Planet's Mad is the second studio album by American DJ and producer Baauer. It was originally scheduled for release on June 3, 2020, but got pushed back to June 19, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd protests.[8]

Planet's Mad
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
Length39:43
LabelLuckyMe
Baauer chronology
Aa
(2016)
Planet's Mad
(2020)
Singles from Planet's Mad
  1. "Planet's Mad"
    Released: April 8, 2020[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Exclaim!7/10[3]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[4]
MusicOMH[5]
Pitchfork6.8/10[6]
Slant Magazine[7]

Critical reception

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Planet's Mad 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 72, based on 5 reviews.[2]

Track listing

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Planet's Mad track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Planck"3:41
2."Planet's Mad"2:54
3."Magic"3:44
4."Yehoo"3:22
5."Pizzawala"2:46
6."Reachupdontstop"4:00
7."Hot 44"4:26
8."Aether"4:01
9."Cool One Seven One"4:16
10."Remina"0:56
11."Home" (featuring Bipolar Sunshine)2:50
12."Group"2:47
Total length:39:43
Japanese bonus track [9]
No.TitleLength
13."Jeez"3:42
Total length:42:25

References

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  1. ^ Minsker, Evan (April 8, 2020). "Baauer Announces New Album Planet's Mad, Shares Video for New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Pearson, Luke (June 4, 2020). "Baauer's Party Beats on 'Planet's Mad' Feel Lonely Without Enough Collaborators". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Inscoe-Jones, Liam (June 19, 2020). "Baauer proves there's more to him than his dubstep past". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Devlin, Ben (June 17, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Blum, Dani (June 22, 2020). "Baauer: Planet's Mad Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Lyons-Burt, Charles (June 18, 2020). "Baauer's Planet's Mad Relentlessly Evokes a Sense of Doom". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Scruggs, Rugby (June 18, 2020). "Baauer releases 'Planet's Mad' film to accompany forthcoming LP". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "Planet's Mad" (in Japanese). Beatink.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.