Destroy The Children is the 2012 debut solo album by Dick Valentine. It was released online on the 14th May 2012 and at subsequent live shows physically. It was recorded by William Bates at Fall On Your Sword, Brooklyn, NY. It is subtitled “An Acoustic Exploration of Uneasy Topics”.

01 Counterattacks [2:03]
02 Maria Sangrienta [1:51]
03 One Policeman Leads to Another [2:52]
04 I Am Repulsed By My Daughter’s Lover [2:59]
05 Mr. Shadow [2:49]
06 Driving Into Certain Death [0:59]
07 Destroy The Children [3:15]
08 The Termite Queen [3:11]
09 The Earth Side of the Moon [1:51]
10 The Wild Rose of Boise [2:45]
11 Emergency Funding for the Arts [2:20]
12 Fresh Faces [2:08]
13 I Don’t Speak French [2:52]
14 Meet Mr. Monkey [1:22]

Recorded by William Bates at Fall On Your Sword, Brooklyn, NY
Dick Valentine – acoustic guitar, vocals, mountains dulcimer, triangle, feet
Karl Meyers: violin
Phil Mossman: harmonica, backing vocals
Lucia Alper: backing vocals
William Bates: backing vocals, computer
Kate Muth: cover art