Destroyer Releases New Video for “Tinseltown Swimming in Blood” and Announces Winter 2017 Tour Dates

According to Consequence of Sound, Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Bejar, aka Destroyer just shared a new music video for “Tinseltown Swimming in Blood” directed by KC (aka Karen Zolo).  The track is off of his new album ken released on October 30th. Bejar will be touring in promotion of his album and has announced winter tour dates. The new visual is an adaptation of the 1962 sci-fi short film La Jetée and comprised of black-and-white still photos, while the song hums a dreamy 80’s-like tempo. According to KC, the video reflects on issues of borders, identity and race:

“I’d just had a conversation about artist Chris Marker with a friend when I was approached to make a music video for the upcoming Destroyer album,” said Zolo. ‘You have a month.’ Okay… I had no idea what the song even sounded like, but the only idea I had was to remake Chris Marker’s La Jetée as faithfully as possible. It’s not just an homage to the great cine-poet; it’s also about the medium of film, about still photography. It would have been a billion times easier and less stressful to shoot it digitally, but it was worth it.”

Watch “Tinseltown Swimming in Blood” below.

Destroyer 2017-2018 Tour Dates:
11/12 – Hamburg, DE – Kampnagel
11/13 – Aarhus, DK – Voxhall
11/14 – Oslo, NO – John Dee
11/15 – Stockholm, SE – Fasching
11/16 – Copenhagen, DN – Vega
11/17 – Berlin, DE – Festsaal Kreuzberg
11/19 – Dusseldorf, DE – New Fall Festival
11/21 – Zurich, CH – Rote Fabrik
11/22 – Montpellier, FR – Le Rockstore
11/23 – San Sebastian, ES – Teatro Victoria Eugenia
11/24 – Lisbon, PR – Mexefest
11/25 – Madrid, ES – Teatro Barcelo
11/26 – Valencia, ES – La Rambleta
11/27 – Barcelona, ES – Sala Bikini
11/29 – Lille, FR – L’Aeronef
11/30 – Brighton, UK – Patterns
12/01 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
12/03 – Dublin, IE – Button Factory
12/05 – Glasgow, UK – CCA (270)
12/06 – Newcastle, UK – The Cluny
12/07 – London, UK – Scala
12/08 – Paris, FR – Petit Bain
12/09 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Noord
12/10 – Brussels, BE – Botanique Brussels
1/10 – Portland, OR – The Wonder Ballroom
1/11 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
1/12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
1/13 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
1/15 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk
1/16 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada
1/17 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
1/18 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
1/19 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
1/20 – Chicago, IL – Metro
1/21 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
1/22 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
1/23 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount
1/24 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
1/26 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
1/27 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
1/28 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
1/29 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
1/30 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
1/31 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
2/01 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
2/02 – St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill
2/03 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
2/05 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
2/06 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
2/07 – Boise, ID – Olympic Venue
2/08 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
2/09 – Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom