Destroyer - Thief

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$ 19

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Mar 15, 2019 Sold Date

Feb 27, 2019 Start Date

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Switzerland Country Of Seller

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Article name: Thief
Genre: Rock englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: merge Number of tracks: 13

Tracklist LP - 1

DESTROYER - DESTROYER'S THE TEMPLE DESTROYER - TO THE HEART OF THE SUN ON THE BACK OF VULTURE, I'LL GO DESTROYER - WAY OF PERPETUAL ROADS DESTROYER - CANADIAN LOVER / FALCON'S ESCAPE DESTROYER - CITY OF DAUGHTERS DESTROYER - EVERY CHRISTMAS DESTROYER - MERCY (WE HAD THE RIGHT) DESTROYER - QUEEN OF LANGUAGE DESTROYER - I.H.O.J. DESTROYER - IN DREAMS DESTROYER - DEATH OF THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT DESTROYER - M.E.R.C.I. DESTROYER - THIEF

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That a record with such a plug-ugly cover would house such beautifully melodic pop is just one of the many contradictions that propel Destroyer's Thief; anthemic yet understated, honeyed yet acerbic, it's first and foremost a collection of piano ballads that possesses absolutely none of the sentimentality and romanticism that the style almost uniformly engenders. Though Daniel Bejar's adenoidal vocals recall Robyn Hitchcock and his superbly arranged melodies evoke early Bowie, he's nevertheless a complete original: his arch lyrics -- equal parts social commentary and stand-up comedy -- are consistently superb, and his songs ebb and flow with cabaret-like flair. Reveling in a kind of corrupted gentility, Thief is by turns playful and malicious -- sophistication at its most scabrous. ~ Jason Ankeny

Jason Ankeny