Invisible Stars

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Invisible Stars
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 26, 2012 (2012-06-26)
Recorded20112012
Genre Alternative rock
Length38:22
Label eOne Music
Producer Art Alexakis and Stuart Schenk; Jordan Feldstein (exec.)
Everclear chronology
Greatest Hits
(2011)
Invisible Stars
(2012)
Black Is the New Black
(2015)
Singles from Invisible Stars
  1. "Be Careful What You Ask For"
    Released: May 15, 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Under the Gun Review 6/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Invisible Stars is the eighth studio album of original material by alternative rock band Everclear. The album was released June 26, 2012 through eOne Music, and marked their first release of original material in six years, following 2006's Welcome to the Drama Club . The album's only single, "Be Careful What You Ask For", was released on May 15, 2012, with an accompanying music video in the following month. [6] The album debuted at #119 on the Billboard 200.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Art Alexakis; all music is composed by Art Alexakis except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Tiger in a Burning Tree"1:49
2."Falling in a Good Way"2:08
3."Be Careful What You Ask For"3:21
4."Volcano"3:26
5."Santa Ana Wind" (Alexakis, David Walsh)4:19
6."Wishing" (Alexakis, Chloe Lowery)3:54
7."I Am Better Without You"3:53
8."Aces"2:00
9."Jackie Robinson"3:54
10."The Golden Rule"2:17
11."Rocket for the Girl"3:07
12."Promenade"4:09
Total length:38:22

Personnel

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