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| Cool Planet | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 13, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Studios | Cyberteknics in Dayton, Ohio | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 36:28 | |||
| Label | Guided by Voices Inc. / Fire Records | |||
| Producer | Robert Pollard | |||
| Guided by Voices chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[3] |
| MusicOMH | [4] |
| Paste | 7.0/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 6.2/10[6] |
Cool Planet is the 22nd album by Ohio-based group, Guided by Voices. It was the final album by the band[7] before their 2016 reformation. It was released in the United States on May 13, 2014, on the band's own label, Guided by Voices Inc.[8] It was released in the UK a few days later, May 19, on Fire Records.[9]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Robert Pollard, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Authoritarian Zoo" | 2:22 |
| 2. | "Fast Crawl" | 1:42 |
| 3. | "Psychotic Crush" (Tobin Sprout) | 1:23 |
| 4. | "Costume Makes the Man" (R. Pollard/Greg Demos) | 2:04 |
| 5. | "Hat of Flames" | 1:32 |
| 6. | "These Dooms" | 2:00 |
| 7. | "Table at Fool's Tooth" | 1:21 |
| 8. | "All American Boy" (Sprout) | 3:45 |
| 9. | "You Get Every Game" | 2:08 |
| 10. | "Pan Swimmer" | 1:02 |
| 11. | "The Bone Church" (Sprout/Mitch Mitchell) | 2:15 |
| 12. | "Bad Love Is Easy to Do" | 2:05 |
| 13. | "The No Doubters" | 2:37 |
| 14. | "Narrated by Paul" (Sprout) | 1:06 |
| 15. | "Cream of Lung" | 1:14 |
| 16. | "Males of Wormwood Mars" | 2:53 |
| 17. | "Ticket to Hide" (Sprout) | 3:04 |
| 18. | "Cool Planet" | 1:55 |
| Total length: | 36:28 | |
Charts
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[10] | 7 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cool Planet Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ Deming, Mark. "Cool Planet - Guided by Voices". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ Barakat, Fariah (May 15, 2014). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ Kilby, Dylan (May 19, 2014). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ Martin, Garrett (May 13, 2014). "Guided by Voices: Cool Planet Review". Paste. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ Heller, Jason (May 13, 2014). "Guided By Voices: Motivational Jumpsuit". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ Pelly, Jenn (September 18, 2014). "Guided By Voices Break Up (Again)". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Guided By Voices Database". Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Guided By Voices' New Album 'Cool Planet' Due Out 19 May 2014". contactmusic.com. March 5, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Guided by Voices Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
