Destroyer shares a brand-new video directed by David Galloway for “Travel Light,” the closing track from their 14th album, Dan’s Boogie (Merge Records). Later this month, the band embarks on a lengthy North American tour, where they’ll be joined by Jennifer Castle and Cass McCombs for select dates. The upcoming run features the full seven-piece band for their first tour in three years, promising fans the complete Destroyer experience.

The video for “Travel Light,” much like the song itself, is sparse and unassuming. Footage of truckers and rest stops in foggy, late-night settings lends dreaminess and wanderlust to these typically mundane scenes. Thanks to some cinematic touches and Dan Bejar’s casual piano, it feels as though these motorways can lead to places unexpected. ‘Travel light,’ as Bejar advises, and perhaps you’ll end up somewhere special.

“‘Travel Light’ is a dreamsong captured in a simple and documentarian way, so I think it makes sense to splice me playing and singing it with footage of America’s Ghost Ship at night,” Bejar reveals. “The song is essentially saying ‘All Aboard!’”

Destroyer On Tour
Sep 23 Eugene, OR – WOW Hall ^
Sep 24 San Francisco, CA – August Hall ^
Sep 25 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether ^
Sep 26 Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge ^
Sep 29 Dallas, TX – Trees ^
Oct 01 Louisville, KY – Whirling Tiger ^
Oct 02 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall ^
Oct 03 Milwaukee, WI – Vivarium ^
Oct 04 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line ^
Oct 06 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom ^
Oct 07 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre ^
Oct 08 Toronto, ON – The Opera House ^
Oct 09 Montréal, QC – Les Foufounes Électriques ^
Oct 10 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club ^
Oct 11 Brooklyn, NY – Knockdown Center ^*
Oct 12 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
Oct 14 Washington, DC – Black Cat ^
Oct 15 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle ^
Oct 16 Atlanta, GA – Hell at The Masquerade ^
Oct 17 Nashville, TN – Basement East ^
Oct 18 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway ^
Oct 19 Kansas City, MO – Warehouse on Broadway ^
Oct 21 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater ^
Oct 22 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge ^
Oct 23 Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club ^
Oct 24 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater ^
Oct 25 Seattle, WA – Crocodile ^
Oct 26 Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre ^

with Jennifer Castle ^
with Cass McCombs *