Art Pop

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Art Pop
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Studio album by
Released2007 [1]
Genre Post-punk
Length49:18
Label swim ~
Githead chronology
Profile
(2005)
Art Pop
(2007)
Landing
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pitchfork Media (6.2/10.0) [3]

Art Pop is the third release and second full-length album by the British rock band Githead, issued in 2007.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "On Your Own" – 3:08
  2. "Drop" – 4:41
  3. "Drive By" – 3:42
  4. "Lifeloops" – 3:17
  5. "These Days" – 3:58
  6. "Jet Ear Game" – 4:10
  7. "Space Life" – 5:31
  8. "All Set Up" – 4:30
  9. "Darkest Star" – 5:05
  10. "Rotterdam" – 3:34
  11. "Live In Your Head" – 7:42

Personnel

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References

  1. swim ~. "Githead - Art Pop :: swim ~". Swim.greedbag.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Pitchfork Media review