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2000 studio album by Destroyer
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
Pitchfork7.9/10

Thief is the third studio album by Destroyer, released in 2000. 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." Neil Strauss, in The New York Times, called the album "phenomenal." 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."

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.
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
Compilation albums
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