This Is Our Science

This Is Our Science is the fourth solo studio album by American hip hop artist Astronautalis. It was released via Fake Four Inc. on September 13, 2011.^[1] It peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.^[2] Music videos were created for "Contrails",^[3][4] "This Is Our Science",^[5] and "Dimitri Mendeleev".^[6]

This Is Our Science
Studio album by Astronautalis
Released	September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	38:10
Label	Fake Four Inc.
Producer	Picnic Tyme Ted Gowans Lazerbeak Rickolus Alias Broken Astronautalis Radical Face Cecil Otter John Congleton
Astronautalis chronology
Pomegranate (2008) This Is Our Science (2011) Cut the Body Loose (2016)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	85/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Alternative Press	[8]
Consequence of Sound	A+[9]
Okayplayer	82/100[10]
PopMatters	[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[7]

Joe Marvilli of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of A+, saying: "With all the lines, lyrics, and love he put into This Is Our Science, he'll find a home in every city he visits on the road and a growing fan base of friends with whom he can share his stories."^[9]

City Pages included the album on the "Minnesota's Best Albums of 2011" list.^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The River, the Woods"	Picnic Tyme	3:19
2.	"This Is Our Science"	Ted Gowan	3:46
3.	"Thomas Jefferson" (featuring Sims and Mike Wiebe)	Lazerbeak	3:31
4.	"Measure the Globe"	Rickolus	2:59
5.	"Dimitri Mendeleev"	Alias	3:37
6.	"Midday Moon"	Picnic Tyme	4:56
7.	"Contrails" (featuring Tegan Quin)	Broken	2:58
8.	"Holy Water"	Astronautalis	2:57
9.	"Secrets on Our Lips"	Radical Face	4:40
10.	"Lift the Curse"	Cecil Otter	4:51
11.	"One for the Money"	John Congleton	0:10

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[13]

•  Astronautalis – vocals, production (8)
• Sean Kirkpatrick – synthesizer (1, 2, 5), piano (5)
• McKenzie Smith – drums (1, 2, 5, 7, 9)
• Mike Weibe – vocals (1, 3)
• Picnic Tyme – production (1, 6)
• John Congleton – bass guitar (1, 7), guitar (1, 7, 9), production (11), recording, mixing
• Daniel Hart – strings (1, 7, 9)
• Chad Stockslager – piano (1, 9), vocals (2, 9)
• Isaiah Toothtaker – vocals (2)
• P.O.S – vocals (2)
• Ted Gowan – production (2)
• Sims – vocals (3)
• Lazerbeak – production (3)
• Rickolus – production (4)
• Alias – production (5)
• Tegan Quin – vocals (7)
• Broken – production (7)
• Radical Face – production (9)
• Cecil Otter – production (10)
• Alan Douches – mastering

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[2]	44