Psychic Hearts

1995 studio album by Thurston Moore

Psychic Hearts

Studio album by

Thurston Moore

Released| May 9, 1995[1]
Recorded| 1994–1995
Studio| New York City
Genre| Art pop
Length| 65:37
Label| Geffen
Producer| Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore chronology
|  | Psychic Hearts
(1995)  | Trees Outside the Academy
(2007)

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Psychic Hearts (stylized as Psychic ♡♡♡ and Psychic ♡♡♡'s) is the debut solo studio album by former Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore, released in 1995 through Geffen Records.[2][3] The album was remastered and reissued in 2006. The two-record vinyl version of the reissue contains bonus tracks on the fourth album side where on the original vinyl release the fourth side had a drawing by cover artist Rita Ackermann etched directly into the vinyl.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
Christgau's Consumer Guide| [5]
Entertainment Weekly| B+[6]
Guitar World| [7]
NME| 7/10[8]
Pitchfork| 7.6/10[9]
Rolling Stone| [10]
Spin (1995)| 6/10[11]
Spin (2007)| [12]

The New York Times called Psychic Hearts "an album of arty pop songs in which the vocals stand out more than the guitars."[13] The Guardian noted that "'Feathers' resembles both the Replacements and New Order."[14]

When Psychic Hearts was re-released in 2006, it was praised by critic Brandon Stosuy of Pitchfork.[15]

## Track listing

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All songs written by Thurston Moore.

1. "Queen Bee and Her Pals" – 2:57
2. "Ono Soul" – 3:28
3. "Psychic Hearts" – 3:59
4. "Pretty Bad" – 3:58
5. "Patti Smith Math Scratch" – 2:43
6. "Blues from Beyond the Grave" – 4:35
7. "See-Through Playmate" – 2:18
8. "Hang Out" – 4:10
9. "Feathers" – 2:20
10. "Tranquilizer" – 2:06
11. "Staring Statues" – 2:34
12. "Cindy (Rotten Tanx)" – 3:46
13. "Cherry's Blues" – 2:05
14. "Female Cop" – 5:24
15. "Elegy for All the Dead Rock Stars" – 19:49

### 2006 reissue bonus vinyl tracks

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1. "Teenage Buddhist Daydream" – 2:36
2. "Just Tell Her That I Really Like Her" – 3:02
3. "The Church Should Be for the Outcast, Not a Church That Casts People Out" – 6:47
4. "Thoodblirsty Thesbians" – 6:09
5. "Superchrist" – 3:10

## Personnel

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* Thurston Moore – vocals, guitar, bass, composer, producer

Additional musicians

* Tim Foljahn – guitar
* Steve Shelley – drums

Technical personnel

* Rita Ackermann – cover art
* Edward Douglas – engineer, mixing
* Frank Olinsky – art direction
* Lee Ranaldo – engineer, mixing
* John Siket – engineer, mixing
* Howie Weinberg – mastering

## References

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1. ^ "SONICYOUTH.COM DISCOGRAPHY - PSYCHIC HEARTS". www.sonicyouth.com.
2. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (June 1995). "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 22\. p. 12.
3. ^ "Psychic youth". Melody Maker. Vol. 72, no. 11\. March 18, 1995. p. 3.
4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Psychic Hearts". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
5. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "Thurston Moore". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
6. ^ Ehrlich, Dimitri (May 26, 1995). "Psychic Hearts". Entertainment Weekly. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
7. ^ Foege, Alec (July 1995). "Reviews: Psychic Hotline". Guitar World. Vol. 15, no. 7\. New York, New York: Stanley R. Harris. pp. 101–102.
8. ^ Goldsmith, Mike (May 20, 1995). "Review: Thurston Moore – Psychic Hearts". NME. London, England: IPC Media. p. 45.
9. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (April 5, 2006). "Review: Thurston Moore - Sonic Youth / The Whitey Album / Psychic Hearts (Neutral; 1995)". Pitchfork. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
10. ^ Kemp, Mark (February 2, 1998). "Review: Thurston Moore, Psychic Hearts". Rolling Stone. New York City: Wenner Media LLC. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
11. ^ Azerrad, Michael (September 2007). "The Spin Interview: Thurston Moore". Spin. San Francisco, California: SPIN Media LLC. p. 74.
12. ^ Azerrad, Michael (September 2007). "The Spin Interview: Thurston Moore". Spin. San Francisco, California: SPIN Media LLC. p. 74.
13. ^ Strauss, Neil (May 11, 1995). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C18.
14. ^ Sweeting, Adam (May 12, 1995). "Pop". Features. The Guardian. p. 14.
15. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (April 5, 2006). "Thurston Moore: Sonic Youth / The Whitey Album / Psychic Hearts | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Chicago, Illinois: Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 6, 2012.

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* Psychic Hearts
* Trees Outside the Academy
* Demolished Thoughts
* The Best Day
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* By the Fire
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