The Destruction of Small Ideas

The Destruction of Small Ideas
Studio album by 65daysofstatic
Released	30 April 2007
Genre	Post-rock
Length	62:16
Label	Monotreme
Producer	65daysofstatic
65daysofstatic chronology
One Time for All Time (2005) The Destruction of Small Ideas (2007) We Were Exploding Anyway (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned in Sound	6/10 [1]
entertainment.ie	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Insiders' Guides	10/10 [4]
Playlouder	[5]
Rockmidgets	5/5 [6]
Sputnikmusic	[7]
Stylus Magazine	A− [8]

The Destruction of Small Ideas is the third studio album by 65daysofstatic. It was released on 30 April 2007 in the United Kingdom, on 1 May 2007 in the United States on Monotreme, and on 23 April 2007 in Japan on Zankyo.

"Don't Go Down to Sorrow" was the first single from the album, released in the UK on 9 April, in the United States on 17 April, and in Japan on 23 March.

A double-gatefold vinyl version of the album was released on 12 November 2007, also through Monotreme Records. ^[9]

On its release the album's production was criticised by some reviewers, ^[1] but the band have stated in an interview that this was intentional and directly influenced by an article written by Nick Southall for Stylus Magazine. ^[10]

Track listing

1. "When We Were Younger & Better" – 6:54
2. "A Failsafe" – 4:28
3. "Don't Go Down to Sorrow" – 6:55
4. "Wax Futures" – 4:03
5. "These Things You Can't Unlearn" – 6:27
6. "Lyonesse" – 3:26
7. "Music Is Music as Devices Are Kisses Is Everything" – 5:20
8. "The Distant & Mechanised Glow of Eastern European Dance Parties" – 3:33
9. "Little Victories" – 5:14
10. "Primer" – 4:51
11. "White Peak/Dark Peak" – 3:57
12. "The Conspiracy of Seeds" (featuring Circle Takes the Square) – 7:08

References

1. Ross, Daniel (14 May 2007). "65daysofstatic The Destruction Of Small Ideas". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
2. Murphy, Lauren (21 June 2007). "65daysofstatic The Destruction of Small Ideas". entertainment.ie . Retrieved 2 November 2009.
3. Simpson, Dave (27 April 2007). "65 Days of Static, The Destruction of Small Ideas". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 November 2009.
4. "65daysofstatic - The Destruction Of Small Ideas". Insiders Guides. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
5. "65daysofstatic: The Destruction Of Small Ideas (2007) review". Playlouder. 2 May 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
6. "The Destruction Of Small Ideas". Rockmidgets. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
7. Powell, Zachary (6 June 2007). "65daysofstatic The Destruction of Small Ideas". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
8. Southall, Nick (17 May 2007). "65daysofstatic The Destruction of Small Ideas Review". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
9. "65daysofstatic releases". Monotreme Records. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007.
10. Southall, Nick (24 May 2007). "65daysofstatic - Interview". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.

External links

• The Destruction of Small Ideas at MusicBrainz (list of releases)