Trouble in Dreams is the eighth LP from Destroyer, released on March 18, 2008 by Merge Records.

Nostalgia; the beach; fascism; poets and poetry.” When asked about the many references to 'light' and 'darkness' that occur throughout the album, Bejar offered: "There is something about trying to see, though.

[10] Rolling Stone magazine awarded the album 4/5, noting the band's debt to early-Seventies Glam rock – T.Rex and David Bowie in particular – and praising Bejar for "filter[ing] his cribbing through an indie rocker's sense of humor and a poet's love of language.

"[11] Pitchfork Media critic William Bowers awarded the album 7.7/10 amid mixed praise, contending that "the act's longevity had begun to work against the initial reasons for fan excitement – what were once singular eccentricities now have become anticipatable," but arguing that the "album succeeds despite itself," praising its performance and "spirit," and ultimately concluding that Bejar is an "untouchable wizard.

"[12] In a 2016 interview with Bejar, SPIN Magazine's Kyle McGovern described the album as "undersold and sort of forgotten because it came out in between these career peaks" of Destroyer's Rubies and Kaputt.