I Bet on Sky
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| I Bet on Sky | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2012 | |||
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| Length | 46:53 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar, PIAS | |||
| Producer | J Mascis | |||
| Dinosaur Jr. chronology | ||||
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I Bet on Sky is the tenth studio album by the alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr.[1] It was announced on June 13, 2012, and was released on September 17 in Europe and September 18 in the US. "Watch the Corners" was given a music video and promoted via a free MP3.[2]
In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[3] which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, I Bet on Sky has received an average score of 75, based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Alternative Press | [6] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| Mojo | [9] |
| NME | 8/10[10] |
| The Observer | [11] |
| Paste | 8.4/10[12] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[13] |
| Uncut | 7/10[14] |
