Earthquake Glue | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 19, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 45:17 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
Producer | Todd Tobias | |||
Guided by Voices chronology | ||||
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Earthquake Glue is the 14th record by Dayton, Ohio rock group Guided by Voices. Working titles for the album included "Model Prisoners of the 5 Sense Realm", "Live Like Kings Forever", and "All Sinners Welcome".[1] The first 25,000 copies were packaged in a numbered limited-edition digipak. Some copies of Earthquake Glue contained a golden ticket; people with a golden ticket were entitled to a free copy of the anthology box set Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere.[1]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Magnet | [5] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.5/10)[4] |
PopMatters | [7] |
Uncut | [6] |
Earthquake Glue met with some critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album received a metascore of 78, based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Mark Deming of AllMusic said that it "may well be the most consistent and satisfying Guided By Voices album to date."[3]
All songs written by Robert Pollard.
The credits do not give specific instruments played by each individual, but rather list every performer who appeared on the release in any capacity.[8]