Velocity of Sound

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Velocity of Sound
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 2002
RecordedJanuary 2-June 6, 2002 @ Pet Sounds Recording Studio, Denver, Colorado
Genre
Length26:59
Label SpinART Records (SPART100), Elephant 6
Producer Robert Schneider
The Apples in Stereo chronology
Sound Effects
(2001)
Velocity of Sound
(2002)
New Magnetic Wonder
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 64/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork Media 6.4/10 [6]
PopMatters (favorable) [7]
Robert Christgau A− [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Velocity of Sound is the fifth studio album by The Apples in Stereo, released in October 2002. The American release has an orange album cover, while the European version is green and the Japanese version is blue. The bonus track is also different for each version.

Contents

The album is somewhat louder and more aggressive than the band's four previous studio albums with more emphasis on electric instruments (such as the distorted sounds of an electric guitar) than acoustic. The album was recorded between January 2 - June 6, 2002 at Pet Sounds Recording Studio in Denver, Colorado on 8-track and 16-track tape machines as well as an electronic computer.

Track listing

All tracks written by Robert Schneider except where noted.

  1. "Please" – 2:29
  2. "Rainfall" (lyrics by Robert Schneider, music by Hilarie Sidney) – 2:44
  3. "That's Something I Do" – 2:28
  4. "Do You Understand?" – 3:22
  5. "Where We Meet" – 2:52
  6. "Yore Days" (Eric Allen) – 2:03
  7. "Better Days" – 2:29
  8. "I Want" (Hilarie Sidney) – 2:03
  9. "Mystery" – 3:10
  10. "Baroque" – 3:21

Bonus tracks

American release

  1. "She's Telling Lies (Bryce's Mix)" – 1:51

European release

  1. "She's Telling Lies (Robert's Mix)" – 1:42

Japanese release

  1. "Other" – 2:19

Personnel

The Apples in Stereo
Additional
Production

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