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The Great Destroyer

by Low

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All Time

of 455,735

2,858
2000's

of 265,982

272
2005

of 37,902

51

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.1384 The Great Destroyer is ranked overall as 3.1384 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.0595 The Great Destroyer has an avg. critic score of 3.0595 out of 4 stars

The Great Destroyer Album Reviews

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Entertainment Weekly

Indie rock's maturing avatars of tense lethargy paint life as an epic fade

PopMatters

What makes The Great Destroyer surprising is how seamlessly they balance all these moods and sounds. Not to mention courageously. This is an album, not a collection of Low songs. ...more

Stylus Magazine

Even the lesser tracks here endear themselves upon multiple listens, and the best stuff is uniquely exciting given their context of departure from a well-loved sound. ...more

All Music Guide

Fridmann's detailed sound is a far cry from either Kramer or Albini's minimalist tendencies, but his work here shows that Low can sound as good in elaborate settings as they do in simple ones. ...more

Rolling Stone

The result is impressively visceral darkness

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Neumu.net

They still retain a unique identity even as they plunder and explore more generic alt-rock themes, and their particular skill is in making this transformation seem logical and welcome....read the complete review at Neumu.net

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Filter

The true surprise, then, is not the feedback and guitar solos... it's the more pop-oriented structure and...read the complete review at Filter

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Playlouder

Whether this is an album that actually suits them is another matter, but it actually makes them feel entirely relevant and, for as prolific a decade-old band, that’s high praise indeed....read the complete review at Playlouder

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The A.V. Club

Like Stereolab, Belle And Sebastian, and other bands that have built a fan base by exploring minute variations on a singular sound, Minnesota slowcore stalwart Low has persistently had to contemplate what progress means. When the band stays the course,...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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