albums of the decade - 73. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies

73. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies (2006)

When I had a radio show at university, Destroyer was my most played artist and all of the tracks were lifted from this. Post-modern, self-referential, dense lyricism, in an album that's so rich and sumptous with ideas, it could be listened to eight thousand times and you'd still be intrigued and interpreting Dan Bejar's 'Rubies' in shiny different ways. People may disagree, but Bejar's voice reminds me so much of The Smashing Pumpkin's Billy Corgan. Anyway, like Junior Boys below on this list and too many others to mention including Wolf Parade, Cadence Weapon and Final Fantasy, there is so much great music coming out of Canada it's pretty staggering. When Bejar sings about Toronto, you feel like you're there and that sense of time and space is priceless, more so than diamonds, pearls or ruby boobies.