Recorded 2004 The Great Destroyer
(2005) Drums and Guns
(2007) Release date 25 January 2005 Genre Alternative/Indie | Length 52:48 Artist Low Producer Dave Fridmann Label Sub Pop | |
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Released January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25) Similar Low albums, Slowcore albums, Other albums |
The Great Destroyer is a 2005 album by the slowcore band Low. It was their first recording on Sub Pop Records. "California", a song about Sparhawk's mother, was the first single, backed with a demo of "Cue the Strings". A remix EP of "Monkey", entitled "Tonight the Monkeys Die", soon followed. Music videos were created for both.
Contents
The title of the album (as well as the song "Silver Rider") is taken from the story within the album art.
In March 2009, the album had scored an 82 out of 100 (or "universal acclaim") on Metacritic.
Track listing
- "Monkey" – 4:19
- "California" – 3:23
- "Everybody's Song" – 3:55
- "Silver Rider" – 5:03
- "Just Stand Back" – 3:04
- "On the Edge Of" – 3:49
- "Cue the Strings" – 3:30
- "Step" – 3:18
- "When I Go Deaf" – 4:41
- "Broadway (So Many People)" – 7:14
- "Pissing" – 5:08
- "Death of a Salesman" – 2:28
- "Walk into the Sea" – 2:56
"California"
"California" is a single by Duluth, Minnesota slowcore group Low, released in 2004 from the album The Great Destroyer. It includes a QuickTime video for "Death of a Salesman."
- "California" – 3:26
- "Cue the Strings" (Alternate Version) – 3:35
Songs
1Monkey4:20
2California3:24
3Everybody's Song3:56
References
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