Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus

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Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2005
Genre Indie pop, folk, experimental rock
Label Earthology, Baria
Cloud Cult chronology
Aurora Borealis
(2004)
Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus
(2005)
The Meaning of 8
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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.

Contents

The song "Lucky Today" was used in an advertising campaign for Esurance that showed the band performing the song while sitting on clouds.

Track listing

All songs written by Craig Minowa.

  1. "Intro" – 3:03
  2. "Living on the Outside of Your Skin" – 3:06
  3. "Happy Hippo" – 2:40
  4. "What Comes at the End" – 3:57
  5. "You Got Your Bones to Make a Beat" – 3:01
  6. Untitled – 0:26
  7. "Washed Your Car" – 1:59
  8. "Transistor Radio" – 4:08
  9. "What It Feels Like to Be Alive" – 0:51
  10. "Moving to Canada" – 3:06
  11. "Start New" – 1:43
  12. "Car Crash" – 2:55
  13. "Light at the End of the Tunnel" 2:45
  14. "Million Things" – 2:36
  15. "Can't Stop the Journey Now" – 3:24
  16. "Clip-Clop" – 2:30
  17. "Training Wheels" – 4:04
  18. "We Made Up Your Mind for You" – 2:23
  19. "That Man Jumped Out the Window" – 3:46
  20. Untitled – 0:31
  21. "Lucky Today" – 2:10
  22. Untitled – 1:04
  23. "Rockwell" – 4:20
  24. Untitled – 0:31
  25. "Bobby's Spacesuit" – 3:02

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References

  1. Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus at AllMusic
  2. "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Cloud Cult: Advice From the Happy Hippopotamus". Pitchforkmedia.com. 2005-05-16. Retrieved 2011-08-04.