Maniac Meat

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{{Infobox album

| name = Maniac Meat

| type = studio

| artist = Tobacco

| cover = Maniac Meat-Tobacco 480.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2010|05|25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.anticon.com/item/maniac-meat|title=Maniac Meat|work=Anticon|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623192925/http://www.anticon.com/item/maniac-meat|archivedate=June 23, 2015|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Electronic

| length = {{Duration|m=42|s=18}}

| label = Anticon

| producer = Tobacco

| prev_title = The Allegheny White Fish Tapes

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title = LA UTI

| next_year = 2010

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 69/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/maniac-meat/tobacco|title=Maniac Meat by Tobacco|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/maniac-meat-mw0001981561|title=Maniac Meat - Tobacco|work=AllMusic|first=Ned|last=Raggett|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2score = C{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/tobacco-maniac-meat-1798165038|title=Tobacco: Maniac Meat|work=The A.V. Club|first=Noel|last=Murray|date=May 25, 2010|access-date=July 5, 2018}}

| rev3 = Beats Per Minute

| rev3score = 75/100{{cite web|url=http://beatsperminute.com/reviews/album-review-tobacco-maniac-meat/|title=Tobacco - Maniac Meat|work=Beats Per Minute|first=Rich|last=Coleman|date=May 25, 2010|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}

| rev4 = Consequence of Sound

| rev4score = C{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2010/05/album-review-tobacco-maniac-meat/|title=Tobacco – Maniac Meat|work=Consequence of Sound|first=Alex|last=Young|date=May 4, 2010|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}

| rev5 = Now

| rev5score = NNN{{cite web|url=http://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/tobacco-2010-08-05/|title=Tobacco: Maniac Meat (Anticon)|work=Now|first=Andrew|last=Rennie|date=August 5, 2010|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 7.6/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14260-maniac-meat/|title=TOBACCO: Maniac Meat|work=Pitchfork|first=Nate|last=Patrin|date=May 25, 2010|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}

| rev7 = PopMatters

| rev7score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/125999-tobacco-maniac-meat-2496189630.html|title=Tobacco: Maniac Meat|work=PopMatters|first=Thomas|last=Britt|date=May 26, 2010|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}

| rev8 = The Skinny

| rev8score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/tobacco-maniac-meat|title=Tobacco – Maniac Meat|work=The Skinny|first=Alan|last=Souter|date=June 9, 2010|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}

}}

Maniac Meat is the second studio album by Tobacco. It was released through Anticon on May 25, 2010. Beck provided vocals on "Fresh Hex" and "Grape Aerosmith".{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/37964-beck-to-guest-on-new-tobacco-album/|title=Beck to Guest on New Tobacco Album|work=Pitchfork|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=February 19, 2010|accessdate=July 5, 2018}} The album peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, as well as number 44 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = Constellation Dirtbike Head

| length1 = 2:55

| title2 = Fresh Hex

| note2 = featuring Beck

| length2 = 1:35

| title3 = Mexican Icecream

| length3 = 2:21

| title4 = Lick the Witch

| length4 = 2:45

| title5 = Sweatmother

| length5 = 2:12

| title6 = Motorlicker

| length6 = 2:01

| title7 = Unholy Demon Rhythms

| length7 = 2:29

| title8 = Heavy Makeup

| length8 = 4:45

| title9 = Grape Aerosmith

| note9 = featuring Beck

| length9 = 1:51

| title10 = New Juices from the Hot Tub Freaks

| length10 = 2:06

| title11 = Six Royal Vipers

| length11 = 2:26

| title12 = Overheater

| length12 = 1:43

| title13 = Creepy Phone Calls

| length13 = 4:08

| title14 = TV All Greasy

| length14 = 3:21

| title15 = Stretch Your Face

| length15 = 2:45

| title16 = Nuclear Waste Aerobics

| length16 = 2:56

| total_length = 39:40

}}

Charts

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!scope="col"| Chart

!scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/tobacco/chart-history/dance-electronic-albums|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714082539/https://www.billboard.com/music/tobacco/chart-history/dance-electronic-albums|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2018|title=Tobacco: Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}

| 16

scope="row"| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/tobacco/chart-history/heatseekers-albums|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714111059/https://www.billboard.com/music/tobacco/chart-history/heatseekers-albums|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2018|title=Tobacco: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}

| 44

References

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