Codename: Rondo

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Codename: Rondo
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)
Genre Electro
Label Red Green Catalog
Ghostland Observatory chronology
Robotique Majestique
(2008)
Codename: Rondo
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 53/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B [3]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Beats per Minute 50% [5]
Pitchfork Media 1.5/10 [6]
PopMatters 6/10 [7]

Codename:Rondo is an album by Ghostland Observatory. [8] It was released in 2010 via Red Green Catalog.

Contents

Critical reception

The New York Times praised "That's Right," writing that "it’s both a classic pop singalong and, perhaps more innovatively, a stab at giving the blues a futuristic face lift." [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Glitter"3:08
2."That's Right"2:32
3."Miracles"2:56
4."Codename: Rondo"3:26
5."Give Me the Beat"3:29
6."Body Shop"3:34
7."Freeze"2:42
8."Time"3:07
9."Mama"3:31
10."Kick Clap Speaker"4:51

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