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Bad Time Zoo

Bad Time Zoo is the second studio album by American rapper Sims, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released on Doomtree Records on February 15, 2011. The album is entirely produced by Lazerbeak.

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Bad Time Zoo
Studio album by
Sims
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2011 (2011-02-15)
GenresHip hop, alternative hip hop
Length52:25
LabelDoomtree Records
ProducerLazerbeak
Sims chronology
Lights Out Paris
(2005) 		Bad Time Zoo
(2011) 		More Than Ever
(2016)
Singles from Bad Time Zoo
  1. "Burn It Down"
    Released: 2010 (2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/1001
Review scores
SourceRating
Alarmfavorable2
Alternative PressStarStarStarStar3
The Austin ChronicleStarStarStarHalf star4
The A.V. ClubB5
HipHopDXStarStarStarHalf star6
Punknews.orgStarStarStarStar7
Scene Point Blank8.4/108
Sputnikmusic4.5/59
UrbStarStarStarHalf star10

Bad Time Zoo is the second studio album by American rapper Sims, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released on Doomtree Records on February 15, 2011.11 The album is entirely produced by Lazerbeak.12

Sims told an interviewer for RapReviews that he had originally titled the album The Veldt, inspired by the Ray Bradbury short story, "because a lot of the songs use animal imagery as metaphors for human interactions."13

Critical reception

At Metacritic, 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 by KEXP-FM as their "Song of the Day" on June 24, 2011.14

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Future Shock"4:13
2."Burn It Down"2:55
3."Bad Time Zoo"2:42
4."Too Much" (featuring P.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

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)15 18
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)16 69
References

References

  1. "Bad Time Zoo by Sims". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  2. Gordon, Scott (February 21, 2011). "Beats & Rhymes: Sims' Bad Time Zoo". Alarm. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  3. John, Matt St. (February 9, 2011). "Sims - Bad Time Zoo". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  4. Hoffberger, Chase (March 18, 2011). "Sims - Bad Time Zoo (Doomtree)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  5. Scholtes, Peter (February 16, 2011). "Sims, Bad Time Zoo". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  6. Paine, Jake (February 22, 2011). "Sims - Bad Time Zoo". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  7. Verducci, Richard (April 12, 2011). "Sims – Bad Time Zoo". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  8. Loren (March 14, 2011). "Sims – Bad Time Zoo". Scene Point Blank. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  9. Reed, Julianna (March 4, 2014). "Sims – Bad Time Zoo (album review 2)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  10. Uddenberg, Brett (June 9, 2011). "Sims – Bad Time Zoo (Review)". Urb. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  11. Young, Alex (December 24, 2010). "Doomtree's Sims announces new album, Bad Time Zoo". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  12. Swensson, Andrea (February 1, 2011). "Sims makes origami cool again with 'Bad Time Zoo' packaging". City Pages. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  13. Bernard, Adam (February 8, 2011). "Sims (Doomtree) Interview". RapReviews. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  14. Bezezekoff, Leigh (June 24, 2011). "Song of the Day: Sims – Burn It Down". KEXP-FM. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  15. "Sims - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  16. "Sims - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
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