Love Is Real

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Love Is Real
Love Is Real (Front Cover).png
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 19, 2007 (2007-11-19)
Genre
Length47:16
Label Upset the Rhythm
Producer John Maus
John Maus chronology
Songs
(2006)
Love Is Real
(2007)
We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 6.4/10 [1]
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Love Is Real is the second album by the American lo-fi musician John Maus, released in 2007 on the British label Upset the Rhythm. [1]

Track listing

  1. Heaven Is Real (4:16)
  2. Do Your Best (2:45)
  3. Rights for Gays (2:36)
  4. Love Letters From Hell (3:15)
  5. The Silent Chorus (5:00)
  6. Navy Seals (2:16)
  7. Pure Rockets (3:21)
  8. My Whole World's Coming Apart (3:43)
  9. Don't Worship the Devil (3:41)
  10. Tenebrae (5:19)
  11. Too Much Money (3:24)
  12. Green Bouzard (1:00)
  13. Old Town (1:58)
  14. Times Is Weird (4:42)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Leitko, Aaron (April 4, 2008). "John Maus - Love Is Real". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  2. Pemberton, Nathan (October 25, 2017). "John Maus Is Making Outsider Pop for the End of the World". Vulture .
  3. TheBoyDeadly (2007). "John Maus Love Is Real". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2013-04-07.