Poison Season is the tenth Destroyer album and follows Kaputt, my favorite record of 2011. Where Kaputt leaned on soft rock haze and saxophone, Poison Season uses strings, horns, and loose piano lines to create a different kind of atmosphere. Dan Bejar’s lyrics remain elusive, suggesting more than they explain, and the songs move with a film-like rhythm, drifting in and out of focus.
Bejar has said this is the first record that came close to matching his idea of himself as a singer, and you can hear that in the way the arrangements frame his voice. The record feels both bigger and theatrical without being showy, and full of moments that stay with you even when the meaning slips away.
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