Tarot Sport is the second studio album by Fuck Buttons, produced by Andrew Weatherall. It was released on 14 October 2009 in the UK and on 20 October in the US.[1] It peaked at number 79 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Tarot Sport
Studio album by
Released14 October 2009 (2009-10-14)
Length58:35
LabelATP Recordings
ProducerAndrew Weatherall
Fuck Buttons chronology
Street Horrrsing
(2008)
Tarot Sport
(2009)
Slow Focus
(2013)
Singles from Tarot Sport
  1. "Surf Solar"
    Released: 2009
  2. "Olympians"
    Released: 2010

Critical reception

edit
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.2/10[3]
Metacritic84/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
The A.V. ClubA−[6]
The Daily Telegraph     [7]
The Guardian     [8]
Mojo     [9]
NME8/10[10]
Pitchfork9.0/10[11]
Q     [12]
Spin6/10[13]
Uncut     [14]

Tarot Sport was met with positive critical reviews, earning a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 21 professional reviews.[4] Andrzej Lukowski of Drowned in Sound wrote that "If it doesn't necessarily resonate with the times, it ought to resonate by dint of sheer, joyous momentum."[15] With a score of 8.3, it is also an AnyDecentMusic? Chart Topper.[16]

Accolades

edit

Track listing

edit

All tracks are written by Fuck Buttons

No.TitleLength
1."Surf Solar"10:34
2."Rough Steez"4:44
3."The Lisbon Maru"9:19
4."Olympians"10:54
5."Phantom Limb"4:49
6."Space Mountain"8:44
7."Flight of the Feathered Serpent"9:31

Personnel

edit

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Fuck Buttons – music
  • Andrew Weatherall – production
  • Steve Boardman – engineering, additional programming
  • Bob Weston – mastering
  • Benjamin John Power – artwork
  • Lucy Johnston – photography

Charts

edit
Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[2] 79

References

edit
  1. ^ pitchfork
  2. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Tarot Sport by Fuck Buttons reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Reviews for Tarot Sport by Fuck Buttons". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ^ Phares, Heather. "Tarot Sport – Fuck Buttons". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  6. ^ Martins, Chris (5 January 2010). "Fuck Buttons: Tarot Sport". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  7. ^ Perry, Andrew (16 October 2009). "F--- Buttons: Tarot Sport, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  8. ^ Jonze, Tim (2 October 2009). "Fuck Buttons: Tarot Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Fuck Buttons: Tarot Sport". Mojo (192): 92. November 2009.
  10. ^ Pattison, Louis (9 October 2009). "Album review: Fuck Buttons – 'Tarot Sport'". NME. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  11. ^ Colly, Joe (23 October 2009). "Fuck Buttons: Tarot Sport". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Fuck Buttons: Tarot Sport". Q (280): 106. November 2009.
  13. ^ Suarez, Jessica (December 2009). "F--k Buttons: Tarot Sport". Spin. 25 (12): 75. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Fuck Buttons: Tarot Sport". Uncut (150): 88. November 2009.
  15. ^ Lukowski, Andrej (12 October 2009). "Album Review: F*ck Buttons – Tarot Sport". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  16. ^ "Tarot Sport by Fuck Buttons reviews | Any Decent Music".
  17. ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2009 (page 4 of 5)". Pitchfork. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  18. ^ The 25 Best Albums of 2009 Referenced 31 July 2010
edit