Mr. Impossible (album)

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Mr. Impossible
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Studio album by
Released10 April 2012
Genre Experimental, noise, electronic
Length46:00
Label Ribbon Music
Black Dice chronology
REPO
(2009)
Mr. Impossible
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 62/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B− [3]
Consequence of Sound C+ [4]
Loud and Quiet 1/10 link
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork Media 7.7/10 [6]
PopMatters 4/10 [7]
Spin 7/10 [8]
Tiny Mix Tapes TMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT half.svgTMT empty.svgTMT empty.svg [9]
XLR8R 7/10 [10]

Mr. Impossible is the sixth studio album by New York based American experimental noise band Black Dice. It was released on April 10, 2012, on Ribbon Music.

Track listing

  1. "Pinball Wizard" - 5:10
  2. "Rodriguez" - 4:21
  3. "The Jacker" - 4:23
  4. "Pigs" - 3:27
  5. "Spy Vs. Spy" - 4:43
  6. "Outer Body Drifter" - 5:37
  7. "Shithouse Drifter" - 4:12
  8. "Carnitas" - 8:17
  9. "Brunswick Sludge (Meets Front Range Tripper)" - 5:50

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