15 rows Actually, the shortness and directness of these songs could be seen as a bigger experiment. In fact, the last of those turns out to be the first track on Chemical Chords – depending on your patience and cataloguing system, the ninth, tenth or eleventh Stereolab album since 1991,.
Chemical Chords is the ninth studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab, released on 18 August 2008 by 4AD and Duophonic Records.[11][12]
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Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
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AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | B+[3] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
The Irish Times | [6] |
Mojo | [7] |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10[8] |
Spin | [9] |
Uncut | [10] |
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Track listing
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All tracks written by Lætitia Sadier and Tim Gane, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Neon Beanbag' | 3:49 | |
2. | 'Three Women' | 3:46 | |
3. | 'One Finger Symphony' | 2:05 | |
4. | 'Chemical Chords' | 5:12 | |
5. | 'The Ecstatic Static' | 4:44 | |
6. | 'Valley Hi!' | 2:14 | |
7. | 'Silver Sands' | 3:08 | |
8. | 'Pop Molecule (Molecular Pop 1)' | Gane | 2:15 |
9. | 'Self Portrait with 'Electric Brain' | 3:16 | |
10. | 'Nous Vous Demandons Pardon' | 4:52 | |
11. | 'Cellulose Sunshine' | 2:36 | |
12. | 'Fractal Dream of a Thing' | 3:37 | |
13. | 'Daisy Click Clack' | 3:28 | |
14. | 'Vortical Phonotheque' | 3:07 | |
Total length: | 48:09 |
Personnel
Credits for Chemical Chords adapted from album liner notes.[13]
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Charts
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] | 69 |
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 102 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] | 10 |
US Billboard 200[17] | 170 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] | 7 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19] | 24 |
References
- ^'Chemical Chords by Stereolab'. Metacritic. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^Phares, Heather. 'Chemical Chords – Stereolab'. AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^Alston, Joshua (19 August 2008). 'Stereolab: Chemical Chords'. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^Ross, Daniel (1 August 2008). 'Album Review: Stereolab – Chemical Chords'. Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^Rogers, Jude (15 August 2008). 'Pop review: Stereolab, Chemical Chords'. The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^Gleeson, Sinéad (22 August 2008). 'Stereolab: Chemical Chords (4AD)'. The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^'Stereolab: Chemical Chords'. Mojo (178): 106. September 2008.
- ^Battaglia, Andy (19 August 2008). 'Stereolab: Chemical Chords'. Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^Walters, Barry (August 2008). 'Stereolab: Chemical Chords'. Spin. 24 (8): 111–12. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^Troussé, Stephen (12 August 2008). 'Stereolab – Chemical Chords'. Uncut. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^'Stereolab – Welcome, Bienvenue, Willkommen'. 4AD. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
- ^Thompson, Paul (18 April 2008). 'Stereolab to issue Chemical Chords in August'. Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- ^Chemical Chords (liner notes). Stereolab. 4AD. 2008. CAD2815CD.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^'Irish-charts.com – Discography Stereolab'. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^'Chart Log UK: DJ S – The System Of Life'. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^'Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^'Stereolab Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^'Stereolab Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^'Stereolab Chart History (Independent Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
External links
- Chemical Chords at Discogs (list of releases)
- Chemical Chords at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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iTunes Store edition bonus track | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
15. | 'Spool of Collusion' | 2:12 |
Total length: | 50:21 |
UK limited edition bonus tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
15. | 'The Nth Degree' | 4:13 |
16. | 'Magne-Music' | 3:53 |
Total length: | 56:15 |
Japanese edition bonus tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
15. | 'The Nth Degree' | 4:13 |
16. | 'Magne-Music' | 3:53 |
17. | 'Spool of Collusion' | 2:10 |
Total length: | 58:25 |
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