Tarot Sport

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Tarot Sport
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Studio album by
Released14 October 2009 (2009-10-14)
Length58:35
Label ATP Recordings
Producer Andrew Weatherall
Fuck Buttons chronology
Street Horrrsing
(2008)
Tarot Sport
(2009)
Slow Focus
(2013)
Singles from Tarot Sport
  1. "Surf Solar"
    Released: 2009
  2. "Olympians"
    Released: 2010

Tarot Sport is the second studio album by Fuck Buttons, produced by Andrew Weatherall. It was released on 14 October 2009 in the UK and on 20 October in the US. [1] It peaked at number 79 on the UK Albums Chart. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 8.2/10 [3]
Metacritic 84/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The A.V. Club A− [6]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
NME 8/10 [10]
Pitchfork 9.0/10 [11]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Spin 6/10 [13]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Tarot Sport was met with positive critical reviews, earning a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 21 professional reviews. [4] Andrzej Lukowski of Drowned in Sound wrote that "If it doesn't necessarily resonate with the times, it ought to resonate by dint of sheer, joyous momentum." [15] With a score of 8.3, it is also an AnyDecentMusic? Chart Topper. [16]

Accolades

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fuck Buttons

No.TitleLength
1."Surf Solar"10:34
2."Rough Steez"4:44
3."The Lisbon Maru"9:19
4."Olympians"10:54
5."Phantom Limb"4:49
6."Space Mountain"8:44
7."Flight of the Feathered Serpent"9:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

ChartPeak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [2] 79

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