Lots of people are talkin' up the new Destroyer album, including Pitchfork and the Salon.com music critic, many going so far as to compare him to Bob Dylan, for reasons I'm not quite sure I understand. I've tried to get into Destroyer with little avail, including being totally underwhelmed by his live show opening for the New Pornographers (though I did heartily enjoy the increasingly drunken performance Dan Bejar later gave with the Pornos). I feel like there's something I don't quite "get" about Destroyer, and maybe if I could figure it out, I'd be a huge fan too. I think I need a Destroyer fan to explain to me what the appeal of his music is, and since Salon is posting a free download from the album over the next three days ("the three best tracks" he says), I'll give them a try and see if they stand out over everything else I've heard. If I still can't get into it after that, it'll be time to give up.