With a slew of albums under Dan Bejar's belt via different outlets (Destroyer, New Pornographers, Swan Lake, Hello Blue Roses), it is safe to say that Destroyer is all his. Over the course of Destroyer's career (Bejar), he has embraced a kind of indie rock/pop all his own. With a trademark voice (soothing, yet powerful) the albums have been a steady run of similar styles as well as themes. The Bay of Pigs EP takes Destroyer in a whole different direction entirely. Although labeled as an EP, this is more a less a single (released as a '12 vinyl, two tracks) but the kicker is that the title track runs nearly fourteen minutes with the accompanying "Ravers" approaching eight. But forget about "Ravers" (it is a passable track all together) for the true masterwork here is "Bay of Pigs." Shifting from an ambience-y intro and moving through disco-esque drums, rolling synths, lightly strummed acoustic guitars and coming full circle around for a eerie ambient driven outro, the track is a true piece of art. Throughout all the shifting phases, Bejar sings of life and love while highlighting the ups and downs of each. As a single track, it's long, pretentious, and, well, long but as a work of (musical) art, it is a triumph.
4.6/5.0
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