Rock n Roll Consciousness

Rock n Roll Consciousness is the eleventh solo studio album by American rock musician Thurston Moore. The album was released on 28 April 2017 by Caroline Records worldwide and Fiction Records in Europe and the United States.^[6]

Rock n Roll Consciousness
Studio album by Thurston Moore
Released	April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
Recorded	2016
Studio	The Church Studios, London, England
Genre	Alternative rock, noise rock
Length	42:58
Label	Caroline, Fiction
Producer	Paul Epworth
Thurston Moore chronology
The Best Day (2014) Rock n Roll Consciousness (2017) Spirit Counsel (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+[3]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[4]
musicOMH	[5]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[6]
The Skinny	[7]
Spin	[8]

The album was produced by Paul Epworth.^[9]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank	Ref.
Rough Trade	Albums of the Year	2017	25	[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Thurston Moore and Radieux Radio, except where noted.

Rock n Roll Consciousness track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Exalted"	11:54
2.	"Cusp"	6:34
3.	"Turn On"	10:18
4.	"Smoke of Dreams"	6:04
5.	"Aphrodite"	8:08
Total length:		42:58

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Cease Fire" (Moore)	6:04
7.	"Mx. Liberty" (Moore)	3:13
Total length:		52:15

Personnel

• Thurston Moore – vocals, guitars
• James Sedwards – guitars
• Debbie Googe – bass guitars, backing vocals
• Steve Shelley – drums, percussions
• Paul Epworth – producing
• Randall Dunn – mixing
• Jason Ward – mastering
• Syd Kemp – mixing, engineering on "Mx.Liberty" and "Cease Fire"

Charts

Rock n Roll Consciousness chart performance

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]	52
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13]	151
French Albums (SNEP)[14]	167
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	66
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	65