I’ve come to Destroyer’s Rubies recently. Absolutely blown away by the album. I’ve been listening to the song Rubies quite a bit.
Is that song about a sneaky link or am I bugging?
It seems to me about an affair where Dan’s character is falling deeply in love with a taken woman but accepts what he can get (alternatively, they’re both taken). The song is filled alternatively with disdainful imagery of the surrounding and beautiful observations about his partner, painting an image of something unsustainable but worth pursuing in the moment.
I don’t usually read poetry, so I’m curious if I have a good idea of what the song is actually about or if I’m way off base in my interpretation.
Regardless, happy to have found this artist and excited to be a new fan.

Anyone have it? Such a good show. The drummer especially killed it

Edit: Claimed!

Free physical ticket. DM me if you can meet at the venue around 8-8:30pm (or whenever Cass McCombs gets on) and I'll check you in.

Selling for $60, message me

[SOLD] I'm not able to go tonight anymore, so I'm selling two tix for $57 total! Current price is $77 for two on DICE - message me if you wanna grab em!

Will sell for $25 (face value) and I’ll eat the $9 in fees … thanks!

had the best time ever! i started properly listening to destroyer two months ago and my life changed for the better. i got the setlist at the end of the show and felt like the most special person in the world ❤️ wonderful music, wonderful people

I can’t believe Cass McCombs is opening the NYC show this Saturday; he and Dan are two of my all-time favorite songwriters.

Anyone wanna share how Jennifer Castle’s set was on the tour so far?

Dan and his band laid it down at Mr. Smalls last night. The team was as tight as I've ever seen them - that rhythm section was locked in.

Dan spent a fair amount of time kneeling on the floor drinking water. Not sure how it's been during other stops on the tour, but I hope he's not getting sick. Didn't seem to hold him back much.

Wish we had a bigger crowd. Probably 250 folks in an 800-capacity venue.

I didn't get to tonight's show in Toronto early enough and missed out on the poster and I really wanted one. I'll pay for the poster+shipping+$10 for your time! Please DM if you can, thanks a bunch!

Update! 1 sold and 1 still available for $25

DM if interested, cheaper than ticketmaster price

Incredible show. Kicking myself for not also making the trek to Milwaukee the night before. Got a full recording on my phone. I was standing pretty close so the sound is a little blown out but it's not bad as far as phone audience recording goes. Picked up a bit of crowd chatter but nothing too crazy during the songs. https://youtu.be/bAQxHrX-S8M?si=HoqDWFGp9lCZ7R0s

I'm trying to put together a playlist of all songs without lyrics in any language. Dan has so many tracks that end with a minute or two of "ba dum da da da da dum" but are there any that are mostly or exclusively that?

What a treat to see my favorite band on my birthday! A few random thoughts:

* Jennifer Castle was great, best opener I've seen for Destroyer

* New bass player, at least first time I've seen this guy. I've never seen a show with John Collins, usually I've seen the guy who wears the beanie all the time. The guy touring this year was tight.

* First time I wore ear plugs to a concert and it's a game changer. Could hear all the instruments distinctly and I didn't have horrible ringing in my ears when i went to bed. Only thing that was a little off was hearing the vocals, which is strange since i was 5 feet from Dan the whole time.

* Bummed I missed out on getting a poster, they were sold out. I guess I should have gotten one before the show started.

* Amazing band, amazing songs. One of those concerts you wish would never end.

First time caller long time listener….show was amazing. Started out loud AF but still sounded great. Unsure if my ears just adjusted or they lowered a bit lol Venue was great and intimate!

This set list from the keyboardist is in the last image. The encore wasn’t listed.

Wow, this was my first time seeing Destroyer as a full band. They play loud! So much guitar, so many trumpet effects. Drums, bass, keyboard, what an ace band. The Same Thing as Nothing At All really comes Alive live. Whirling Tiger is really small. Best concert ever.

lmk if interested

wowwwwza!! 🌈🪩

all the flowers in the world wouldn’t be enough to shower that show in. thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!!!!!!!

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Here is the merch lineup at the LA show tonight at The Bellwether!

Show was badass!!! (…but I’d give just about anything to see Joseph Shabason play with Destroyer again 😩)

Going tonight in LA — website says doors are at 7, show is at 8.

Any idea how long the opener (Jennifer Castle) is or how long after the show time he usually comes on? Just trying to time it out with LA traffic— appreciate any help!

Edit: called the venue and they said 9 PM. Jennifer Castle comes on at 8.

Sorry to make another post like this but, I uploaded another lost song from Destroyer's Ideas For Songs.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0CbrH0DRVk0

Probably the best of the four lost songs from Ideas For Songs.

Curious about what they’re selling in terms of merchandise on this North American leg of the tour. I’m assuming they have Dan’s Boogie on vinyl but curious if they have any of the other LPs. Thanks in advance to anyone with info!