Mind Chaos
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| Released | August 25, 2009 | |||
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Mind Chaos is the first studio album by the Portland, Oregon, band Hockey, released in 2009.
Background[edit]
Ben Grubin and Jeremy Reynolds formed Hockey in 2007 in Southern California. After recording a demo they were signed up by Sony Records to record an album with the ex-Talking Heads producer Jerry Harrison. When Sony dropped the band before the album was recorded, Grubin and Reynolds moved to Portland with the percussionist Anthony Stassi and the guitarist Brian White. After having some attention in the UK, the band was signed by Virgin in the UK and Europe, and Capitol Records in the USA, releasing the album in autumn 2009.[1] The song "Work" was used on the soundtrack for the game MLB 09: The Show.
Critical response[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.7/10)[4] |
| Drowned in Sound | (6/10)[5] |
| Belfast Telegraph | [6] |
The album received mixed reviews across a wide range of media. Metacritic, which aggregates reviews and ratings, shows a 68% score for Mind Chaos from twelve critics' reviews.[7]
Reviewing for Drowned in Sound, Neil Ashman wrote, "...at their best they produce some thrilling pop music, and while failing to create a consistently brilliant album, tracks like 'Song Away', 'Too Fake' and 'Learn To Lose' sound good in any year."[5] Similarly, Adam Conner-Simons at The Boston Globe summed up his review, "Derivative? Maybe, but at least it's deftly derived and delivered with purpose and spunk," and a 70% rating.[8]
Track listing[edit]
- "Too Fake" – 4:07
- "3 A.M. Spanish" – 4:09
- "Learn to Lose – 3:51
- "Work" – 5:04
- "Song Away" – 3:18
- "Curse This City" – 4:30
- "Wanna Be Black" – 3:51
- "Four Holy Photos" – 3:51
- "Preacher" – 4:41
- "Put the Game Down" – 5:40
- "Everyone's the Same Age" – 2:55
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart | Highest position |
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| UK Album Chart | 33[9] |
| Billboard Top Heatseekers | 29[10] |
| French Album Chart | 155[11] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Hockey Mind Chaos". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Caroline Sullivan (September 25, 2009). "Hockey: Mind Chaos". The Guardian. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ Paul Thompson (February 4, 2010). "Hockey Mind Chaos". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ a b Neil Ashman (October 1, 2009). "hockey Mind Chaos". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Mind Chaos-Hockey(EMI)". The Belfast Telegraph. October 2, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Mind Chaos by Hockey". Metacritic. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ Adam Conner-Simons (November 9, 2009). "Hockey, 'Mind Chaos'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "Hockey - The Official Chart Company". The Official Chart Company. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ^ "Mind Chaos > Charts and Awards > Billboard Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ^ "Hockey - Mind Chaos". lescharts. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
