Tarot Sport

Tarot Sport is the second studio album by Fuck Buttons, produced by Andrew Weatherall. It was released on 14 October 2009 in the UK and on 20 October in the US.^[1] It peaked at number 79 on the UK Albums Chart.^[2]

Tarot Sport
Studio album by Fuck Buttons
Released	14 October 2009 (2009-10-14)
Length	58:35
Label	ATP Recordings
Producer	Andrew Weatherall
Fuck Buttons chronology
Street Horrrsing (2008) Tarot Sport (2009) Slow Focus (2013)
Singles from Tarot Sport
"Surf Solar" Released: 2009 "Olympians" Released: 2010

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.2/10[3]
Metacritic	84/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The A.V. Club	A−[6]
The Daily Telegraph	[7]
The Guardian	[8]
Mojo	[9]
NME	8/10[10]
Pitchfork	9.0/10[11]
Q	[12]
Spin	6/10[13]
Uncut	[14]

Tarot Sport was met with positive critical reviews, earning a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 21 professional reviews.^[4] Andrzej Lukowski of Drowned in Sound wrote that "If it doesn't necessarily resonate with the times, it ought to resonate by dint of sheer, joyous momentum."^[15] With a score of 8.3, it is also an AnyDecentMusic? Chart Topper.^[16]

Accolades

• 11th – Pitchfork^[17]
• 21st – Rhapsody^[18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fuck Buttons.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Surf Solar"	10:34
2.	"Rough Steez"	4:44
3.	"The Lisbon Maru"	9:19
4.	"Olympians"	10:54
5.	"Phantom Limb"	4:49
6.	"Space Mountain"	8:44
7.	"Flight of the Feathered Serpent"	9:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Fuck Buttons – music
• Andrew Weatherall – production
• Steve Boardman – engineering, additional programming
• Bob Weston – mastering
• Benjamin John Power – artwork
• Lucy Johnston – photography

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[2]	79