The Great Destroyer is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Low. It was released on January 25, 2005, as their first recording on Sub Pop Records.[1]
"California", a song about Sparhawk's mother, was released as the album's first single, backed with a demo of "Cue the Strings".[2] A remix EP of "Monkey", entitled "Tonight the Monkeys Die", soon followed.[3] Music videos were created for both.[2][3]
The title of the album (as well as the song "Silver Rider") is taken from the story within the album art.[4]
The Great Destroyer received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 34 reviews. The site named it the 46th-best reviewed album of 2005.[5]
Track listing
All songs written by Mimi Parker, Zak Sally, and Alan Sparhawk
The Great Destroyer at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
January 30, 2023
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