Destroyer's Rubies
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| Destroyer's Rubies | ||||
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| Studio album by Destroyer | ||||
| Released | February 21, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 53:46 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Producer | John Collins, Dave Carswell | |||
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Destroyer's Rubies is the seventh studio album from Destroyer, and was the follow-up to Notorious Lightning & Other Works, the 2005 EP.
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[edit] Release
The album peaked at #24 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers music chart, and made it to #30 on the magazine's Top Independent Albums chart.[citation needed]
[edit] Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | (A)[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.5/10)[3] |
| Rockfeedback | (4/5)[4] |
| Stylus Magazine | (B+)[5] |
The album was highly acclaimed by many reviewers. Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Destroyer's Rubies at number 158 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[6]
[edit] 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
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Notes
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ The A.V. Club review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Rockfeedback review
- ^ Stylus Magazine review
- ^ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7706-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-200-151/5/. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
