No Destroyer

No Destroyer
Studio album by
Burning Spear
Released18 August 2023
Recorded2011
StudioThe Magic Shop
GenreRoots reggae
Length52:29
LabelBurning Music
Burning Spear chronology
Jah Is Real
(2008) 		No Destroyer
(2023)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Mojo[1]

No Destroyer is a studio album by Jamaican musician Burning Spear. It was released on 18 August 2023 through Burning Music.[2][1]

The album was recorded in 2011 at the Magic Shop recording studio in New York City.[3] It is Burning Spear's first studio album since he announced his retirement in 2016. He explained his choice to release new music by saying that "we can't retire from what His Majesty assigns us to do."[4]

No Destroyer was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2024.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Winston Rodney, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Spear" 3:42
2."No Destroyer" 5:36
3."Independent" 4:24
4."Jamaica" 4:47
5."Cure for Cancer" 4:05
6."Obsession" 5:26
7."Mommy" 4:11
8."Open the Gate" 4:25
9."No Fool" 2:59
10."Negril"Winston Rodney, Sonia Rodney[4]3:50
11."Talk" 4:29
12."They Think" 4:28
Total length:52:29

References

  1. ^ a b David Katz (November 2023). "No Destroyer (review)". Mojo. No. 360. p. 93.
  2. ^ No Destroyer at Discogs
  3. ^ Patricia Meschino (2023-09-15), "Living Legends: Burning Spear On New Album, 'No Destroyer' & Taking Control Of His Music", grammy.com, archived from the original on 2024-06-02, retrieved 2024-06-03
  4. ^ a b Claude Mills (2023-11-15), "Interview: Burning Spear On His Grammy-Nominated Comeback With 'No Destroyer'", dancehallmag.com, retrieved 2024-06-03
  5. ^ "66th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees", grammy.com, retrieved 2024-06-03