Easy Wonderful
Easy Wonderful is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band Guster, released on October 5, 2010, on Universal Republic.[1] From August 24 to October 18, 2010, videos for all of the tracks on the album were posted to Vimeo.[2] The first single from the album, "Do You Love Me," was released on iTunes and through the band's website on August 3, 2010.[3] It was the last album to feature Joe Pisapia, who left the band shortly before the album’s release.
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| Released | October 5, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2010 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 41:34 | |||
| Label | Aware Records/Universal Republic | |||
| Producer | Guster | |||
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Easy Wonderful peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200 and reached #2 on the Alternative Albums chart.[4]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| American Songwriter |  |
| Billboard | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[9] |
| Slant | |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[11] |
Easy Wonderful received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 81/100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Architects & Engineers" | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Do You Love Me" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "On the Ocean" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "This Could All Be Yours" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Stay with Me Jesus" | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Bad Bad World" | 4:30 |
| 7. | "This Is How It Feels to Have a Broken Heart" | 3:23 |
| 8. | "What You Call Love" | 3:37 |
| 9. | "That's No Way to Get to Heaven" | 2:16 |
| 10. | "Jesus and Mary" | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Hercules" | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Do What You Want" | 3:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Well" | 2:38 |
| 14. | "Jonah" | 3:22 |
| 15. | "Lost at Sea" | 3:12 |
| 16. | "OK Alright (iTunes-exclusive track)" | 2:48 |
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| The Billboard 200[4] | 22 |
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References
- Guster.com "Easy Wonderful" Archived 25 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- "Guster's videos on Vimeo". Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- "New Guster Album Coming in Fall". The Comet. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- "Guster Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- "Easy Wonderful by Guster Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- "Easy Wonderful - Guster". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- "Guster: Easy Wonderful". American Songwriter. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- "Guster, "Easy Wonderful"". Billboard. October 15, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- Dolan, Jon (September 28, 2010). "Easy Wonderful". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- Keefe, Jonathan (October 11, 2010). "Review: Guster, Easy Wonderful". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- K., Rudy (October 4, 2010). "Review: Guster - Easy Wonderful". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
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