Cool Planet

Cool Planet
Studio album by
Guided by Voices
ReleasedMay 13, 2014
Recorded2014
StudioCyberteknics in Dayton, Ohio
GenreIndie rock
Length36:28
LabelGuided by Voices Inc. / Fire Records
ProducerRobert Pollard
Guided by Voices chronology
Motivational Jumpsuit
(2014) 		Cool Planet
(2014) 		Please Be Honest
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!7/10[3]
MusicOMH[4]
Paste7.0/10[5]
Pitchfork6.2/10[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

All tracks are written by Robert Pollard, except where noted

No.TitleLength
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

Chart performance for Cool Planet
Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 7

References

  1. ^ "Cool Planet Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Cool Planet - Guided by Voices". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  3. ^ Barakat, Fariah (May 15, 2014). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Kilby, Dylan (May 19, 2014). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Martin, Garrett (2014-05-13). "Guided by Voices: Cool Planet Review". Paste. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  6. ^ Heller, Jason (2014-05-13). "Guided By Voices: Motivational Jumpsuit". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  7. ^ Pelly, Jenn (2014-09-18). "Guided By Voices Break Up (Again)". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  8. ^ "Guided By Voices Database". Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  9. ^ "Guided By Voices' New Album 'Cool Planet' Due Out 19 May 2014". contactmusic.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  10. ^ "Guided by Voices Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2020.