''The Great Destroyer'' is the seventh
studio album by American
indie rock
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band
Low. It was released on January 25, 2005, as their first recording on
Sub Pop Records.
"
California
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", a song about Sparhawk's mother, was released as the album's first single, backed with a demo of "Cue the Strings".
[Sub Pop Records : Low : California Single]
/ref> A remix EP of "Monkey", entitled " Tonight the Monkeys Die", soon followed.[Sub Pop Records : Low : Tonight The Monkeys Die]
/ref> Music videos were created for both.
Critical reception
The site named it the 46th-best reviewed album of 2005.
Track listing
All songs written by Mimi Parker, Zak Sally, and Alan Sparhawk
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#"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
Personnel
Low
*Mimi Parker – percussion, vocals, production
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, mixing
*Zak Sally – bass guitar, production, mixing, painting, illustrations
*Alan Sparhawk
Alan may refer to:
People
* Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname
* Alan (given name), an English given name
** List of people with given name Alan
''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.''
...
– guitar, vocals, production, mixing
Additional personnel
*Gerry Beckley – backing vocals on "Everybody's Song"
*Greg Calbi
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– mastering at Sterling Sound
*Dave Fridmann
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From 1990 onwards he co-produced most releases by Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips. Other bands he has worked with include Weezer, Saxon Shore, Neon Indian, Wolf Gang, ...
– production, mixing, keyboards on "California", "Everybody's Song", "Step", and "Broadway (So Many People)"
*Tom Herbers – engineering
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*Jeff Kleinsmith – layout
*Hollis Mae Sparhawk – vocals on "Step", photography
Charts
References
External links
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2005 albums
Albums produced by Dave Fridmann
Kranky albums
Low (band) albums
Sub Pop albums
Albums recorded at Tarbox Road Studios