Bad Time Zoo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15) | |||
Genre | Hip hop,alternative hip hop | |||
Length | 52:25 | |||
Label | Doomtree Records | |||
Producer | Lazerbeak | |||
Sims chronology | ||||
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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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The A.V. Club | B[5] |
HipHopDX | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Punknews.org | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Scene Point Blank | 8.4/10[8] |
Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[9] |
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Bad Time Zoo is the second studio album by American rapperSims, a member ofMinneapolisindie hip hop collectiveDoomtree. It was released onDoomtree Records on February 15, 2011.[11] The album is entirely produced byLazerbeak.[12]
Sims told an interviewer for RapReviews that he had originally titled the albumThe Veldt, inspired bythe Ray Bradbury short story, "because a lot of the songs use animal imagery as metaphors for human interactions."[13]
AtMetacritic, 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 byKEXP-FM as their "Song of the Day" on June 24, 2011.[14]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Future Shock" | 4:13 |
2. | "Burn It Down" | 2:55 |
3. | "Bad Time Zoo" | 2:42 |
4. | "Too Much" (featuringP.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 |
Chart | Peak position |
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USHeatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] | 18 |
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] | 69 |