar’s level of sonic nimbleness. As the driving force behind Destroyer (and formerly a member of the stellar Canadian indie supergroup The New Pornographers), he consistently makes each new album sound distinctly different from the last with detailed songwriting that always feels sincere and compassionate. The exquisite, lush and welcoming soft rock of 2011’s Kaputt led Pitchfork to rank it as the 22nd best album of the 2010s, while the publication dubbed the lo-fi singer-songwriter gem that is 1998’s City of Daughters as the 86th Best Album of the 1990s. And that’s before getting to the more alternative rocking feel of 2006’s Rubies or the further genre-bending of Bejar’s latest LP, 2022’s Labyrinthitis. Destroyer never feels like it’s stuck in a musical rut, so if you feel like your listening habits have been stuck in one, perhaps checking out Destroyer live can help you break out of it.

Destroyer, Katie Von Schleicher • Sat, Oct. 12 at 8 pm • $25 • 21+ • The District Bar • 916 W. First Ave. • sp.knittingfactory.com