Thief (Destroyer album)

Thief
Studio album by
Destroyer
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2000
RecordedJuly 31 – September 4, 1999
GenreIndie rock
Length43:51
Label
  • Cave Canem
  • Triple Crown Audio Recordings of Canada
  • Catsup Plate
Destroyer chronology
City of Daughters
(1998) 		Thief
(2000) 		Streethawk: A Seduction
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork7.9/10[2]

Thief is the third studio album by Destroyer, released in 2000.[3][4] It was the first recorded with a full band on every track.

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that Bejar's "biting socio-political commentary sets him apart from soft pop merchants like Belle and Sebastian, while creating music far superior in its sheer beauty."[5] Neil Strauss, in The New York Times, called the album "phenomenal."[6] The Globe and Mail thought that "the full-band settings are downright grand, fashionably tinged with some Beach Boys and Bowie; Bejar's singing is less naggingly affected, more commanding."[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Bejar

No.TitleLength
1."Destroyer's the Temple"4:48
2."To the Heart of the Sun on the Back of the Vulture, I'll Go"3:52
3."The Way of Perpetual Roads"3:54
4."Canadian Lover/Falcon's Escape"3:21
5."City of Daughters"2:35
6."Every Christmas"3:30
7."Mercy (We Had the Right)"5:28
8."Queen of Languages"3:31
9."I. H. O. J."1:47
10."In Dreams"3:26
11."Death on the Festival Circuit"3:15
12."M. E. R. C. I."1:57
13."Thief"2:27
Total length:43:51

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Thief - Destroyer | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Destroyer: Thief". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ "Destroyer | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Gross, Joe (7 Nov 2002). "The eve of deconstruction". Austin American-Statesman. p. 28.
  5. ^ "Destroyer Thief | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
  6. ^ Strauss, Neil (December 28, 2000). "The Pop Life: Undeservedly Obscure; Pop Critics List the Worthwhile Albums Most People Missed". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ^ Wilson, Carl (24 Feb 2000). "THIEF". The Globe and Mail. p. R6.


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