Destroyer – Hydroplaning Off the Edge of the World

This second single from the upcoming album “Dan’s Boogie” (dropping March 28 via Merge Records) follows “Bologna” in what appears to be Bejar’s ongoing mission to name songs after things that shouldn’t work as song titles but somehow do. The album promises to be “revolutionary,” mixing “spectacle-laden pop epics, personal piano ballads, and searing works of humour” – because apparently, one genre just isn’t enough when you’re trying to capture the essence of a tortured spy’s state secrets.

The accompanying video, a collaboration with Sydney Hermant, started as a simple visualizer before “ballooning” into something more ambitious – much like how a quick trip to Paris somehow turns into Bejar “trying to look Parisian” while talking to crows.

Between attempting to look French and communicating with local wildlife, Bejar continues to build anticipation for an album that appears to blur the lines between “song, novel and film” – because why settle for one medium when you can confuse everyone with all three?