We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge
1996 studio album by Destroyer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge is the debut album by Destroyer. Originally released on Tinker Recordings in 1996, it was reissued by Scratch Records on October 24, 2006.[2]
| We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge | ||||
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| Released | July 16, 1996 October 24, 2006 (Reissue) | |||
| Recorded | February and June 1995 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 35:55 | |||
| Label | Tinker, Scratch Records | |||
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 2006 Reissue cover | ||||
The album's title is an allusion to Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace, in which Mikhail Kutuzov, the commander of the Russian army, promises to build Napoleon and the French army a "golden bridge" out of Russia - that is, to allow the French to continue on their hasty retreat without attempting to do battle, which would only bring about needless destruction and loss of life.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Revolution" | 1:15 |
| 2. | "J. Tailor" | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Smith" | 1:11 |
| 4. | "I, as McCarthy" | 2:01 |
| 5. | "Mending Song" | 1:08 |
| 6. | "Leave Little Fiddler (Alone)" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "The Pornographers" | 0:57 |
| 8. | "War on Jazz" | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Islands in the Stream" | 1:31 |
| 10. | "Saddestroyer" | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Streets of Fire" | 1:50 |
| 12. | "Rose Fleched This" | 3:27 |
| 13. | "Breakin' the Law" | 2:38 |
| 14. | "Whistilin' Dixie (She Shoots)" | 3:08 |
| 15. | "Riots" | 1:33 |
| 16. | "Knowing When to Leave (Slang Mix)" | 2:12 |
| Total length: | 35:55 | |
All tracks are written by Dan Bejar.
Personnel
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