Tarot Sport Explained

Tarot Sport
Type:	studio
Artist:	Fuck Buttons
Cover:	Tarot Sport.jpg
Label:	ATP Recordings
Producer:	Andrew Weatherall
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Tarot Sport is the second studio album by Fuck Buttons, produced by Andrew Weatherall. It was released on 14 October 2009 in the UK and on 20 October in the US.^[1] It peaked at number 79 on the UK Albums Chart.

Critical reception

Tarot Sport was met with positive critical reviews, earning a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 21 professional reviews. Andrzej Lukowski of Drowned in Sound wrote that "If it doesn't necessarily resonate with the times, it ought to resonate by dint of sheer, joyous momentum."^[2] With a score of 8.3, it is also an AnyDecentMusic? Chart Topper.^[3]

Accolades

• 11th – Pitchfork^[4]
• 21st – Rhapsody^[5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Fuck Buttons – music
• Andrew Weatherall – production
• Steve Boardman – engineering, additional programming
• Bob Weston – mastering
• Benjamin John Power – artwork
• Lucy Johnston – photography

Notes and References

1. https://pitchfork.com/news/36197-fuck-buttons-album-cover-feels-funny/ pitchfork
2. Web site: Album Review: F*ck Buttons – Tarot Sport . . 12 October 2009 . 27 April 2016 . Lukowski . Andrej . 5 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160605011026/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14732/reviews/4138109 . dead .
3. Web site: Tarot Sport by Fuck Buttons reviews | Any Decent Music.
4. Web site: The Top 50 Albums of 2009 (page 4 of 5). Pitchfork. 17 December 2009. 30 March 2011.
5. http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/best-albums-of-2009.html%20 The 25 Best Albums of 2009