| Thief | ||||
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| Released | September 18, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | July 31 - September 4, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 43:51 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10 [2] |
Thief is the third studio album by Destroyer, released in 2000. [3] [4] It was the first recorded with a full band on every track.
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." [5] Neil Strauss, in The New York Times , called the album "phenomenal." [6] 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." [7]
All tracks are written 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 | |
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