Rock n Roll Consciousness

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Rock n Roll Consciousness
Thurston Moore - Rock n Roll Consciousness.jpg
Studio album by
Thurston Moore
ReleasedApril 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
Recorded2016
Studio The Church (London)
Length42:58
Label
Producer Paul Epworth
Thurston Moore chronology
The Best Day
(2014)		Rock n Roll Consciousness
(2017)		 Improvisations
(2017)

Rock n Roll Consciousness is the eleventh solo studio album by American rock musician Thurston Moore. The album was released on April 28, 2017 by Caroline International [1] and Fiction Records. [2] It was recorded in London at The Church Studios in 2016 [3] and was produced by Paul Epworth.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10 [4]
Metacritic 78/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The A.V. Club B+ [7]
Clash 8/10 [8]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [9]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [10]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [11]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [12]
PopMatters 7/10 [13]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Rock n Roll Consciousness received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 18 critic scores. [5] AnyDecentMusic?, another review aggregator, gave the album 7.5 out of 10 based on 17 critics' scores. [4]

Year-end lists

PublicationListRankRef.
The Quietus Albums of the Year 201733 [15]
Rough Trade Albums of the Year25 [16]

Track listing

All music is composed by Thurston Moore. [3]

Rock n Roll Consciousness track listing
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Exalted"Radieux Radio11:54
2."Cusp"Radio6:34
3."Turn On"Thurston Moore10:18
4."Smoke of Dreams"Moore6:04
5."Aphrodite"Radio8:08
Total length:42:58
Japanese bonus tracks[ citation needed ]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Cease Fire"Moore6:04
7."Mx. Liberty"Moore3:13
Total length:52:15

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes, [3] except where noted.

Thurston Moore Group

Technical and design

Charts

Rock n Roll Consciousness chart performance
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [17] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [18] 52
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [19] 151
French Albums (SNEP) [20] 167
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] 66
Scottish Albums (OCC) [22] 39
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 65

References

  1. 1 2 Wild, Pete (April 25, 2017). "Thurston Moore – Rock n Roll Consciousness". The Skinny . Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ Moss, Charles (August 22, 2024). "Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore Celebrates New Album by Reflecting on His Solo Work". Spin . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Moore, Thurston (2017). Rock n Roll Consciousness (CD liner notes). Caroline International, Fiction Records. CAROL015CD.
  4. 1 2 "Thurston Moore – Rock N Roll Consciousness". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Rock N Roll Consciousness by Thurston Moore". Metacritic . Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Rock N Roll Consciousness – Thurston Moore". AllMusic . Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  7. ↑ O'Neal, Sean (April 28, 2017). "Thurston Moore, Colin Stetson, Juliana Hatfield, and more in this week's music reviews". The A.V. Club . Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  8. ↑ Gray, Josh (April 18, 2017). "Thurston Moore – Rock N Roll Consciousness". Clash . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  9. ↑ Reynolds, Aidan (April 27, 2017). "Thurston Moore – Rock N Roll Consciousness". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  10. 1 2 Westley, Nathan (April 28, 2017). "Rock n Roll Consciousness is Thurston doing what Thurston does best". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  11. ↑ Griffiths, Dan (April 28, 2017). "Thurston Moore – Rock N Roll Consciousness". musicOMH . Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  12. ↑ Berman, Stuart (April 28, 2017). "Albums: Rock n Roll Consciousness – Thurston Moore". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  13. ↑ Cober-Lake, Justin (April 24, 2017). "Thurston Moore: Rock n Roll Consciousness". PopMatters . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  14. ↑ Moores, JR (April 26, 2017). "Rock'n'Roll Consciousness". Record Collector . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  15. ↑ Doran, John (December 23, 2017). "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2017, In Association With Norman Records". The Quietus . p. 4. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. November 14, 2017. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Thurston Moore – Rock n Roll Consciousness" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Thurston Moore – Rock n Roll Consciousness" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Thurston Moore – Rock n Roll Consciousness" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Thurston Moore – Rock n Roll Consciousness". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Thurston Moore – Rock n Roll Consciousness" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  22. 1 2 "Thurston Moore | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved January 5, 2026.


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