I always forget how much I love Dan Bejar's dense, verbose indie-rock epics until they're gracing my ears, which is the only way I can justify not seeing Destroyer since 2018. The tinnitus-grade volume at the start did threaten to overwhelm everything, but once the levels were balanced this fantastic band went full bore as Mad Dan glared suspiciously at the audience, probably wondering how such an odd, niche concern became the kind of act that plays the Barbican. Also, "Rubies" is one of the best songs of the Noughties, don't @ me. As for the Fiery Furnaces, alarmingly, it's been 16 years since the Friedberger siblings brought off their combatively off-kilter takes on indie-rock to London, and this stripped-down set is a fine if typically uncompromising tribute to the singular weirdness and charm of "Blueberry Boat". I'd love to see them come back with a full band one day...
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