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Alienist (album)

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Alienist
Studio album by
Released16 September 2016[1]
GenrePsychedelic rock, space rock, acid rock
Length34:26
Label
Producer
  • Edward O’Dowd
  • Jeff Berner
Psychic TV chronology
Snakes
(2014)
Alienist
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork7.0[3]

Alienist is the final studio album by avant-garde music group Psychic TV. It was announced on 11 August 2016,[1] and released on 16 September 2016, by Angry Love Productions.

"Jump into the Fire" is a cover of the 1971 Harry Nilsson song. "How Does It Feel" is a cover of the 1967 song "How Does It Feel to Feel" by UK mod/freakbeat group The Creation.

Reception

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According to Pitchfork.com "if Psychic TV sound like a bar band on these covers, it’s a bar band that puts a lot of thought into its choice of songs. Since 2009, Psychic TV have recorded covers of Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain,” Hawkwind’s “Silver Machine,” Can’s "Mother Sky," and Captain Beefheart’s “Dropout Boogie,” releasing the covers as 12-inches once a year with new original tunes as B-sides. Alienist presents two covers and two originals that together clock-in at 34 minutes—long enough to qualify as a full-length but slanted closer to the mixed-bag personality an EP".[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Psychic TV, except noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jump into the Fire"Harry Nilsson9:48
2."Looking for You" 11:51
3."How Does It Feel?"
3:50
4."Alienist" 8:57

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Physical Singles (OCC)[5] 5

References

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  1. ^ a b Evan Minsker (August 11, 2016). "Genesis Breyer P-Orridge Announces New Psychic TV Album Alienist, Shares Title Track: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Alienist - Psychic TV". AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Saby Reyes-Kulkarni (September 30, 2016). "Psychic TV: Alienist". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "Psychic TV: Alienist Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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