Racy (album)

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Racy
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)
Genre Rock
Length38:21
Label Dovecote
Hooray for Earth chronology
True Loves
(2011)
Racy
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 6.4/10 [3]

Racy is the second studio album by American rock band Hooray for Earth. It was released in July 2014 under Dovecote Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Hey"2:35
2."Keys"4:07
3."Say Enough"4:38
4."Somewhere Else"5:14
5."Racy"3:13
6."Last, First"5:31
7."Airs"4:03
8."Happening"3:50
9."Pass"5:10

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References

  1. "Album Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  2. Thomas, Fred. "Album Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  3. Cohen, Ian (July 28, 2014). "Hooray For Earth: Racy". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 4, 2015.