Easy Wonderful
2010 studio album by Guster
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Easy Wonderful | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 5, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2010 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 41:34 | |||
| Label | Aware/Universal Republic | |||
| Producer | Guster | |||
| Guster chronology | ||||
| ||||
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| American Songwriter |  [6] |
| Billboard | [7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[8] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[10] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[11] |
| Uncut | [12] |
Easy Wonderful received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 81/100 based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]
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 |
|---|---|
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[13] | 2 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] | 5 |
| US Billboard 200[15] | 22 |
