Ours Is Chrome | ||||
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Released | May 4, 2015 | |||
Recorded | October 2014 | |||
Studio | Studio 4 Recording Studios, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania | |||
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Length | 43:00 | |||
Label | Side One Dummy, Red Bull | |||
Producer | Will Yip | |||
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Singles from Ours Is Chrome | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 69/100 [1] |
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Ours Is Chrome is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Superheaven. Released on May 4, 2015, it was the final album released before going on a 6-year long hiatus in 2016, ending in 2022. The snake on the cover is a DeKay's brown snake (Storeria dekayi).
Ours Is Chrome has been labelled as a alternative rock, [6] grunge, [6] [7] and shoegaze album. [7]
All music is composed by Superheaven
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I've Been Bored" | 3:23 |
2. | "Next to Nothing" | 4:04 |
3. | "Room" | 3:37 |
4. | "All the Pain" | 4:14 |
5. | "Leach" | 3:50 |
6. | "Downswing" | 3:41 |
7. | "Blur" | 3:23 |
8. | "Gushin' Blood" | 3:29 |
9. | "Dig Into Me" | 3:35 |
10. | "From the Chest Down" | 6:06 |
11. | "Poor Aileen" | 4:27 |
Total length: | 43:00 |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [8] | 16 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] | 12 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [10] | 25 |
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