Honestly, I have never even considered Bejar's voice a problem. In fact, it's never even occured to me that others would find his voice grating. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.
Rubies is probably my favorite album of the year so far. I like it so much better than Your Blues, which was rendered unlistenable by all those ugly strings. I have nothing wrong with a little violin here or there, but for some reason, the fact that every song on Your Blues has a heavy layer of faux-strings on it doesn't work for me. They all just seem so pointless. They don't add anything to the songs, I find.
I suppose I should buy the Notorious Lightning EP when I find it since it's supposed to be rawer versions of the Your Blues songs. Would Destroyer fans say this is a good plan?