Codename: Rondo

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{{Infobox album

| name = Codename: Rondo

| type = studio

| artist = Ghostland Observatory

| cover =Codename Rondo.jpg

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| released = {{Start date|2010|10|25}}

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| studio =

| genre = Electro

| length =

| label = Red Green Catalog

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| prev_title = Robotique Majestique

| prev_year = 2008

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| next_year =

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{{Music ratings

|MC=53/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/codename-rondo/ghostland-observatory |title=Codename: Rondo Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=2014-09-02}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/codename-rondo-mw0002049479|title=Codename: Rondo – Ghostland Observatory|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation|accessdate=December 9, 2014}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = B{{cite web|last=Franco |first=Aaron|date=October 28, 2010|url=http://www.avclub.com/austin/articles/ghostland-observatory-codename-rondo%2C46923/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107085734/http://www.avclub.com/austin/articles/ghostland-observatory-codename-rondo%2C46923/|archivedate=January 7, 2011|title=Codename: Rondo|work=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion|accessdate=December 9, 2014}}

| rev3 = The Austin Chronicle

| rev3Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Austin|date=October 22, 2010|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2010-10-22/codename-rondo/|title=Codename: Rondo|work=The Austin Chronicle|accessdate=December 9, 2014}}

| rev4 = Beats per Minute

| rev4Score = 50%{{cite web|last=Oliver|first=Will|date=November 8, 2010 |url=http://beatsperminute.com/reviews/album-review-ghostland-observatory-%E2%80%93-codename-rondo/|title=Album Review: Ghostland Observatory – Codename: Rondo|publisher=Beats per Minute|accessdate=December 9, 2014}}

| rev5 = Pitchfork Media

| rev5Score = 1.5/10{{cite web | author = Cohen, Ian| date = | url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14786-codename-rondo/|title = Ghostland Observatory: Codename: Rondo| publisher = Pitchfork Media| accessdate = September 2, 2014}}

| rev6 = PopMatters

| rev6Score = 6/10{{cite web|last=Langhoff |first=Josh|date=October 28, 2010|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/132438-ghostland-observatory-codename-rondo/|title=Ghostland Observatory: Codename: Rondo|publisher=Popmatters|accessdate=December 9, 2014}}

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Codename:Rondo is an album by Ghostland Observatory.{{Cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2010/12/09/Austin-s-Ghostland-Observatory-builds-a-following-melding-rock-and-electronica/stories/201012090466|title=Austin's Ghostland Observatory builds a following melding rock and electronica|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}} It was released in 2010 via Red Green Catalog.

Critical reception

The New York Times praised "That's Right," writing that "it’s both a classic pop singalong and, perhaps more innovatively, a stab at giving the blues a futuristic face lift."{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/us/07ttmusic.html|title=The Texas Shuffle|first=Andy|last=Langer|date=November 6, 2010|via=NYTimes.com}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = Glitter

| length1 = 3:08

| title2 = That's Right

| length2 = 2:32

| title3 = Miracles

| length3 = 2:56

| title4 = Codename: Rondo

| length4 = 3:26

| title5 = Give Me the Beat

| length5 = 3:29

| title6 = Body Shop

| length6 = 3:34

| title7 = Freeze

| length7 = 2:42

| title8 = Time

| length8 = 3:07

| title9 = Mama

| length9 = 3:31

| title10 = Kick Clap Speaker

| length10 = 4:51

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References