What Heaven Is Like

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What Heaven Is Like
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)
Genre Indie rock
Length42:50
Label
Wussy chronology
Forever Sounds
(2016)
What Heaven Is Like
(2018)

What Heaven Is Like is the seventh studio album by Cincinnati, Ohio-based indie rock band Wussy. It was released on May 18, 2018, on Shake It! in the United States and on Damnably in the United Kingdom and European Union. [1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
PopMatters 8/10 [4]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Spectrum CultureStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Vice (Expert Witness)A− [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."One Per Customer" Chuck Cleaver  4:46
2."Cake"Chuck Cleaver, Lisa Walker 3:32
3."Gloria"Lisa Walker 4:37
4."Tall Weeds"Chuck Cleaver, Lisa Walker 4:19
5."Firefly"Lisa Walker 4:51
6."Aliens in Our Midst"Donnie Jupiter Twinkeyz 4:01
7."Skip"Lisa Walker 3:52
8."Oblivion" Kath Bloom Kath Bloom3:40
9."Nope"Chuck Cleaver, Lisa Walker 4:53
10."Black Hole"Lisa Walker 4:19
Total length:42:50

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