Velocity of Sound

{{Other uses|Speed of sound (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Velocity of Sound

| type = Studio album

| artist = The Apples in Stereo

| cover = Velocityofsoundcover.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 8, 2002

| recorded = January 2–June 6, 2002 @ Pet Sounds Recording Studio, Denver, Colorado

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

• Noise pop{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/250-velocity-of-sound/ |title=The Apples in Stereo: Velocity of Sound Album Review|website=Pitchfork}}
• garage rock{{cite book |chapter=The Apples In Stereo|last=Wolk |first=Douglas |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |year=2004 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages= 23–24}}
• psychedelia{{cite book |chapter=The Apples In Stereo|last=Wolk |first=Douglas |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |year=2004 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages= 23–24}}

| length = 26:59

| label = SpinART Records (SPART100), Elephant 6

| producer = Robert Schneider

| prev_title = Sound Effects

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = New Magnetic Wonder

| next_year = 2007

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 64/100{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/velocity-of-sound/the-apples-in-stereo |title=Velocity of Sound by The Apples In Stereo Reviews and Tracks |website=Metacritic}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r606071}}

| rev2 = Blender

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[http://www.blender.com/guide/new/50184/velocity-sound.html Blender review]{{Dead link|date=May 2020}}

| rev3 = Pitchfork Media

| rev3Score = 6.4/10[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/250-velocity-of-sound/ Pitchfork review]

| rev4 = PopMatters

| rev4Score = (favorable){{Cite web |url=http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/a/applesinstereo-velocity.shtml |title=The Apples in Stereo: Velocity of Sound |website=PopMatters |date=October 9, 2002 |last=Heaton |first=Dave |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021219141338/http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/a/applesinstereo-velocity.shtml |archive-date=December 19, 2002 |access-date=May 26, 2020}}

| rev5 = Robert Christgau

| rev5Score = {{Rating-Christgau|A-}}{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1375 |title=The Apples in Stereo |publisher=Robert Christgau}}

| rev6 = Rolling Stone

| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theapplesinstereo/albums/album/312835/review/5941134/velocity_of_sound |title=The Apples in Stereo: Velocity of Sound |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 31, 2002 |last=Kot |first=Greg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112094820/https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theapplesinstereo/albums/album/312835/review/5941134/velocity_of_sound |archive-date=November 12, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 26, 2020}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Velocity of Sound is the fifth studio album by The Apples in Stereo, released in October 2002. The American release has an orange album cover, while the European version is green and the Japanese version is blue. The bonus track is also different for each version.

The album is somewhat louder and more aggressive than the band's four previous studio albums with more emphasis on electric instruments (such as the distorted sounds of an electric guitar) than acoustic. The album was recorded between January 2 - June 6, 2002 at Pet Sounds Recording Studio in Denver, Colorado on 8-track and 16-track tape machines as well as an electronic computer.