The Chemistry of Common Life
2008 studio album by Fucked Up / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chemistry of Common Life is the second full-length studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band Fucked Up. It was released on October 7, 2008 on Matador Records in CD and double LP formats and on Welfare Records in Reel-to-reel Audio Tapes. The statement on the label's site describes it as "an expansive epic about the mysteries of birth, death, and the origins of life (and re-living)".
The Chemistry of Common Life | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07) | |||
Recorded | January - June 2008 at Halla Music Studios and Central Audio Studios, Toronto | |||
Genre | Hardcore punk,[1] indie rock[1] | |||
Length | 52:20 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
Producer | Jon Drew | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 85/100[2] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Alternative Press | [4] |
The A.V. Club | A[5] |
Blender | [6] |
Mojo | [7] |
NME | 8/10[8] |
Pitchfork | 8.8/10[1] |
Q | [9] |
Spin | [10] |
Uncut | [11] |
The album is named after a book by James F. W. Johnston, which (among other things) describes hallucinogenic properties of mushrooms and plants. The title for the track "The Peaceable Kingdom" is taken from a famous painting by American folk-painter Edward Hicks. The cover art depicts the phenomenon of Manhattanhenge.
The album won the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.[12]