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What Chaos Is Imaginary

What Chaos is Imaginary
Studio album by
Girlpool
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2019 (2019-02-01)
Length45:32
LabelAnti-
ProducerDavid Tolomei[1]
Girlpool chronology
Powerplant
(2017) 		What Chaos is Imaginary
(2019) 		Forgiveness
(2022)

What Chaos is Imaginary is the third studio album by American duo Girlpool. It was released on February 1, 2019 through Anti- Records.

Release and promotion

On October 9, 2018, Girlpool released the double single "Lucy's" and "Where You Sink", their first release to feature Tucker singing much deeper than he did previously due to taking testosterone.[2] On November 13, the band released the single "Hire", and announced What Chaos Is Imaginary.[3] Girlpool toured the United States in April and May 2019 to promote the album.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Clash7/10[7]
ConsequenceB+[8]
DIY[9]
Drowned in Sound8/10[10]
Exclaim!8/10[11]
Paste6.7/10[1]
Pitchfork7.8/10[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes[13]
Under the Radar6.5/10[14]

What Chaos Is Imaginary received a weighted score of 74 out of 100 from review aggregate website Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 19 reviews from music critics.[5] Sasha Geffen of Pitchfork said about the album, "Weaving in and out of concrete, direct, indie-rock songwriting and meditative, impressionistic dream pop, the record takes up more space than any of Girlpool’s previous music."[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Lucy's"3:03
2."Stale Device"3:10
3."Where You Sink"3:22
4."Hire"2:55
5."Pretty"3:25
6."Chemical Freeze"4:21
7."All Blacked Out"3:07
8."Lucky Joke"2:37
9."Minute in Your Mind"2:21
10."What Chaos Is Imaginary"5:23
11."Hoax and the Shrine"2:37
12."Swamp and Bay"3:12
13."Josephs Dad"2:26
14."Roses"3:33
Total length:45:32

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] 16
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] 40

References

  1. ^ a b Galvin, Anne (February 8, 2019). "Girlpool: What Chaos Is Imaginary Review". Paste. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Gotrich, Lars (October 9, 2018). "Hear Two New Songs From Girlpool: 'Where You Sink' And 'Lucy's'". NPR. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Alston, Trey (November 13, 2018). "Girlpool Announce New Album, Share New Song "Hire": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Gottsegen, Will (February 1, 2019). "Stream Girlpool's New Album What Chaos Is Imaginary". Spin. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Thomas, Fred. "What Chaos Is Imaginary - Girlpool". AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  7. ^ Finamore, Emma (January 30, 2019). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  8. ^ Dzubay, Laura (January 30, 2019). "Girlpool Deepen and Expand Their Sound on What Chaos Is Imaginary". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  9. ^ Finn, Rachel (February 2019). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  10. ^ Siregar, Cady (February 4, 2019). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  11. ^ Mohammed, Jenna (January 29, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  12. ^ a b Geffen, Sasha (February 1, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  13. ^ Sean Hannah. "Girlpool - What Chaos Is Imaginary - Music Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  14. ^ Lee Adcock (January 31, 2019). "Girlpool: What Chaos Is Imaginary (ANTI-) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  15. ^ "Girlpool Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  16. ^ "Girlpool Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
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