Summer of Hate

Summer of Hate
Studio album by Crocodiles
Released	2009
Genre	Noise pop, indie pop, post-punk revival, psychedelic rock, lo-fi
Length	33:59
Label	Fat Possum Records
Crocodiles chronology
Summer of Hate (2009) Sleep Forever (2010)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+[3]
Billboard	(positive)[5]
Pitchfork Media	4.1/10[6]
Spin	[4]

Summer of Hate is the 2009 debut studio album by the San Diego band Crocodiles. The New York Times featured the album in its Critics' Choice section, saying that Summer of Hate has "some catchy choruses and efficient low-fi landscapes."[7]

The album cover is a photo of Manson Family member Ruth Anne Moorehouse.[8]

Track listing

1. "Screaming Chrome" – 0:47
2. "I Wanna Kill - 4:35
3. "Soft Skull (In My Room)" – 2:32
4. "Here Comes the Sky" – 4:15
5. "Refuse Angels" – 2:43
6. "Flash of Light" – 5:05
7. "Sleeping With the Lord" – 3:18
8. "Summer of Hate" - 3:32
9. "Young Drugs" – 7:12

References

1. "Summer Of Hate by Crocodiles". Metacritic. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
2. Allmusic review
3. "Crocodiles: Summer Of Hate". Music. 19 May 2009.
4. "Crocodiles, 'Summer of Hate' (Fat Possum)". Spin. May 20, 2009.
5. "Billboard review". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
6. "Crocodiles: Summer of Hate". Pitchfork.
7. Critics' Choice New CDs, The New York Times, [1], Accessed May 4, 2010
8. McPheeters, Sam (September 25, 2009). "Schni-Schna-Schnappi".