Pharmacy of Love

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Pharmacy of Love
Pharmacy of Love (Bettie Serveert album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
Released23 March 2010 (2010-03-23)
Recorded Waimes, Belgium
Genre Indie rock
Length37:57
Label Second Motion Records
Bettie Serveert chronology
Bare Stripped Naked
(2006)
Pharmacy of Love
(2010)
Oh, Mayhem!
(2013)

Pharmacy of Love is the eighth studio album by Dutch indie rock band Bettie Serveert. It was released on 23 March 2010 on Second Motion Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Altsounds 80% [2]
Entertainment Weekly B [3]
Exclaim! (favorable) [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [6]
Under the Radar 6/10 [7]

Several critics gave Pharmacy of Love mixed reviews and/or described it as a return to Bettie Serveert's musical roots. [8] [9]

Track listing

  1. "Deny All" – 3:02
  2. "Semaphore" – 3:32
  3. "Love Lee" – 3:40
  4. "Mossie" – 3:12
  5. "The Pharmacy" – 3:49
  6. "Souls Travel" – 2:47
  7. "Calling" – 9:32
  8. "Change4me" – 4:10
  9. "What They Call Love" (Loud Version) – 4:13

Personnel

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