{"product_id":"destroyer-have-we-met-lp","title":"Destroyer - Have We Met [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eSingle LP on black vinyl in single jacket with 12” x 12” insert. Includes coupon for full download\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDan Bejar initially conceived of Have We Met, his 13th album as Destroyer, as a Y2K album. He was already active during the era but not heard overhead in a cafe or salon, which is perhaps what the idea of the Y2K sound evokes nearly two decades later. Bejar assigned frequent producer and bandmate John Collins the role of layering synth and rhythm sections over demos with the period-specific \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBjork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Air, and Massive Attack in mind, but he soon realized the sonic template was too removed from Destroyer’s own, and the idea of a concept was silly anyway. So he abandoned it and gave Collins the most timeless instruction of all: “Make it sound cool.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is not a startling departure from 2017’s new-wavey, Thatcher-era yearning ken, but unlike that more bandoriented approach, the only actual instruments that appear here are bass and electric guitar. MIDI instrumentation will of course invite Your Blues and Kaputt nostalgia, the two other John Collins-heavy affairs, and to some degree that’s valid. Each contrasts cavernous empty space and synthetic sounds, but rather than whimsical theatrics or sleazy orchestral pop, Have We Met is buoyed by precise, plasticky guitar shredding three-dimensionally across massive percussion—the loudest and dirtiest drums on a Destroyer record to date. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrimson Tide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKinda Dark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Just Doesn’t Happen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Television Music Supervisor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Raven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCue Synthesizer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniversity Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHave We Met\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Man in Black’s Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efoolssong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 673855070919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Merge Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31.20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45268173324484,"sku":"673855070919","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/5586\/9636\/files\/3749057-2512314.jpg?v=1760640094","url":"https:\/\/shop.strictlydiscs.com\/products\/destroyer-have-we-met-lp","provider":"Strictly","version":"1.0","type":"link"}