Thief (Destroyer album)

2000 studio album by Destroyer

Thief

Studio album by

Destroyer

Released| September 18, 2000
Recorded| July 31 – September 4, 1999
Genre| Indie rock
Length| 43:51
Label|

* Cave Canem
* Triple Crown Audio Recordings of Canada
* Catsup Plate

Destroyer chronology
| City of Daughters
(1998)  | Thief
(2000)  | Streethawk: A Seduction
(2001)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Pitchfork| 7.9/10[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

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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

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All tracks are written by Dan Bejar

No.| Title| Length

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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

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* Dan Bejar
* John Collins
* Scott Morgan
* Stephen Wood
* Jason Zumpano

## References

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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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Destroyer

* Dan Bejar
* John Collins
* David Carswell
* Ted Bois
* Nicolas Bragg
* Joseph Shabason
* JP Carter
* Joshua Wells

* Scott Morgan
* Stephen Wood
* Jason Zumpano
* Chris Frey
* Fisher Rose
* Tim Loewen
* Pete Bourne

Studio albums|

* We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge
* City of Daughters
* Thief
* Streethawk: A Seduction
* This Night
* Your Blues
* Destroyer's Rubies
* Trouble in Dreams
* Kaputt
* Poison Season
* Ken
* Have We Met
* Labyrinthitis

Compilation albums|

* Ideas for Songs

Extended plays|

* Notorious Lightning & Other Works
* Bay of Pigs
* Archer on the Beach
* Five Spanish Songs

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