Breakup Song (album)

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Breakup Song
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2012
Genre Noise pop, experimental rock, synth-pop, indie electronic
Length30:01
Label Polyvinyl
Producer Deerhoof
Deerhoof chronology
Deerhoof vs. Evil
(2011)
Breakup Song
(2012)
La Isla Bonita
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B− [3]
BBC (favorable) [4]
Beats Per Minute 81% [5]
Consequence of Sound B [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [8]
The Quietus (mixed) [9]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Breakup Song is the eleventh studio album by the band Deerhoof. It was released on September 4, 2012 on Polyvinyl Records. A music video for the album's title track was released on June 3, 2013. It was directed by Pieter Dirkx.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ed Rodriguez, Greg Saunier, John Dieterich, and Satomi Matsuzaki, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Breakup Songs"2:03
2."There's That Grin"3:19
3."Bad Kids to the Front"2:33
4."Zero Seconds Pause"2:51
5."Mothball the Fleet"3:15
6."Flower"2:22
7."To Fly or Not to Fly"1:45
8."The Trouble with Candyhands"3:04
9."We Do Parties"3:02
10."Mario's Flaming Whiskers III"2:31
11."Fête d'Adieu"3:16

Personnel

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