Arabia Mountain (album)

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Arabia Mountain
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Studio album by Black Lips
Released June 7, 2011
Genre garage rock, garage punk, rock and roll, indie rock, cowpunk, psychedelic rock, surf rock
Length 41:15
Label Vice
Producer Mark Ronson, Lockett Pundt, Black Lips
Black Lips chronology
200 Million Thousand
(2009)200 Million Thousand2009		 Arabia Mountain
(2011)		 Underneath the Rainbow
(2014)Underneath the Rainbow2014
Singles from Arabia Mountain
  1. "Go Out and Get It"
    Released: March 3, 2011
  2. "Modern Art"
    Released: April 6, 2011
  3. "New Direction"
    Released: May 16, 2011

Arabia Mountain is the sixth studio album by American garage punk band Black Lips, released on June 7, 2011. The album was written and recorded over a nine-month stretch from March 2010[1] to January 2011.[2] Lockett Pundt produced "Bicentennial Man" and "Go Out and Get It", while Mark Ronson was responsible for producing the rest.[3] The production by Ronson was conducted first in a Brooklyn studios, but completed in Black Lips' hometown of Atlanta due to time constraints.[4] The music video for the first single, "Go Out and Get It", was released on March 2. The music video for the second single, "Modern Art", was released on April 5.[5] "New Direction" was leaked to the public by Rolling Stone on May 16.[6] The music video for "Raw Meat" was chosen by Pitchfork in The Top Music Videos of 2011.[7]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
The Guardian 3/5 stars[8]
Allmusic 4/5 stars[9]
Pitchfork (7.7/10)[10]
PopMatters (9/10)[11]
NME (8/10)[12]
Spin (7/10) [13]
Slant Magazine 4/5 stars[14]
A.V. Club (B)[15]

The album was well received by critics, receiving a 7.6 on website AnyDecentMusic?[16]

Licensing

"New Direction" was featured on the AMC television channel. "The Lie" is featured on the soundtrack for Need for Speed: The Run.[17]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Family Tree"   Alexander 2:36
2. "Modern Art"   Swilley 2:04
3. "Spidey's Curse"   Alexander 2:49
4. "Mad Dog"   Swilley 2:02
5. "Mr. Driver"   Alexander 2:49
6. "Bicentennial Man"   Bradley 2:19
7. "Go Out and Get It"   Bradley 1:55
8. "Raw Meat"   Alexander 1:48
9. "Bone Marrow"   Swilley 2:52
10. "The Lie"   Bradley 3:13
11. "Time"   St. Pe 2:46
12. "Dumpster Dive"   Alexander 2:23
13. "New Direction"   Swilley 2:29
14. "Noc-a-Homa"   Swilley 2:00
15. "Don't Mess Up My Baby"   Alexander 2:45
16. "You Keep On Running"   Alexander 4:25
17. "Kiss It Goodbye" ([iTunes Bonus Track])   3:38

Personnel

References

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  9. ↑ Allmusic review
  10. ↑ Pitchfork review
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