Medicine is the sixth studio album by Swedish experimental rock band Goat. It was released on 13 October 2023 by Rocket Recordings.[1]

Medicine
Studio album by
Released13 October 2023 (2023-10-13)
Length43:19
LabelRocket
Goat chronology
Oh Death
(2022)
Medicine
(2023)
Singles from Medicine
  1. "Unemployment Office"
    Released: 8 August 2023

Background

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On 8 August 2023, Goat announced the release of their sixth studio album, along with the first single Unemployment Office.[2] The music video for Unemployment Office was directed by Oliver Lewis.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Classic Rock     [6]
Sputnikmusic     [7]

Medicicine was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 7 reviews.[4]

Track listing

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Medicine track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Impermanence & Death"6:35
2."Raised by Hills"3:19
3."I Became the Unemployment Office"5:13
4."TSOD"3:16
5."Vakna"5:42
6."You'll Be Alright"3:38
7."Join the Resistance"5:36
8."Tripping in the Graveyard"6:36
9."[Untitled]"3:24

Charts

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Chart performance for Medicine
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 53
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] 15

References

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  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (8 August 2023). "Goat Announce New Album". Stereogum. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ Murray, Robin (8 August 2023). "Goat Announce New Album". Clash. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ^ Damara Kelly, Tyler (8 August 2023). "Goat Announce Their Forthcoming Album". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  5. ^ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  6. ^ Beaumont, Mark (13 October 2023). "Goat's new album Medicine". Classic Rock. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Sputnikmusic Review". Sputnikmusic. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Goat – Medicine". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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