Bad Time Zoo is the second studio album by American rapper Sims, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released on Doomtree Records on February 15, 2011.[11] The album is entirely produced by Lazerbeak.[12]
| Bad Time Zoo | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 15, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 52:25 | |||
| Label | Doomtree Records | |||
| Producer | Lazerbeak | |||
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| Singles from Bad Time Zoo | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alarm | favorable[2] |
| Alternative Press |   [3] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B[5] |
| HipHopDX | [6] |
| Punknews.org | [7] |
| Scene Point Blank | 8.4/10[8] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[9] |
| Urb | [10] |
Sims told an interviewer for RapReviews that he had originally titled the album The Veldt, inspired by the Ray Bradbury short story, "because a lot of the songs use animal imagery as metaphors for human interactions."[13]
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Bad Time Zoo received an average score of 79% based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
The single, "Burn It Down", was listed by KEXP-FM as their "Song of the Day" on June 24, 2011.[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Future Shock" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Burn It Down" | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Bad Time Zoo" | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Too Much" (featuring P.O.S) | 3:29 |
| 5. | "One Dimensional Man" | 3:15 |
| 6. | "In My Sleep" | 3:01 |
| 7. | "When It Rolls In" | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Good Times" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "LMG" | 3:13 |
| 10. | "The Veldt" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Weight" | 2:51 |
| 12. | "Radio Opaque" | 3:54 |
| 13. | "Sink or Syncopate" | 4:24 |
| 14. | "Hey You" | 3:24 |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] | 18 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] | 69 |
References
External links
- Bad Time Zoo at Discogs (list of releases)
- "Burn It Down" on SoundCloud