Mondo (album)

Mondo
Studio album by Electric Guest
Released April 24, 2012
Recorded 2011-2012
Genre Indie rock, indie pop, indietronica, electronic rock, psychedelic pop
Label Downtown Records /
Across The Universe
Producer Danger Mouse
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 59/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Beats per Minute 84%[2]
Daily Express 5/5[3]
Daily Star 9/10[4]
Drowned in Sound 6/10[5]
Islington Gazette [6]
Loud and Quiet 8/10[7]
musicOMH [8]
Pitchfork Media 4.6/10[9]
Popmatters 6/10[10]
Rolling Stone [11]

Mondo is the debut studio album of Los Angeles-based indie pop band Electric Guest. It was released in April 24, 2012 on Downtown Records and Across The Universe labels.

The album entered the French Albums Chart at No. 32 in its first week of release.

Track listing

  1. "Holes" (2:45)
  2. "This Head I Hold" (2:55)
  3. "Under the Gun" (3:42)
  4. "Awake" (5:00)
  5. "Amber" (3:50)
  6. "The Bait" (3:06)
  7. "Waves" (3:06)
  8. "Troubleman" (8:48)
  9. "American Daydream" (2:48)
  10. "Control" (2:18)
  11. "Holiday" (3:08) [Japan Bonus Track]
  12. "Jenny" (4:15) [Japan Bonus Track]

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[12] 32
scope="row" US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] 11
scope="row" US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 49

References

  1. "Mondo – Electric Guest". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. O'Malley, Kerri (23 April 2012). "Album Review: Electric Guest – Mondo". Beats per Minute. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. Townsend, Martin (28 April 2013). "CD Review: Electric Guest – Mondo". Daily Express. Northern and Shell Media. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. Earls, John (29 April 2013). "Electric Guest: Mondo – Album review". Daily Star. Northern and Shell Media. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. Bass, George (9 May 2012). "Album Review: Electric Guest – Mondo". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  6. Moore, Stephen (27 May 2013). "Album review: Electric Guest – Mondo". Islington Gazette. Archant. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  7. Younis, Reef (June 2012). "Electric Guest – Mondo". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  8. Saunders, Chris (14 May 2012). "Electric Guest – Mondo". musicOMH. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  9. Cohen, Ian (4 May 2012). "Electric Guest: Mondo". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  10. Spoerl, Steven (15 May 2012). "Electric Guest: Mondo". Popmatters. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  11. Hermes, Will (7 May 2012). "Electric Guest Mondo Album Review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  12. LesCharts.com: Electric Guest page
  13. "Electric Guest Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Electric Guest.
  14. "Electric Guest Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Independent Albums for Electric Guest.