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Obtainium

Obtainium is an album by Skeleton Key, released in 2002 by Ipecac Recordings. The image on the CD is a representation of the bones of the inner ear, including the cochlea. The name is a play on the fictional element unobtainium.

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Obtainium
Studio album by
Skeleton Key
ReleasedJune 24, 2002
GenreRock
Length40:52
LabelsIpecac Recordings (CD)1
(IPC-029)
ProducerDubious Brothers
Skeleton Key chronology
Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon
(1997) 		Obtainium
(2002) 		Gravity is the Enemy
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar2
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)4
Pitchfork Media7.3/103

Obtainium is an album by Skeleton Key, released in 2002 by Ipecac Recordings. The image on the CD is a representation of the bones of the inner ear, including the cochlea. The name is a play on the fictional element unobtainium.

Track listing

All tracks written by Skeleton Key.

  1. "Sawdust" – 3:39
  2. "One Way, My Way" – 3:31
  3. "Candy" – 3:17
  4. "Panic Bullets" – 3:28
  5. "The Barker of the Dupes" – 3:14
  6. "Kerosene" – 3:00
  7. "Dingbat Revolution" – 2:23
  8. "Roost in Peace" – 3:28
  9. "King Know it All" – 3:03
  10. "That Tongue" – 3:51
  11. "Say Goodnight" – 7:50
References

References

  1. "Skeleton Key: Obtainium". PopMatters. December 9, 2002.
  2. Obtainium at AllMusic
  3. Tangari, Joe (July 8, 2002). "Obtainium Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. "Obtainium Review". Retrieved June 29, 2017.