Psychopharmacology (album)

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Psychopharmacology
Firewater - Psychopharmacology.jpg
Studio album by
Firewater
ReleasedApril 17, 2001
RecordedBrooklyn, New York
Genre Indie rock
Length40:12
Label Jetset
Producer Jamey Staub
Firewater chronology
The Ponzi Scheme
(1998)		Psychopharmacology
(2001)		 The Man on the Burning Tightrope
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pitchfork Media (8.6/10) [2]

Psychopharmacology is the third album by Firewater, released on April 17, 2001 through Jetset Records. [3]

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Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tod Ashley.

No.TitleLength
1."Woke Up Down"3:14
2."Psychopharmacology"4:07
3."Fell Off the Face of the Earth"4:39
4."Get Out of My Head"3:50
5."7th Avenue Static"4:24
6."Car Crash Collaborator"3:53
7."Bad, Bad World"4:05
8."The Man With the Blurry Face"4:14
9."Black Box Recording"3:41
10."She's the Mistake"4:05

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Drageset, Travis. "Psychopharmacology". Allmusic. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ Pietin, Jonny (April 17, 2001). "Firewater: Psychopharmacology". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ Nichols, Amanda (2007). "Firewater". Trouser Press . Retrieved June 9, 2013.
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