Civilized (album)

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Civilized
Stellastarr civilized.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 2009 (U.S.)
Genre Indie rock, post-punk revival
Length39:15
Label Bloated Wife Records
Producer Tim O'Heir
Stellastarr chronology
Harmonies for the Haunted
(2005)
Civilized
(2009)

Civilized is the third and final album by indie rock band Stellastarr. It was released in the United States on July 7, 2009.

Contents

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (56/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Washington Post (favorable) [3]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Consequence of Sound (C-) [5]
Sputnik Music(3/5) [6]

Track listing

  1. "Robot" – 3:00
  2. "Freak Out" – 3:27
  3. "Tokyo Sky" – 4:16
  4. "Numbers" – 3:50
  5. "Graffiti Eyes" – 3:41
  6. "Prom Zombie" – 3:26
  7. "Warchild" – 3:33
  8. "People" – 3:15
  9. "Move On" – 4:02
  10. "Sonja Cries" – 4:45
  11. "Underneath the Knife" – 3:11 (iTunes only bonus track)

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References

  1. "Civilized". Metacritic.
  2. Liedel, Kevin (2009-07-05). "Civilized Review". Slant.
  3. Jenkins, Mark (2009-07-17). "CD Review: 'Civilized' by Stellastarr". The Washington Post.
  4. Smith, David (2009-10-21). "Civilized". PopMatters.
  5. Young, Alex (2009-07-09). "Civilized". Consequence of Sound.
  6. K., Rudy (2009-07-29). "Civilized Review". Sputnik Music.