Thief (album)

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Thief
Studio album by Destroyer
Released	September 18, 2000
Recorded	July 31 - September 4, 1999
Genre	Indie Rock
Label	Catsup Plate
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (7.9/10) link
Destroyer chronology
City of Daughters (1998) Thief (2000) Streethawk: A Seduction (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.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Destroyer's the Temple" – 4:43
2. "To the Heart of the Sun on the Back of a Vulture, I'll Go" – 3:52
3. "The Way of Perpetual Roads" – 3:52
4. "Canadian Lover/Falcon's Escape" – 3:19
5. "City of Daughters" – 2:29
6. "Every Christmas" – 3:29
7. "Mercy (We Had the Right)" – 5:27
8. "Queen of Languages" – 3:31
9. "I. H. O. J." – 1:47
10. "In Dreams" – 3:24
11. "Death on the Festival Circuit" – 3:15
12. "M. E. R. C. I." – 1:59
13. "Thief" – 2:25

[edit] External links

• Download the track "Destroyer's the Temple" from the label's website

[edit] Personnel

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