Guitar Romantic

Guitar Romantic
Studio album by The Exploding Hearts
Released	October 18, 2002
Recorded	April 2002
Genre	Power pop [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] punk rock [6] [7]
Length	28:33
Label	Dirtnap, Screaming Apple
Producer	The Exploding Hearts, Pat Kearns

Guitar Romantic is the only studio album by American rock band The Exploding Hearts; it was released first by Screaming Apple Records in 2002, and then Dirtnap Records and in 2003.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
Pitchfork	8.8/10 [9]
Robert Christgau	[10]
Stylus Magazine	C [11]

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Pitchfork	US	The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s [12]	2009	60

Pitchfork listed the song "Modern Kicks" at 290 in its list of "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s". ^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Modern Kicks"	Adam Cox, Jeremy Gage, Terry Six	3:18
2.	"I'm a Pretender"	King Louie Bankston, Cox	2:31
3.	"Thorns in Roses"	Bankston, Cox	2:42
4.	"You're Black & Blue"	Cox	2:05
5.	"Sleeping Aides & Razorblades"	Bankston, Cox	2:36
6.	"Rumours in Town"	Bankston, Cox	2:32
7.	"Throwaway Style"	Bankston, Cox	2:58
8.	"Boulevard Trash"	Bankston, Cox	2:10
9.	"Jailbird"	Bankston, Cox, Six	3:37
10.	"Still Crazy"	Cox, Gage, Six	4:04

References

1. DeVille, Chris (April 1, 2013). "Deconstructing: 10 Years Of The White Stripes Elephant And Exploding Hearts Guitar Romantic". Stereogum . Retrieved January 15, 2022.
2. "Still Shattered: 10 Years After The Exploding Hearts' Guitar Romantic". Consequence . April 30, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
3. "10 Essential Power Pop Albums". Treble. March 2, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
4. "40 Greatest One-Album Wonders". Rolling Stone . April 5, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
5. Yassin, Jibril (May 20, 2016). "The 10 Best Power Pop Albums To Own On Vinyl". Vinyl Me Please. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
6. "10 Essential Portland Albums". Treble. September 13, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
7. Nizam, Adam. "The 25 Best Punk Albums of the 2000s". Paste . Retrieved March 4, 2023.
8. Sendra, Tim. "Guitar Romantic – The Exploding Hearts". AllMusic . Retrieved January 31, 2012.
9. LeMay, Matt (April 8, 2003). "The Exploding Hearts: Guitar Romantic". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 31, 2012.
10. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Exploding Hearts". www.robertchristgau.com.
11. Unterberger, Andrew (September 1, 2003). "The Exploding Hearts – Guitar Romantic – Review". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
12. "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork . October 2, 2009. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
13. "Staff Lists: The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 500–201". Pitchfork . August 16, 2009. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2012.