Surgery (album)

Surgery
Studio album by The Warlocks
Released	2005
Genre	Rock, Psychedelic
Length	59:05
Label	Mute Records
Producer	Tom Rothrock
The Warlocks chronology
Phoenix (album) (2002) Surgery (2005) Heavy Deavy Skull Lover (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Contact Music	(9/10)[2]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10)[3]
Pitchfork Media	(1.7/10)[4]
PopMatters	(6/10)[5]
TinyMixTapes	[6]

Surgery is the third album by the Los Angeles based neo-psychedelic rock band, the Warlocks. It was released by major label, Mute Records in 2005,^[7] and was produced by the high profile, Tom Rothrock. It has been remarked on by critics for having a more refined sound to 2002's Phoenix Album,^[8] a sound described by band leader, Bobby Hecksher as "space age doo-wop". ^[9] The average track length is notably shorter to previous releases, and the album is lyrically darker to the drug-centric Phoenix Album and Rise and Fall.^[8] According to the liner notes, the album is dedicated to the memory of fellow Los Angeles based musician, Elliott Smith, and to Bomp! Records founder, Greg Shaw.

The album also marks the first time the United States and United Kingdom releases have featured identical track listings.

Track listing

1. "Come Save Us" - 4:43
2. "It's Just Like Surgery" - 4:06
3. "Gypsy Nightmare" - 4:20
4. "Angels In Heaven, Angels In Hell" - 4:15
5. "We Need Starpower" - 4:26
6. "Thursday's Radiation" - 7:44
7. "Evil Eyes Again" - 3:32
8. "The Tangent" - 5:01
9. "Above Earth" - 4:20
10. "Bleed Without You Babe" - 4:24
11. "Suicide Note" - 12:12

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