Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus | ||||
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Released | June 2005 | |||
Genre | Indie pop, folk, experimental rock | |||
Label | Earthology, Baria | |||
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Source | Rating |
All Music | [1] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.3/10) [2] |
Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus is an album by American music group Cloud Cult, released in June 2005 by Earthology Records.
The song "Lucky Today" was used in an advertising campaign for Esurance that showed the band performing the song while sitting on clouds.
All songs written by Craig Minowa.
Then: The Earlier Years is a double album compilation by the band They Might Be Giants, released in 1997. Then contains the album Lincoln in its entirety, the albums They Might Be Giants and Miscellaneous T which are each missing one track, a few otherwise unreleased songs from their 1985 Demo Tape and other songs previously unreleased. The song missing from Miscellaneous T is "(She Was a) Hotel Detective " and the song missing from They Might Be Giants is the album version of "Don't Let's Start", as it was replaced in its appropriate place in the track listing by the single version of the same song from Miscellaneous T. The track "We're The Replacements" references the alternative rock band of the same name.
Demons Dance Alone is a 2002 concept album by the avant-garde music group The Residents about the emotional effects of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The album is split into three main parts, "Loss", "Denial", and "The Three Metaphors", bookended by "Tongue" and "Demons Dance Alone", and broken up by various untitled transitional instrumentals.
Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With is the 3rd EP by prog rock band King Crimson released in 2002, a companion to the subsequent album The Power to Believe (2003).
The Kills are an English-American rock duo formed by American singer Alison "VV" Mosshart and English guitarist Jamie "Hotel" Hince. They are signed to Domino Records. Their first four albums, Keep On Your Mean Side, No Wow, Midnight Boom, and Blood Pressures, all reached the UK album chart. Their fifth and most recent studio album, Ash & Ice, was released in 2016 and reached the UK Top 20 album chart.
A Rock in the Weary Land is the seventh studio album by The Waterboys, released in 2000 by BMG International. It was their first album after a seven-year break. The album cover photography is by Steve Gullick.
Carolyn Arends is a Canadian contemporary Christian musician, songwriter, and author. She is based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
Shiny Toy Guns is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2002. The band is composed of guitarist/vocalist Chad Petree, vocalist Carah Faye Charnow, keyboardist Jeremy Dawson, and drummer Mikey Martin.
Never Say Never: The First 20 Years is the first boxed set from Christian alternative rock band The Choir, released in 2001.
Gallows Gallery is an album by the band Sigh. It was released by Candlelight Records originally in 2005.
The Forsaken is the third studio album by the Christian black metal band Antestor, released in 2005 on Endtime Productions. The album features guest appearances of the established metal musicians Jan Axel Blomberg (Hellhammer) and Ann-Mari Edvardsen.
Cloud Cult is an experimental indie rock band from Duluth, Minnesota led by singer-songwriter Craig Minowa. The name originated from the ancient prophecies of indigenous North Americans.
Perfect Self is the debut album by the American rock band Stereomud. It was released on May 22, 2001 through Loud Records and was manufactured via Columbia Records. The album met with moderate commercial success, with its two singles "Pain", and "Steppin Away", both of which featured their own music videos.
Aurora Borealis is an album by Cloud Cult.
Feel Good Ghosts is an album by Cloud Cult released on Tuesday, April 8 2008.
Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M. is a tribute album of the songs of R.E.M. released in 1992. The title comes from a misunderstood exchange between Jefferson Holt and Mike Mills.
Underwater Sunshine is the sixth studio album by American rock band Counting Crows, released on April 10, 2012, on Cooking Vinyl. The album is composed of cover songs, with vocalist Adam Duritz stating, "Sometimes it's great to play someone else's music and try to make it your own. Sometimes it's great just because it's fun."
Green is the sixth studio album by American rock band R.E.M., released on November 7, 1988 by Warner Bros. Records. Produced by the band and Scott Litt, it continued to explore political issues both in its lyrics and packaging. The band experimented on the album, writing major-key rock songs and incorporating new instruments into their sound including the mandolin, as well as switching their original instruments on other songs.
Drive is the first extended play (EP) by American recording artist Ameriie. It was released for online streaming and purchase on May 20, 2016 through her independent recording label Feeniix Rising Entertainment. It contains production by Mike City and Focus..., as well as long-time collaborators The Buchanans and Rich Harrison. Lead single "Out Loud" was released on March 16, 2015. It serves as her first musical release since her fourth studio album, In Love & War (2009). The EP was recorded during the same time her upcoming studio albums Cymatika, Vol. 1 and BILI. Her following EP was announced for July 2016, however, nothing came out from those plans.
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