Hidden World (album)

Hidden World is the debut album by hardcore punk band Fucked Up. It was released on double vinyl by Deranged Records and on CD by Jade Tree. It is the band's first long-play record. Hidden World was picked as #1 punk album of the year by Canadian magazine Exclaim! and was also nominated for the 2007 PLUG Independent Music Awards Punk Album of the Year.

For the 1958 documentary film, see The Hidden World.
Hidden World
Studio album by
Fucked Up
ReleasedOctober 10, 2006
Recorded2006
GenreHardcore punk,[1] experimental rock,[1] psychedelia,[1] punk rock[1]
Length72:33
LabelJade Tree
ProducerJon Drew [2]
Fucked Up chronology
Hidden World
(2006)		 The Chemistry of Common Life
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
NOW Magazine[4]
Playlouder[5]
SPIN[6]
Pitchfork Media7.5/10[7]
Allmusic[1]

Releases

October 9, 2006 - On Jade Tree, CD
October 2006 - On Deranged Records, vinyl (double LP)
February 2007 - On Welfare Records, 8 Track (Limited to 75 copies)
September 7, 2013 - On Sexbeat Records, cassette[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Crusades"6:43
2."David Comes to Life"2:20
3."Invisible Leader"4:30
4."Carried Out to the Sea"3:11
5."Baiting the Public"5:56
6."Fate of Fates"6:06
7."Two Snakes"7:17
8."Hidden World"5:44
9."Manqueller Man"4:16
10."Blaze of Glory"5:10
11."Triumph of Life"6:02
12."Jacobs Ladder"5:50
13."Vivian Girls"9:26

Art

The cover art shows a goddess rising above a river and the field of snakes. Another piece of art in the booklet shows these snakes emerging from a giant tentacle/Cornucopia. It also features many sigils. The album's logo is Vesica piscis, or Venn diagram of two sets, presumably the real world and the hidden world. It was illustrated by Jason Gardner of Buckland, Massachusetts.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Molotkow, Alex (October 2006). "Fucked Up - Hidden World". exclaim.ca. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  3. "Hidden World by Fucked Up". Metacritic. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. "NOW Magazine review". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2006-12-04.
  5. Playlouder review
  6. SPIN review
  7. Pitchfork Media review
  8. "Releases". Cassette Store Day. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
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