This Night (album)

This Night is the fifth studio album by Destroyer, released on October 2, 2002. It was their first on Merge Records. Most of the material was written in Madrid, where Bejar went to sidestep a tour with The New Pornographers, following the critical success of that supergroups's first album.[3][4][5]

This Night
Studio album by Destroyer
Released	October 2, 2002
Genre	Indie rock
Length	68:02
Label	Merge
Destroyer chronology
Streethawk: A Seduction (2001) This Night (2002) Your Blues (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	4.4/10[2]

The song, "Hey, Snow White" was covered by The New Pornographers, whose version appears on Dark Was the Night.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Bejar.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Night"	5:57
2.	"Holly Going Lightly"	5:08
3.	"Here Comes the Night"	6:35
4.	"The Chosen Few"	3:59
5.	"Makin' Angels"	4:14
6.	"Hey, Snow White"	7:54
7.	"Modern Painters"	3:00
8.	"Crystal Country"	3:44
9.	"Trembling Peacock"	4:16
10.	"I Have Seen a Light"	5:06
11.	"Students Carve Hearts out of Coal"	3:46
12.	"Goddess of Drought"	3:31
13.	"Self Portrait with Thing (Tonight Is Not Your Night)"	6:26
14.	"The Relevant Ballads"	0:37
15.	"The Night Moves"	3:49
Total length:		68:02

Personnel

• Dan Bejar
• Nicholas Bragg
• Chris Frey
• Fisher Rose

References

1. "This Night - Destroyer | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
2. "Destroyer: This Night". Pitchfork.
3. "An Interview with Destroyer's Dan Bejar". freewilliamsburg.com.
4. "Mass Romantic by The New Pornographers" – via www.metacritic.com.
5. "Destroyer". Pitchfork.