Life on Earth (Tiny Vipers album)

Life on Earth is the second full-length album released by Tiny Vipers on Sub Pop Records on July 7, 2009. In a June 2009 track review, Pitchfork Media awarded "Dreamer" their Best New Music accolade.[8]

Life on Earth
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 2009 (CD, Digital)
November 16, 2009 (Vinyl)
Length65:31
LabelSub Pop Records
ProducerJesy Fortino
Tiny Vipers chronology
Tiny Vipers
(2007)
Life on Earth
(2009)
Weak Moments of the Shadows
(2009)
Alternative cover
Vinyl Edition cover
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Drowned In Sound(6/10)[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[4]
PopMatters(7/10)[5]
Sputnikmusic[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes[7]

Luckyhorse Industries released a 180 gram double vinyl edition on November 16, 2009. It was limited to 500 copies with numbered handmade covers, the first 30 of which were printed on green marble vinyl. "Audrey's Well" is included as a bonus track.

Track listing

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  1. "Eyes Like Ours" – 5:50
  2. "Development" – 6:08
  3. "Slow Motion" – 4:03
  4. "Dreamer" – 4:14
  5. "Time Takes" – 5:51
  6. "Young God" – 4:52
  7. "Life on Earth" – 10:12
  8. "CM" – 3:05
  9. "Tiger Mountain" – 6:22
  10. "Twilight Property" – 7:52
  11. "Outside" – 6:02
  12. "Audrey's Well" - 8:33 (vinyl only bonus track)

As of 2020, the album's digital download tracklist on Fortino's Bandcamp page has been truncated and re-ordered without explanation.[9] The new track order there is

  1. "Eyes Like Ours" – 5:50
  2. "Development" – 6:08
  3. "Life on Earth" – 10:12
  4. "CM" – 3:05
  5. "Dreamer" – 4:14
  6. "Slow Motion" – 4:03
  7. "Outside" – 6:02

Bonus disc

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  1. "Blades of Grass" - 37:37

Bonus disc is a CD-R that was available only by pre-ordering the album on Sub Pop's website, although select independent record stores included it as a bundle with the album.

References

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  1. ^ "Reviews for Life On Earth by Tiny Vipers". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  2. ^ James Christopher Monger (2009-07-07). "Life on Earth - Tiny Vipers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  3. ^ Neyland, Nick (2009-07-09). "Album Review: Tiny Vipers - Life On Earth / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  4. ^ Matthew Solarski (2009-07-08). "Tiny Vipers: Life on Earth Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  5. ^ "Tiny Vipers: Life on Earth". PopMatters. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  6. ^ "Tiny Vipers - Life on Earth (album review )". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  7. ^ "Tiny Vipers - Life on Earth | Music Review | Tiny Mix Tapes". Tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  8. ^ "Tiny Vipers: "Dreamer" | Tracks". Pitchfork. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  9. ^ "Life on Earth". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2020-12-03.