Thief (Destroyer album)

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Thief
Destroyer Thief.jpg
Studio album by Destroyer
Released September 18, 2000
Recorded July 31 - September 4, 1999
Genre Indie rock
Length 43:51
Label Catsup Plate
Destroyer chronology
City of Daughters
(1998)City of Daughters 1998
Thief
(2000)
Streethawk: A Seduction
(2001)Streethawk: A Seduction2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars link
Pitchfork Media 7.9/10 link

Thief is the third studio album by Destroyer and the first 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

All songs written and composed by Dan Bejar

No. Title Length
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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