Goodbye Cool World

by Bomb The Music Industry!

Goodbye Cool World cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 13, 2006
  • Label: Quote Unquote
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:27
  • Community rating: 3.99/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Jeff Rosenstock

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Goodbye Cool World' channels a chaotic blend of ska-punk energy, 8-bit synth-pop, and raw rock, almost entirely performed and recorded by Jeff Rosenstock. The album's DIY production is layered with pop culture samples and structurally ambitious pieces like the four-part "King of Minneapolis," all while Rosenstock's lyrics explore themes of neuroses, mortality, and meta-commentary on the music industry.

Genres

Descriptors: DIY, fast, melodic, satirical, dance

Tracklist

  1. Old and Unprofessional (00:53)
  2. King of Minneapolis, Pt. I & II (03:26)
  3. Even Winning Feels Bad (03:58)
  4. Side Projects are Never Successful (04:13)
  5. 5 Funerals (02:52)
  6. My Response to an Article in Alternative Press (02:13)
  7. Sorry, Brooklyn, Dancing Won't Solve Anything (04:56)
  8. It's Official! We're Borrrrring! (02:15)
  9. From Martyrdom to Startyrdom (02:23)
  10. All Alone in My Big Empty Apartment (02:19)
  11. Fuck the Fans (00:29)
  12. Grudge Report (04:12)
  13. King of Minneapolis, Pt. III & IV (03:14)
  14. Anywhere I Lay My Head (02:04)

Credits

  • Jeff Rosenstock - recorded by, songwriter
  • Tom Waits - songwriter
  • Nick Polifroni - artwork [cover art]
  • Eric & Julie - other [layout]

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