Nuclear Daydream
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Berlin and Los Angeles
64:56 (with bonus tracks)
| Nuclear Daydream | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 19, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006, Berlin and Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 44:00 64:56 (with bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | Lonely Astronaut Records | |||
| Producer | Joseph Arthur | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 2009 reissue cover | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Press | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| musicOMH | [6] |
| Paste |  [7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.6/10[8] |
Nuclear Daydream is the fifth full-length album by Joseph Arthur, released on September 19, 2006. It was the first release through Joseph's own record label, Lonely Astronaut Records. The album version of "Enough to Get Away" was the first single in the UK to coincide with the album's release there. A music video was produced for "Slide Away," featuring Joseph and his band The Lonely Astronauts.
The album was released to positive reviews. Entertainment Weekly awarded the album 9.1 out of 10 stars, and Allmusic said of the album: "Without it ever deliberately going for the jugular, Nuclear Daydream is nevertheless an album that is difficult to shake out of your ears; moreover, it's one that only grows stronger with every repeated play."[9]
Joseph discussed the making of Nuclear Daydream in an interview with Newsday:[10]
He said the album came together quickly and has a warm, welcoming feel. "I kind of made it that way on purpose," he said. "I was kind of like, 'Let's make something really user-friendly,' not in any sort of sellout way, but just like when I was picking out the songs I was looking for a certain style of song and I thought, 'Let's make a record out of this.' It's the first time I just put the thing together in my head, like I was making a mixtape for a friend."
Nuclear Daydream was reissued in Europe by Fargo Records on October 6, 2009 on CD (in a mini-LP sleeve with lyrics booklet) and double heavyweight vinyl (in a gatefold sleeve). The new edition includes six previously unreleased bonus tracks that were recorded during the album's sessions.[11]
All tracks are written by Joseph Arthur.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Too Much to Hide" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Black Lexus" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Enough to Get Away" | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Slide Away" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Electrical Storm" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "You Are Free" | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Automatic Situation" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "When I Was Running Out of Time" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Don't Tell Your Eyes" | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Don't Give Up on People" | 2:36 |
| 11. | "Woman" | 4:49 |
| 12. | "Nuclear Daydream" | 4:20 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Can't Let You Stay" | 3:54 |
| 14. | "Moon in the Skull (Long Way Down)" | 4:03 |
| 15. | "Flashing Lights and Cockfights" | 3:35 |
| 16. | "My Eyes Follow You" | 3:07 |
| 17. | "I Love You" | 3:39 |
| 18. | "Hard to See" | 2:39 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | September 19, 2006 | Lonely Astronaut Records | CD | LA001 |
| United Kingdom | September 3, 2007 | 14th Floor Records | CD | 5051442 3238 2 5 |
| France | October 6, 2009 | Fargo Records | Digital download | |
| CD (reissue) | FR21187 | |||
| November 2, 2009 | Double 12" vinyl | FR21188 |
