Beat Poetry for Survivalists

Beat Poetry for Survivalists is a 2020 collaborative studio album by R.E.M. co-founder Peter Buck and English musician Luke Haines. It was released on March 6, 2020 under Cherry Red Records.[1][2]

Beat Poetry for Survivalists
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2020 (2020-03-06)
Length39:18
LabelCherry Red
Luke Haines chronology
I Sometimes Dream of Glue
(2018)
Beat Poetry for Survivalists
(2020)
Peter Buck chronology
Our Land
(2017)
Beat Poetry for Survivalists
(2020)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[3]
Metacritic77/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
American Songwriter     [6]
The Irish Times     [7]
MusicOMH     [8]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ (  )[9]

Beat Poetry for Survivalists 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 77, based on 8 reviews.[4]

Track listing

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Beat Poetry for Survivalists track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Jack Parsons"4:34
2."Apocalypse Beach"4:36
3."Last of the Legendary Bigfoot Hunters"4:12
4."Beat Poetry for the Survivalist"4:29
5."Witch Tariff"3:46
6."Andy Warhol Was Not Kind"3:39
7."French Man Glam Gang"3:49
8."Ugly Dude Blues"3:36
9."Bobby;s Wild Years"3:43
10."Rock 'n' Roll Ambulance"2:54

References

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  1. ^ "Beat Poetry for Survivalists - The new album from Luke Haines & Peter Buck!". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ "R.E.M.'s Peter Buck releases new collaborative album with ex-Auteurs frontman Luke Haines". ABC News Radio. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  6. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (21 March 2020). "Intriguing Collaboration Between Peter Buck and Luke Haines Brings Out the Best in Both". American Songwriter. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  7. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (6 March 2020). "Luke Haines & Peter Buck: Beat Poetry for Survivalists – the results may surprise you". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  8. ^ Murphy, John (6 March 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  9. ^ Hull, Tom (6 October 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 7 October 2020.