- Thief (album)
Infobox Album | Name = Thief
Type =Album
Artist = Destroyer
Genre =Indie rock
Released =September 18 ,2000
Recorded =July 31 -September 4 ,1999
Label =Catsup Plate
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:anfixqukldje link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.9/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16987-thief link]
Last album = "City of Daughters " (1998)
This album = "Thief" (2000)
Next album = "" (2001)"Thief" is the first Destroyer album recorded with a full band on every track. "Thief" is thought to be an attack on the music industry perhaps a response to the lack of success that Bejar's other band,
The New Pornographers , were having after releasing their EP.Track listing
#"Destroyer's the Temple" – 4:43
#"To the Heart of the Sun on the Back of a Vulture, I'll Go" – 3:52
#"The Way of Perpetual Roads" – 3:52
#"Canadian Lover/Falcon's Escape" – 3:19
#"City of Daughters" – 2:29
#"Every Christmas" – 3:29
#"Mercy (We Had the Right)" – 5:27
#"Queen of Languages" – 3:31
#"I. H. O. J." – 1:47
#"In Dreams" – 3:24
#"Death on the Festival Circuit" – 3:15
#"M. E. R. C. I." – 1:59
#"Thief" – 2:25External links
* [http://www.catsupplate.com/music/destroyer_the_temple.mp3 Download the track "Destroyer's the Temple" from the label's website]
Personnel
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Dan Bejar
*John Collins
*Scott Morgan
*Stephen Wood
*Jason Zumpano
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