Easy Wonderful
Easy Wonderful | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 5, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2008–2010 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock | |||
Length | 41:34 | |||
Label | Aware/Universal Republic | |||
Producer | Guster | |||
Guster chronology | ||||
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Easy Wonderful is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band Guster, released on October 5, 2010, on Universal Republic.[1] From August 24 to October 18, 2010, videos for all of the tracks on the album were posted to Vimeo.[2] The first single from the album, "Do You Love Me?" was released on iTunes and through the band's website on August 3, 2010.[3] It was the last album to feature Joe Pisapia, who left the band shortly before the album's release.
Easy Wonderful peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200 and reached number 2 on the Alternative Albums chart.[4]
Reception
[edit]Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100[5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
American Songwriter | [7] |
Billboard | [8] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[9] |
Slant | [10] |
Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[11] |
Uncut | [12] |
Easy Wonderful received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 81/100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[5]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Architects & Engineers" | 2:55 |
2. | "Do You Love Me" | 3:40 |
3. | "On the Ocean" | 4:22 |
4. | "This Could All Be Yours" | 3:32 |
5. | "Stay with Me Jesus" | 3:02 |
6. | "Bad Bad World" | 4:30 |
7. | "This Is How It Feels to Have a Broken Heart" | 3:23 |
8. | "What You Call Love" | 3:37 |
9. | "That's No Way to Get to Heaven" | 2:16 |
10. | "Jesus and Mary" | 3:30 |
11. | "Hercules" | 2:52 |
12. | "Do What You Want" | 3:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Well" | 2:38 |
14. | "Jonah" | 3:22 |
15. | "Lost at Sea" | 3:12 |
16. | "OK Alright" (iTunes-exclusive track) | 2:48 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2010) | Peak
position |
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The Billboard 200[4] | 22 |
References
[edit]- ^ Guster.com "Easy Wonderful" Archived July 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Guster's videos on Vimeo". Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ "New Guster Album Coming in Fall". The Comet. July 20, 2010. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ a b "Guster Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Easy Wonderful by Guster Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Easy Wonderful - Guster". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Guster: Easy Wonderful". American Songwriter. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Guster, "Easy Wonderful"". Billboard. October 15, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Dolan, Jon (September 28, 2010). "Easy Wonderful". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Keefe, Jonathan (October 11, 2010). "Review: Guster, Easy Wonderful". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ K., Rudy (October 4, 2010). "Review: Guster - Easy Wonderful". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ Scoppa, Bud (November 2010). "Guster: Easy Wonderful". Uncut. No. 162. p. 90.
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