Beat Poetry for Survivalists

Beat Poetry for Survivalists
Studio album by Peter Buck & Luke Haines
Released	March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
Length	39:18
Label	Cherry Red
Luke Haines chronology
I Sometimes Dream of Glue (2018) Beat Poetry for Survivalists (2020)
Peter Buck chronology
Our Land (2017) Beat Poetry for Survivalists (2020)

Beat Poetry for Survivalists is a 2020 collaborative studio album by R.E.M. co-founder Peter Buck and English musician Luke Haines. It was released on March 6, 2020 under Cherry Red Records. ^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.1/10 [3]
Metacritic	77/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
American Songwriter	[6]
The Irish Times	[7]
MusicOMH	[8]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ( ) [9]

Beat Poetry for Survivalists was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77, based on 8 reviews. ^[4]

Track listing

Beat Poetry for Survivalists track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jack Parsons"	4:34
2.	"Apocalypse Beach"	4:36
3.	"Last of the Legendary Bigfoot Hunters"	4:12
4.	"Beat Poetry for the Survivalist"	4:29
5.	"Witch Tariff"	3:46
6.	"Andy Warhol Was Not Kind"	3:39
7.	"French Man Glam Gang"	3:49
8.	"Ugly Dude Blues"	3:36
9.	"Bobby's Wild Years"	3:43
10.	"Rock 'n' Roll Ambulance"	2:54

References

1. "Beat Poetry for Survivalists - The new album from Luke Haines & Peter Buck!". Cherry Red Records . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
2. "R.E.M.'s Peter Buck releases new collaborative album with ex-Auteurs frontman Luke Haines". ABC News Radio . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
3. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
4. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
5. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
6. Zimmerman, Lee (21 March 2020). "Intriguing Collaboration Between Peter Buck and Luke Haines Brings Out the Best in Both". American Songwriter . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
7. Clayton-Lea, Tony (6 March 2020). "Luke Haines & Peter Buck: Beat Poetry for Survivalists – the results may surprise you". The Irish Times . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
8. Murphy, John (6 March 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
9. Hull, Tom (6 October 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 7 October 2020.