Psychic Hearts
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{{Infobox album
| name = Psychic Hearts
| type = studio
| artist = Thurston Moore
| cover = ThurstonMoore-PsychicHearts.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 9, 1995{{Cite web|url=http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/lp/misc5.html|title=SONICYOUTH.COM DISCOGRAPHY - PSYCHIC HEARTS|website=www.sonicyouth.com}}
| recorded = 1994–1995
| venue =
| studio = New York City
| genre = Art pop
| length = 65:37
| label = Geffen
| producer = Thurston Moore
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Trees Outside the Academy
| next_year = 2007
}}
Psychic Hearts (stylized as Psychic ♡♡♡ and Psychic ♡♡♡'s) is the debut solo studio album by former Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore, released in 1995 through Geffen Records.{{cite magazine |last1=MacDonald |first1=Heidi |title=Best New Music |magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly |date=June 1995 |issue=22 |page=12}}{{cite magazine |title=Psychic youth |magazine=Melody Maker |date=Mar 18, 1995 |volume=72 |issue=11 |page=3}} The album was remastered and reissued in 2006. The two-record vinyl version of the reissue contains bonus tracks on the fourth album side where on the original vinyl release the fourth side had a drawing by cover artist Rita Ackermann etched directly into the vinyl.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/psychic-hearts-mw0000644074 |title=Review: Psychic Hearts |last=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |website=AllMusic |access-date=August 16, 2009}}
| rev2= Christgau's Consumer Guide
| rev2score={{rating-Christgau|hm1}}{{Cite book |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |chapter=Thurston Moore |chapter-url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=thurston+moore |date=2000-10-15 |publisher=Macmillan Publishing |isbn=9780312245603 |language=en |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0 }}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3score = B+{{Cite magazine |first=Dimitri |last=Ehrlich |title=Psychic Hearts |url=http://ew.com/article/1995/05/26/psychic-hearts/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City|language=en |date=May 26, 1995|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
| rev4 = Guitar World
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |first=Alec |last=Foege |author-link=Alec Foege |title=Reviews: Psychic Hotline |magazine=Guitar World |publisher=Stanley R. Harris|location=New York, New York|language=en |volume=15 |issue=7 |pages=101–102 |date=July 1995}}
| rev5 = NME
| rev5Score = 7/10{{cite magazine |first=Mike |last=Goldsmith |title=Review: Thurston Moore – Psychic Hearts |magazine=NME |publisher=IPC Media |location =London, England|date=May 20, 1995 |page=45}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6Score = 7.6/10{{cite web |first=Brandon |last=Stosuy |title=Review: Thurston Moore - Sonic Youth / The Whitey Album / Psychic Hearts (Neutral; 1995) |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11832-sonic-youth-the-whitey-album-psychic-hearts/ |website=Pitchfork |location=Chicago, Illinois|date=April 5, 2006|access-date=August 16, 2009}}
| rev7 = Rolling Stone
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |first=Mark |last=Kemp|author-link=Mark Kemp |title=Review: Thurston Moore, Psychic Hearts |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thurstonmoore/albums/album/109160/review/5941010/psychic_hearts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506074817/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thurstonmoore/albums/album/109160/review/5941010/psychic_hearts |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Wenner Media LLC |location=New York City|date=February 2, 1998|access-date=August 16, 2009}}
| rev8 = Spin (1995)
| rev8score = 6/10{{Cite magazine|first=Michael|last=Azerrad |author-link=Michael Azerrad |title=The Spin Interview: Thurston Moore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCQFHMhVuA8C |magazine=Spin |language=en |publisher=SPIN Media LLC |location=San Francisco, California|date=September 2007|page=74}}
| rev9 = Spin (2007)
| rev9score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine|first=Michael|last=Azerrad |author-link=Michael Azerrad |title=The Spin Interview: Thurston Moore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCQFHMhVuA8C |magazine=Spin |language=en |publisher=SPIN Media LLC |location=San Francisco, California|date=September 2007|page=74}}
}}
The New York Times called Psychic Hearts "an album of arty pop songs in which the vocals stand out more than the guitars."{{cite news |last1=Strauss |first1=Neil |title=The Pop Life |work=The New York Times |date=11 May 1995 |page=C18}} The Guardian noted that "'Feathers' resembles both the Replacements and New Order."{{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Pop |work=The Guardian |date=12 May 1995 |department=Features |page=14}}
When Psychic Hearts was re-released in 2006, it was praised by critic Brandon Stosuy of Pitchfork.{{cite web|first=Brandon|last=Stosuy|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11832-sonic-youth-the-whitey-album-psychic-hearts/ |title=Thurston Moore: Sonic Youth / The Whitey Album / Psychic Hearts | Album Reviews |website=Pitchfork |publisher=Pitchfork Media|location=Chicago, Illinois|date=April 5, 2006 |access-date=March 6, 2012}}
Track listing
All songs written by Thurston Moore.
- "Queen Bee and Her Pals" – 2:57
- "Ono Soul" – 3:28
- "Psychic Hearts" – 3:59
- "Pretty Bad" – 3:58
- "Patti Smith Math Scratch" – 2:43
- "Blues from Beyond the Grave" – 4:35
- "See-Through Playmate" – 2:18
- "Hang Out" – 4:10
- "Feathers" – 2:20
- "Tranquilizer" – 2:06
- "Staring Statues" – 2:34
- "Cindy (Rotten Tanx)" – 3:46
- "Cherry's Blues" – 2:05
- "Female Cop" – 5:24
- "Elegy for All the Dead Rock Stars" – 19:49
=2006 reissue bonus vinyl tracks=
- "Teenage Buddhist Daydream" – 2:36
- "Just Tell Her That I Really Like Her" – 3:02
- "The Church Should Be for the Outcast, Not a Church That Casts People Out" – 6:47
- "Thoodblirsty Thesbians" – 6:09
- "Superchrist" – 3:10
Personnel
- Thurston Moore – vocals, guitar, bass, composer, producer
;Additional musicians
- Tim Foljahn – guitar
- Steve Shelley – drums
;Technical personnel
- Rita Ackermann – cover art
- Edward Douglas – engineer, mixing
- Frank Olinsky – art direction
- Lee Ranaldo – engineer, mixing
- John Siket – engineer, mixing
- Howie Weinberg – mastering