Obtainium

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{{Infobox album

| name = Obtainium

| type = Album

| artist = Skeleton Key

| cover = Skeleton Key - Obtainium.jpg

| alt =

| released = June 24, 2002

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length = 40:52

| label = Ipecac Recordings (CD){{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/skeletonkey-obtainium-2496068613.html|title=Skeleton Key: Obtainium|date=December 9, 2002|website=PopMatters}}
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| producer = Dubious Brothers

| prev_title = Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Gravity is the Enemy

| next_year = 2012

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{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r587969}}

| rev3 = Pitchfork Media

| rev3Score = 7.3/10{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7220-obtainium/ | title=Obtainium Review | work=Pitchfork Media | date=8 July 2002 | accessdate=29 June 2017 | author=Tangari, Joe}}

| rev2 = Robert Christgau

| rev2score = {{rating-Christgau|hm3}}{{cite web | url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=11777 | title=Obtainium Review | accessdate=29 June 2017}}

}}

Obtainium is an album by Skeleton Key, released in 2002 by Ipecac Recordings. The image on the CD is a representation of the bones of the inner ear, including the cochlea.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} The name is a play on the fictional element unobtainium.

Track listing

All tracks written by Skeleton Key.

  1. "Sawdust" – 3:39
  2. "One Way, My Way" – 3:31
  3. "Candy" – 3:17
  4. "Panic Bullets" – 3:28
  5. "The Barker of the Dupes" – 3:14
  6. "Kerosene" – 3:00
  7. "Dingbat Revolution" – 2:23
  8. "Roost in Peace" – 3:28
  9. "King Know it All" – 3:03
  10. "That Tongue" – 3:51
  11. "Say Goodnight" – 7:50

References

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Category:Skeleton Key (band) albums

Category:2002 albums

Category:Ipecac Recordings albums

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