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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Archer on the Beach
| name = Archer on the Beach
| Type = [[EP]]
| type = [[EP]]
| Artist = [[Destroyer (band)|Destroyer]]
| artist = [[Destroyer (band)|Destroyer]]
| Cover = Archer-on-the-beach-12.jpg |
| cover = Archer-on-the-beach-12.jpg
| Released = November 2010
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = November 2010
| recorded =
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| Genre = [[Indie rock]]
| Length = 15:61
| venue =
| Label = [[Merge Records]]
| studio =
| Producer =
| genre = [[Indie rock]]
| Reviews =
| length = 16:01
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| label = [[Merge Records]]
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*[[Pitchfork Media]] (7.1/10)<ref name="PMD">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14796-archer-on-the-beach-12/ |title="Review: ''Archer on the Beach 12"''"|accessdate=October 29, 2010 |first=Mike|last=Powell |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]}}</ref>
| producer =
| Last album = ''[[Bay of Pigs (EP)]]''<br/>(2009)
| prev_title = [[Bay of Pigs (EP)|Bay of Pigs]]
| This album = '''''Archer on the Beach (EP)'''''<br/>(2010)
| prev_year = 2009
| Next album = ''[[Kaputt (album)|Kaputt]]''<br/>(2011)
| next_title = [[Kaputt (album)|Kaputt]]
| next_year = 2011
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'''Archer on the Beach''' is an EP by Destroyer released in November 2010, on 12" Vinyl.
'''''Archer on the Beach''''' is an EP by [[Destroyer (band)|Destroyer]] released in November 2010, on 12" Vinyl.


==Track listing==
== Track listing ==
Side A: "Archer on the Beach" (with [[Tim Hecker]]) - 7:21
;Side A
#"Archer on the Beach" (with [[Tim Hecker]]) - 7:21


Side B: "Grief Point" (with [[Loscil]]) - 8:40
;Side B
#"Grief Point" (with [[Loscil]]) - 8:40


==Style==
== Style ==
Merge Records states: "The limited-edition 12-inch "Archer on the Beach" b/w "Grief Point." is inspired by the music of Kranky recording artists Tim Hecker and Loscil and achieved through their full collaboration."<ref name="mergerecords.com">[http://mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=741 ]</ref> Both of these tracks are true collaborations, with [[Dan Bejar]] writing and performing the vocals, with [[Tim Hecker]] and [[Loscil]] were responsible for writing the music on Archer on the Beach and Grief Point, respectively. Grief Point is spoken word by [[Dan Bejar]], complemented by [[Loscil]]'s ambient music.
Merge Records states: "The limited-edition 12-inch "Archer on the Beach" b/w "Grief Point." is inspired by the music of Kranky recording artists Tim Hecker and Loscil and achieved through their full collaboration."<ref name="mergerecords.com">{{Cite web |url=http://mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=741 |title=Merge Records: Destroyer: Archer on the Beach |access-date=2011-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227080229/http://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=741 |archive-date=2010-12-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Both of these tracks are true collaborations, with [[Dan Bejar]] writing and performing the vocals, and [[Tim Hecker]] and [[Loscil]] writing the music on Archer on the Beach and Grief Point, respectively. Grief Point is spoken word by [[Dan Bejar]], complemented by [[Loscil]]'s ambient music.


An alternate version of "Archer on the Beach" appears on Destroyer's 2015 album ''[[Poison Season]]''.
==Reception==
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Pitchfork's Mike Powell reviewed the album, giving it a 7.1/10. Some words by Powell: "These new songs find Bejar trying to acclimate himself to unfamiliar territory, while attempting to use that territory's inherent qualities to his advantage"<ref name="pitchfork.com">[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14796-archer-on-the-beach-12/ ]</ref>


==Personnel==
== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
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*[[Dan Bejar]]
|rev1 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
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*[[Tim Hecker]] (Archer on the Beach)
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|rev1score = (7.1/10)<ref name="PMD">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14796-archer-on-the-beach-12/ |title="Review: ''Archer on the Beach 12"''"|accessdate=October 29, 2010 |first=Mike|last=Powell |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101101010528/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14796-archer-on-the-beach-12/| archivedate= 1 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
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*[[Loscil]] (Grief Point)
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⚫
Pitchfork's Mike Powell reviewed the EP, giving it a 7.1/10. Some words by Powell: "These new songs find Bejar trying to acclimate himself to unfamiliar territory, while attempting to use that territory's inherent qualities to his advantage"<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14796-archer-on-the-beach-12/|title = Archer on the Beach 12"|website = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>


==References==
== Personnel ==
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* [[Dan Bejar]]
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* [[Tim Hecker]] ("Archer on the Beach")
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* [[Loscil]] ("Grief Point")

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Destroyer}}
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[[Category:2010 EPs]]
[[Category:2010 EPs]]
[[Category:Destroyer albums]]
[[Category:Destroyer (band) EPs]]
[[Category:Merge Records EPs]]

Latest revision as of 00:41, 5 September 2022

Archer on the Beach
EP by
Destroyer
ReleasedNovember 2010
GenreIndie rock
Length16:01
LabelMerge Records
Destroyer chronology
Bay of Pigs
(2009) 		Archer on the Beach
(2010) 		Kaputt
(2011)

Archer on the Beach is an EP by Destroyer released in November 2010, on 12" Vinyl.

Track listing[edit]

Side A
  1. "Archer on the Beach" (with Tim Hecker) - 7:21
Side B
  1. "Grief Point" (with Loscil) - 8:40

Style[edit]

Merge Records states: "The limited-edition 12-inch "Archer on the Beach" b/w "Grief Point." is inspired by the music of Kranky recording artists Tim Hecker and Loscil and achieved through their full collaboration."[1] Both of these tracks are true collaborations, with Dan Bejar writing and performing the vocals, and Tim Hecker and Loscil writing the music on Archer on the Beach and Grief Point, respectively. Grief Point is spoken word by Dan Bejar, complemented by Loscil's ambient music.

An alternate version of "Archer on the Beach" appears on Destroyer's 2015 album Poison Season.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media(7.1/10)[2]

Pitchfork's Mike Powell reviewed the EP, giving it a 7.1/10. Some words by Powell: "These new songs find Bejar trying to acclimate himself to unfamiliar territory, while attempting to use that territory's inherent qualities to his advantage"[3]

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Merge Records: Destroyer: Archer on the Beach". Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  2. ^ Powell, Mike. ""Review: Archer on the Beach 12""". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  3. ^ "Archer on the Beach 12"". Pitchfork.
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