This Is Our Science

This Is Our Science
Studio album by Astronautalis
Released September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Genre Hip hop
Length 38:10
Label Fake Four Inc.
Producer John Congleton, Picnic Tyme, Ted Gowans, Lazerbeak, Rickolus, Alias, Broken, Astronautalis, Radical Face, Cecil Otter
Astronautalis chronology
Pomegranate
(2008)		 This Is Our Science
(2011)		 Cut the Body Loose
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press[2]
Consequence of SoundA+[3]
Okayplayer82/100[4]
PopMatters[5]

This Is Our Science is the fourth solo studio album by American hip hop artist Astronautalis. It was released via Fake Four Inc. on September 13, 2011.[6] It peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.[7] Music videos were created for "Contrails",[8][9] "This Is Our Science",[10] and "Dimitri Mendeleev".[11]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85% based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

Joe Marvilli of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of A+, saying: "With all the lines, lyrics, and love he put into This Is Our Science, he’ll find a home in every city he visits on the road and a growing fan base of friends with whom he can share his stories."[3]

City Pages included the album on the "Minnesota's Best Albums of 2011" list.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The River, the Woods"3:19
2."This Is Our Science"3:46
3."Thomas Jefferson"3:31
4."Measure the Globe"2:59
5."Dimitri Mendeleev"3:37
6."Midday Moon"4:56
7."Contrails"2:58
8."Holy Water"2:57
9."Secrets on Our Lips"4:40
10."Lift the Curse"4:51
11."One for the Money"0:10

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 44

References

  1. 1 2 "This Is Our Science by Astronautalis". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ Bayer, Jonah. "This Is Our Science". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Marvilli, Joe (September 6, 2011). "Astronautalis – This Is Our Science". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Caballero, Martin. "Astronautalis". Okayplayer. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Curtin, Kevin (October 19, 2011). "Astronautalis: This Is Our Science". PopMatters. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ Kaye, Ben (July 12, 2011). "Astronautalis announces new album: This Is Our Science". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Astronautalis: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ Smith, K. Alexander (September 26, 2011). "Video Premiere: Astronautalis - "Contrails"". Paste. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ Coplan, Chris (September 27, 2011). "Video: Astronautalis feat. Tegan Quin – "Contrails"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ Fischer, Reed (March 12, 2012). "Astronautalis hits SXSW hard, unveils "This Is Our Science" video". City Pages. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  11. ↑ Swensson, Andrea (April 26, 2013). "Friday Five: New videos from Prissy Clerks, With a Gun for a Face, Astronautalis, more". The Current. Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Minnesota's Best Albums of 2011". City Pages. December 14, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
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