Destroyer's Rubies
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Official Title: Destroyer's Rubies
Recording Date: 2005
Release Date: February 21, 2006
Release Label: Merge Records (MRG 268)
Current Label: Merge Records (MRG 268)
Contents |
Track Listing
- Rubies – 9:25
- Your Blood – 4:15
- European Oils – 4:55
- Painter in Your Pocket – 4:10
- Looters' Follies – 7:26
- 3000 Flowers – 3:46
- A Dangerous Woman Up to a Point – 6:02
- Priest's Knees – 3:08
- Water Colours Into the Ocean – 4:46
- Sick Priest Learns to Last Forever – 5:53
Releases/Editions
- Merge Records (MRG 268) - February 21, 2006
- Scratch Recordings (Scratch #52) - October 10, 2006
Liner Notes
Destroyer
- Daniel Bejar - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitars, Tambourine, Monster Riffs on European Oils and 3000 Flowers
- Ted Bois - Piano, Wurlitzer, Organ
- Nicolas Bragg - Lead Guitar, Lead Acoustic on Painter in Your Pocket
- Tim Loewen - Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar at very end of European Oils, Back-Up Vocals on Looters' Follies.
- Scott Morgan - Drums, Baritone Sax
- Fisher Rose - Vibraphone, Trumpet
Additional Personnel
- John Collins - Vibarphone and Shaker on 3000 Flowers.
Press
Awards/Recognition
- Pitchfork Media's Best New Music Award; February 20, 2006
Interviews
- Pitchfork's Interview: Destroyer by Matt LeMay; June 12, 2006
- The San Francisco Bay Guardian's ABCs and Rubies by Kimberly Chun; April 25, 2006
- Sixeyes' "Destroyer's Dan Bejar: Interview" by Alan Williamson; February 6, 2006
- Discorder Magazine's Destroyer: The Enigma Next Door by Curtis Woloschuk; February 2006
Reviews
- AllMusic Guide's Review (4/5) by James Christopher Monger; February 24, 2006
- The Austin Chronicle's Review by Audra Schroeder; February 24, 2006
- The A.V. Club's Review (A) by Andy Battaglia; February 15, 2006
- Delusions of Adequacy Review by Sandy Boer; March 17, 2006
- Drowned In Sound's Review by (author unknwown); (date unknown)
- Dusted's Review by Jennifer Kelly; February 13, 2006
- Eye Weekly's Review (2/5) by Helen Spitzer; February 16, 2006. The review refers to the "blogheads" of this wiki.
- The Globe and Mail's Review (2.5/5) by Robert Everett-Green; February 17, 2006
- Kulturblog's Review by Steve Evans; March 22, 2006
- Last Plane to Jakarta's Review by John Darnielle; December 27, 2005
- Lost at Sea's Review (9/10) by Sarah Peters; 2006
- New York Times Review by Kelefa Sanneh; February 23, 2006
- Now Magazine's Review (4/5) by Sarah Liss; February 16-22, 2006
- Pitchfork Media's Review (8.5/10) by Matt LeMay; February 20, 2006
- PopMatter's Review (8/10) by Jennifer Kelly; February 20, 2006
- Popsheep's Review by Ian; February 6, 2006
- Prefix Mag's Review (4.5/5) by Justin Sheppard; March 22, 2006
- Said the Gramophone's Review by Sean; December 15, 2005
- Stylus' Review (B+) by Mike Powell; February 20, 2006
- TinyMixTapes' Review (4/5) by Jay; February 26, 2006
- The Village Voice's Review by Dennis Lim; March 17, 2006
- Washington City Paper's Review by Michael Little; March 24, 2006
- Zoilus' Review by Carl Wilson; December 13, 2005
Live Concert Articles
- March 25; Lee's Palace: Zoilus' Account by Carl Wilson; March 26, 2006
- March 30; Cat's Cradle: Pitchfork's Account by Brian Howe; April 18, 2006
Additional Resources
- ILM's "Destroyer's Rubies" Thread
- Wikipedia's Article on Destroyer's Rubies
