GT Ultra

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GT Ultra
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
StudioThe Submarine Studio, New York
Genre
Length28:57
Label DFA
Producer Peter Blackbridge, Dan Death
Guerilla Toss chronology
Eraser Stargazer
(2016)
GT Ultra
(2017)
Twisted Crystal
(2018)

GT Ultra is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Guerilla Toss. It was released on May 19, 2017, by DFA Records. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [2]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Ultra GT was met with favorable reviews from critics. Reviewing the album for Pitchfork , Jesse Jarnow wrote that the album is "anything but monochromatic, but its energy also feels occasionally constrained by its own parameters, with Carlson’s lyrics and the band's arrangements pogoing at the edge of total freedom, and perhaps total chaos." [2] In the Review for Tiny Mix Tapes , Leah B. Levinson called it "an album that is full of musical ingenuity and aural pleasures" but also felt that it was "lacking in long-term affect or cultural demarcators." [3]

Track listing

GT Ultra track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Betty Dreams of Green Men"3:29
2."Can I Get the Real Stuff"2:57
3."Crystal Run"2:57
4."TV Do Tell"1:35
5."The String Game"3:15
6."Skull Pop"5:01
7."Dog in the Mirror"5:03
8."Dose Rate"4:40

Personnel

Credits transcribed from AllMusic. [4]

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References

  1. "Guerilla Toss - The String Game (Official Video) [DFA Records]". Tour - Guerilla Toss. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Jarnow, Jesse (July 5, 2017). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Levinson, Leah B. "Tiny Mix Tapes Review". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  4. "GT Ultra - Guerilla Toss | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved April 1, 2022.