Tarot Sport

Tarot Sport
Studio album by Fuck Buttons
Released October 14, 2009
Genre Electronica
Post-rock
Length 58:35
Label ATP Recordings
Producer Andrew Weatherall
Professional reviews

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Fuck Buttons chronology
Street Horrrsing
(2008)		 Tarot Sport
(2009)

Tarot Sport is the second studio album by Fuck Buttons. The album was released on October 14, 2009, in the UK and on October 20 in the US.[1] The album was leaked online on September 14, 2009. The songs "Surf Solar" and "Olympians" were released as singles.

Track listing

  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

Critical reception

Tarot Sport was met with positive critical reviews, with Andrzej Lukowski of Drowned in Sound saying that "If it doesn’t necessarily resonate with the times, it ought to resonate by dint of sheer, joyous momentum".[2] On review aggregator Metacritic, the album was awarded a score of 84 out of 100 based on 21 professional reviews.[3] With a score of 8.3, it is also an AnyDecentMusic? Chart Topper.[4]

Many publications ranked Tarot Sport on their end of year lists, including:

References

  1. ^ pitchfork
  2. ^ drownedinsound
  3. ^ Metacritic
  4. ^ http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/897/Tarot-Sport.aspx
  5. ^ Ewing, Tom (17 December 2009). "The Top 50 Albums of 2009". Pitchfork Media. pp. 4. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7744-the-top-50-albums-of-2009/. Retrieved 30 March 2011. 
  6. ^ The 25 Best Albums of 2009 Referenced July 31, 2010