Maniac Meat is the second studio album by Tobacco. It was released through Anticon on May 25, 2010.[1] Beck provided vocals on "Fresh Hex" and "Grape Aerosmith".[11] The album peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart,[12] as well as number 44 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[13]

Maniac Meat
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)[1]
GenreElectronic
Length42:18
LabelAnticon
ProducerTobacco
Tobacco chronology
The Allegheny White Fish Tapes
(2009)
Maniac Meat
(2010)
LA UTI
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubC[4]
Beats Per Minute75/100[5]
Consequence of SoundC[6]
NowNNN[7]
Pitchfork7.6/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
The Skinny[10]

Critical reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Constellation Dirtbike Head"2:55
2."Fresh Hex" (featuring Beck)1:35
3."Mexican Icecream"2:21
4."Lick the Witch"2:45
5."Sweatmother"2:12
6."Motorlicker"2:01
7."Unholy Demon Rhythms"2:29
8."Heavy Makeup"4:45
9."Grape Aerosmith" (featuring Beck)1:51
10."New Juices from the Hot Tub Freaks"2:06
11."Six Royal Vipers"2:26
12."Overheater"1:43
13."Creepy Phone Calls"4:08
14."TV All Greasy"3:21
15."Stretch Your Face"2:45
16."Nuclear Waste Aerobics"2:56
Total length:39:40

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[12] 16
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] 44

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maniac Meat". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Maniac Meat by Tobacco". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Maniac Meat - Tobacco". AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  4. ^ Murray, Noel (May 25, 2010). "Tobacco: Maniac Meat". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Coleman, Rich (May 25, 2010). "Tobacco - Maniac Meat". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  6. ^ Young, Alex (May 4, 2010). "Tobacco – Maniac Meat". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  7. ^ Rennie, Andrew (August 5, 2010). "Tobacco: Maniac Meat (Anticon)". Now. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  8. ^ Patrin, Nate (May 25, 2010). "TOBACCO: Maniac Meat". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  9. ^ Britt, Thomas (May 26, 2010). "Tobacco: Maniac Meat". PopMatters. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Souter, Alan (June 9, 2010). "Tobacco – Maniac Meat". The Skinny. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  11. ^ Breihan, Tom (February 19, 2010). "Beck to Guest on New Tobacco Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Tobacco: Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Tobacco: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
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