This Will Destroy You (album)
| This Will Destroy You | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 29, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | February 2007 | |||
| Studio | Pedernales Studios, Spicewood, Texas; Nomad Studios, Dallas, Texas | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 51:30 | |||
| Label | Magic Bullet | |||
| Producer | John Congleton | |||
| This Will Destroy You chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (90%)[1] |
| Decibel | (8/10)[2] |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10)[3] |
| Rock Sound | (9/10)[4] |
| StrangeGlue.com |   [5] |
This Will Destroy You is the second studio album by American avant-rock band This Will Destroy You. It was released on January 29, 2008, through Magic Bullet Records.
Track listing
All tracks are written by This Will Destroy You.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Three-Legged Workhorse" | 9:12 |
| 2. | "Villa Del Refugio" | 7:06 |
| 3. | "Threads" | 5:41 |
| 4. | "Leather Wings" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "The Mighty Rio Grande" | 11:18 |
| 6. | "They Move on Tracks of Never-Ending Light" | 6:59 |
| 7. | "Burial on the Presidio Banks" | 7:44 |
| Total length: | 51:30 | |
Personnel
- This Will Destroy You
- Jeremy Galindo - guitar
- Raymond Brown - bass guitar, keyboard
- Chris King - guitar
- Andrew Miller - drums
- Additional musicians
- Stephanie McVeigh - cello (tracks 1, 5 and 7)
- Production
- John Congleton - producer, engineer and mixer
- This Will Destroy You - producers
- Alan Douches - mastering
Appearances in popular culture
- "Burial on the Presidio Banks" was featured in the final scene of the CSI: Miami episode "Flight Risk".
- "They Move on Tracks of Never-Ending Light" was used as part of an NBC introductory film narrated by Tom Brokaw which overviews Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics, it was also used in the 2012 independent film The Diary of Preston Plummer starring Trevor Morgan.
- "The Mighty Rio Grande" was used prominently throughout the 2011 film Moneyball; in a tribute video by American web-based production company Rooster Teeth to the late Monty Oum, creator of the popular web series RWBY in February 2015; in the 2014 science-fiction film Earth to Echo; in the 2013 film Lone Survivor; in the 2015 film Room; in the 2016 television show Lethal Weapon; and in a Verizon commercial that played during Super Bowl LIII.
- "Villa Del Refugio" was featured in a World War Z scene.
- A 2017 video set a timed Line Rider track to the entirety of the album, gaining over three million views on YouTube.
- "The Mighty Rio Grande" was featured in the season finale of Welcome to Wrexham: Season 4 (2025) episode "Do a Wrexham" during the highlight sequence of Wrexham A.F.C. against Charlton Athletic F.C..
References
- ^ Solomon, Blake (January 30, 2008). "This Will Destroy You: This Will Destroy You". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- ^ Smith, Rod. "This Will Destroy You: This Will Destroy You" (JPEG). Decibel. Philadelphia: Red Flag Media Inc. ISSN 1557-2137. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
- ^ Diver, Mike (March 27, 2008). "This Will Destroy You: This Will Destroy You". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- ^ Taylor, Darren (January 2008). "Reviews: Album of the Month. This Will Destroy You: This Will Destroy You" (JPEG). Rock Sound. No. 105. London. p. 79. ISSN 1465-0185. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ^ Williamson, Aidan (November 30, 2007). "This Will Destroy You: S/T". strangeglue.com. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
