Know Better Learn Faster

Know Better Learn Faster
Studio album by Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
Released	October 13, 2009
Genre	Rock
Label	Kill Rock Stars
Producer	Tucker Martine
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down chronology
We Brave Bee Stings and All (2008) Know Better Learn Faster (2009) We the Common (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	7/10 [3]
Paste	8.6/10 [4]
Pitchfork	7.8/10 [5]
Under the Radar	[6]

Know Better Learn Faster is the second studio album by alternative folk band Thao & The Get Down Stay Down. It was released on October 13, 2009 on the Kill Rock Stars label. ^[2]

Background

"The record is primarily a response to the end of a relationship, so a lot of it is pretty reactionary. It’s trying to be introspective, but there’s always got to be a little 'fuck you' in there – or, sometimes there’s a lot." ^[7]

Title

Thao Nguyen explained the title of the album in an interview with KEXP: “The album is named ‘Know Better Learn Faster’ because you can't. By the time you realize you should, it's too late. And I enjoy the predicament and the totally devastating, unfunny humor of that.” ^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Clap"	0:33
2.	"Cool Yourself"	2:34
3.	"When We Swam"	2:58
4.	"Know Better Learn Faster"	3:49
5.	"Body"	3:12
6.	"The Give"	3:43
7.	"Good Bye Good Luck"	2:22
8.	"Trouble Was For"	2:47
9.	"Oh. No."	2:46
10.	"Fixed It!"	2:57
11.	"Burn You Up"	2:28
12.	"But What of the Strangers"	3:37
13.	"Easy"	3:37

References

1. "Know Better Learn Faster by Thao With The Get Down Stay Down Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
2. "Know Better Learn Faster - Thao & the Get Down Stay Down | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
3. Bliss, Abi (February 9, 2010). "Album Review: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down - Know Better Learn Faster". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
4. Maddux, Rachael (October 13, 2009). "Thao with the Get Down Stay Down: Know Better Learn Faster". Paste. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
5. Deusner, Stephen M. (October 15, 2009). "Thao with the Get Down Stay Down: Know Better Learn Faster Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
6. Leebove, Laura (November 6, 2009). "Thao With the Get Down Stay Down: Know Better Learn Faster (Kill Rock Stars)". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
7. "Warding off demons with Thao Nguyen (Interview) | Fuel/Friends Music Blog". www.fuelfriendsblog.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
8. Cullen, Brian. "Song of the Day: Thao with The Get Down Stay Down – Know Better Learn Faster". The KEXP Blog. Retrieved April 13, 2016.

External links

• Thao Nguyen official website