Ganging Up on the Sun

Ganging Up on the Sun
Studio album by Guster
Released June 20, 2006
Genre Alternative rock
Length 48:55
Label Reprise
Producer Joe Pisapia, Jason Lehning, Ron Aniello
Guster chronology
Live 6/17/04 Myrtle Beach, SC
(2004)
Ganging Up on the Sun
(2006)
Satellite EP
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
MusicOMH [2]
New York Times [3]
The A.V. Club [4]

Ganging Up on the Sun is the fifth studio album by rock band Guster. It was released on June 20, 2006. The first single, "Manifest Destiny", was released in late 2005 and its follow-up, "One Man Wrecking Machine", in March 2006. It is Guster's second studio album with Joe Pisapia, his first as a full member. The title comes from a line in "Manifest Destiny": "The moon and stars are ganging up on the sun".

The album is Guster's most successful release to date, debuting on the Billboard 200 albums chart at number 25, topping Keep It Together's number 35 debut in 2003. It won Album of the Year (Major) at the Boston Music Awards in 2006.

Track listing

  1. "Lightning Rod" – 2:55
  2. "Satellite" – 4:34
  3. "Manifest Destiny" – 3:02
  4. "One Man Wrecking Machine" – 4:14
  5. "The Captain" – 3:26
  6. "The New Underground" – 2:52
  7. "Ruby Falls" – 7:04
  8. "C'mon" – 3:51
  9. "Empire State" – 4:59
  10. "Dear Valentine" – 4:34
  11. "The Beginning of the End" – 2:52
  12. "Hang On" – 4:32

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
The Billboard 200 25

References