Sonic Citadel

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Sonic Citadel
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)
Genre Noise rock [1]
Length52:46
Label Thrill Jockey
Lightning Bolt chronology
Fantasy Empire
(2015)
Sonic Citadel
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [3]
The Quietus Positive [4]
DC Music ReviewPositive [5]

Sonic Citadel is the seventh studio album by American noise rock band Lightning Bolt. It was released in October 2019 under Thrill Jockey Records. [6]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lightning Bolt.

No.TitleLength
1."Blow to the Head"3:09
2."USA Is a Psycho"3:08
3."Air Conditioning"4:13
4."Hüsker Dön't"6:04
5."Big Banger"5:05
6."Halloween 3"5:49
7."Don Henley in the Park"3:50
8."Tom Thump"2:42
9."Bouncy House"4:39
10."All Insane"4:57
11."Van Halen 2049"9:10
Total length:52:46

References

  1. 1 2 Thomas, Fred. "Sonic Citadel – Lightning Bolt". AllMusic . Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. "Sonic Citadel by Lightning Bolt Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  3. Joyce, Colin (October 12, 2019). "Lightning Bolt: Sonic Citadel". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. Brooks, Bernie (October 3, 2019). "Beyond Good & Evil: Breaching Lightning Bolt's Sonic Citadel". The Quietus . Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  5. Hudson, Josh (October 18, 2019). "Album Review: Lightning Bolt – Sonic Citadel". DC Music Review. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  6. "Lightning Bolt Are Back and As Loud as Ever on 'Sonic Citadel'". PopMatters. October 7, 2019.