Summer of Hate is the 2009 debut studio album by the San Diego band Crocodiles. The New York Times featured the album in its Critics' Choice section, saying that Summer of Hate has "some catchy choruses and efficient low-fi landscapes."[7]

Summer of Hate
Studio album by
Released2009
GenreNoise pop, indie pop, post-punk revival, psychedelic rock, lo-fi
Length33:59
LabelFat Possum Records
Crocodiles chronology
Summer of Hate
(2009)
Sleep Forever
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
Billboard(positive)[5]
Pitchfork Media4.1/10[6]
Spin[4]

The album cover is a photo of Manson Family member Ruth Anne Moorehouse.[8]

Track listing edit

  1. "Screaming Chrome" – 0:47
  2. "I Wanna Kill - 4:35
  3. "Soft Skull (In My Room)" – 2:32
  4. "Here Comes the Sky" – 4:15
  5. "Refuse Angels" – 2:43
  6. "Flash of Light" – 5:05
  7. "Sleeping With the Lord" – 3:18
  8. "Summer of Hate" - 3:32
  9. "Young Drugs" – 7:12

References edit

  1. ^ "Summer Of Hate by Crocodiles". Metacritic. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "Crocodiles: Summer Of Hate". Music. 19 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Crocodiles, 'Summer of Hate' (Fat Possum)". Spin. May 20, 2009.
  5. ^ "Billboard review". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Crocodiles: Summer of Hate". Pitchfork.
  7. ^ Critics' Choice New CDs, The New York Times, [1], Accessed May 4, 2010
  8. ^ McPheeters, Sam (September 25, 2009). "Schni-Schna-Schnappi".