Celebration Castle is the second album by American indie/garage rock band The Ponys. The band recorded it in four days in late 2004. It was released on May 3, 2005.

Celebration Castle
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 3, 2005
Recorded2004
GenreIndie rock
Garage rock
Length35:15
LabelIn the Red Records
ProducerSteve Albini
The Ponys chronology
Laced with Romance
(2004)
Celebration Castle
(2005)
Turn the Lights Out
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Neumu8/10[3]
Pitchfork7.8/10[4]
PopMatters7/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
SpinA−[7]
Stylus MagazineB[8]
The Village VoiceA−[9]

Track listing

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All songs written by Jered Gummere, Melissa Elias, Nathan Jerde, and Ian Adams.

  1. "Glass Conversation" – 4:19
  2. "Another Wound" – 3:33
  3. "Today" – 3:10
  4. "I'm with You" – 2:33
  5. "We Shot the World" – 4:02
  6. "Shadow Box" – 3:42
  7. "Discoteca" – 2:54
  8. "Get Black" – 4:22
  9. "She's Broken" – 4:41
  10. "Ferocious" – 3:59

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Celebration Castle by The Ponys". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Ponys - Celebration Castle". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  3. ^ Gozdecki, Steve. "The Ponys: Celebration Castle". Neumu. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  4. ^ Murphy, Matthew (2005-05-02). "The Ponys: Celebration Castle". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  5. ^ Begrand, Adrien (2005-05-20). "The Ponys: Celebration Castle". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  6. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2005-06-30). "The Ponys: Celebration Castle". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  7. ^ "Breakdown". Spin. Vol. 21, no. 6. June 2005. p. 108. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  8. ^ Cober-Lake, Justin (2005-04-27). "The Ponys - Celebration Castle". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2005-04-29. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (2005-05-17). "Beguilement and Rage". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2018-12-13.