Rock Island (Palm album)

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Rock Island
Palm Rock Island.png
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)
Genre
Length41:21
Label Carpark
Palm chronology
Shadow Expert
(2017)
Rock Island
(2018)
Nicks and Grazes
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Motif very favorable [6]
Popmatters very favorable [7]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [4]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Sputnikmusic3.7/5 [3]
Tiny Mix Tapes Disc Plain red.svgDisc Plain red.svgDisc Plain red.svgTMT half.svgCercle rouge 100%25.svg [2]

Rock Island is the second studio album by American band Palm. It was released in February 2018 under Carpark Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Pearly"2:47
2."Composite"4:13
3."Dog Milk"5:19
4."Forced Hand"4:26
5."Theme From Rock Island"2:18
6."Bread"4:53
7."Colour Code"2:46
8."Swimmer"4:32
9."Heavy Lifting"4:43
10."20664"1:24
11."(Didn't What You Want) Happen"4:05

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