Guitar Romantic

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Guitar Romantic
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1, 2003
RecordedApril 2002
Genre
Length28:33
Label Dirtnap, Screaming Apple
Producer The Exploding Hearts, Pat Kearns

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

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [8]
Pitchfork 8.8/10 [9]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [10]
Stylus Magazine C [11]
PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Pitchfork USThe Top 200 Albums of the 2000s [12] 200960

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

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Modern Kicks"Adam Cox, Jeremy Gage, Terry Six3:18
2."I'm a Pretender"King Louie Bankston, Cox2:31
3."Thorns in Roses"Bankston, Cox2:42
4."You're Black & Blue"Cox2:05
5."Sleeping Aides & Razorblades"Bankston, Cox2:36
6."Rumours in Town"Bankston, Cox2:32
7."Throwaway Style"Bankston, Cox2:58
8."Boulevard Trash"Bankston, Cox2:10
9."Jailbird"Bankston, Cox, Six3:37
10."Still Crazy"Cox, Gage, Six4:04

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