Sweatbox Dynasty

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Sweatbox Dynasty
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 2016
Length30:08
Label Ghostly International
Producer Tobacco
Tobacco chronology
Ultima II Massage
(2014)
Sweatbox Dynasty
(2016)
Ripe & Majestic (Instrumental Rarities & Unreleased Beats)
(2017)

Sweatbox Dynasty is the fourth studio album by American electronic musician Tobacco, released August 19, 2016, by Ghostly International. [1]

Contents

Reception

Sweatbox Dynasty ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.1/10 [2]
Metacritic 67/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic 7/10 [4]
Consequence of Sound C+ [5]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [1]
Exclaim! 7/10 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit 7.5/10 [8]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [9]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Sweatbox Dynasty received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 from 11 critic scores. [3]

Year-end lists

Sweatbox Dynasty year-end lists
Publication#Ref.
PopMatters 18 [13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tobacco. All tracks are produced by Tobacco

Sweatbox Dynasty track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Human Om"3:05
2."Hong"1:09
3."Wipeth Out"1:32
4."Gods in Heat"3:21
5."Home Invasionaries"2:22
6."Dimensional Hum"2:14
7."Warlock Mary"2:33
8."Suck Viper"1:56
9."The Madonna"1:10
10."Fantasy Trash Wave"2:47
11."Memory Girl"1:50
12."Let's Get Worn Away"6:09
Total length:30:08

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