The Great Destroyer


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.
"California", a song about Sparhawk's mother, was released as the album's 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.
The title of the album is taken from the story within the album art.

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
  1. "Monkey" – 4:19
  2. "California" – 3:23
  3. "Everybody's Song" – 3:55
  4. "Silver Rider" – 5:03
  5. "Just Stand Back" – 3:04
  6. "On the Edge Of" – 3:49
  7. "Cue the Strings" – 3:30
  8. "Step" – 3:18
  9. "When I Go Deaf" – 4:41
  10. "Broadway " – 7:14
  11. "Pissing" – 5:08
  12. "Death of a Salesman" – 2:28
  13. "Walk into the Sea" – 2:56

    Personnel

Low
Additional personnel

"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."
;Track listing
  1. "California" – 3:26
  2. "Cue the Strings" – 3:35