Destroyer's Rubies
Encyclopedia
Destroyer's Rubies is the seventh studio album
from Destroyer
, and was the follow-up to Notorious Lightning & Other Works
, the 2005 EP
.
's Top Heatseekers music chart, and made it to #30 on the magazine's Top Independent Albums chart.
Pitchfork Media
placed Destroyer's Rubies at number 158 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
from Destroyer
Destroyer (band)
Destroyer is a Canadian indie pop band fronted by singer-songwriter Dan Bejar.- Overview :Daniel Bejar is an independent pop singer-songwriter from Vancouver who formed Destroyer in 1995. He self-produced his first album, the lo-fi We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge, which was recorded at his in...
, and was the follow-up to Notorious Lightning & Other Works
Notorious Lightning & Other Works
Notorious Lightning and Other Works is an EP by Destroyer, released in 2005. After shocking many fans by supporting the synth driven album Your Blues with the avant-guitar band Frog Eyes, Dan Bejar decided to put to tape some of the very different versions of songs from Your Blues...
, the 2005 EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
.
Release
The album peaked at #24 on BillboardBillboard (magazine)
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's Top Heatseekers music chart, and made it to #30 on the magazine's Top Independent Albums chart.
Reception
The album was highly acclaimed by many reviewers. Online music magazineOnline magazine
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Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
placed Destroyer's Rubies at number 158 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.
Track listing
- "Rubies" – 9:25
- "Your Blood" – 4:14
- "European Oils" – 4:52
- "Painter in Your Pocket" – 4:09
- "Looters' Follies" – 7:25
- "3000 Flowers" – 3:46
- "A Dangerous Woman Up to a Point" – 6:01
- "Priest's Knees" – 3:06
- "Watercolours into the Ocean" – 4:43
- "Sick Priest Learns to Last Forever" – 5:53
Personnel
- Dan BejarDan BejarDaniel Bejar is an independent singer-songwriter from Vancouver renowned for his challenging and often cryptic lyrics and unorthodox vocals featured in many of his songs. Bejar has gained widespread popularity through his musical collaborations with Vancouver indie-rock band The New Pornographers,...
- Ted Bois
- Nicolas Bragg
- Tim Loewen
- Scott MorganLoscilLoscil is the electronic/ambient music project of Scott Morgan, from Vancouver, BC. The name Loscil is taken from the "looping oscillator" function in Csound...
- Fisher Rose
- John CollinsJohn Collins (Canadian musician)John Edward Collins is a member of The New Pornographers, Destroyer, and The Evaporators. He plays the bass, guitar, synthesizer, ebow and sings....