How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident

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How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident
Studio album by
Future of the Left
Released21 October 2013
RecordedMonnow Valley Studios, Monmouth
GenrePost-hardcore, noise rock
Length44:58
LabelPrescriptions
Future of the Left chronology
The Plot Against Common Sense
(2012) 		How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident
(2013) 		The Peace & Truce of Future of the Left
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY[2]
Drowned in Sound9/10[3]
Financial Times[4]
MusicOMH[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork7.4/10[7]
The Skinny[8]

How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident is the fourth studio album by Future of the Left, released on 21 October 2013 on the band's own Prescriptions label. It was funded by fan donations via PledgeMusic, reaching its target less than six hours after release.[9] Prior to the release of the album, the EP Love Songs for Our Husbands was released, with the lead track being "The Male Gaze".[10]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Bread, Cheese, Bow and Arrow" – 3:55
  2. "Johnny Borrell Afterlife" – 2:18
  3. "Future Child Embarrassment Matrix" – 3:46
  4. "The Male Gaze" – 2:33
  5. "Singing of the Bonesaws" – 4:42
  6. "I Don't Know What You Ketamine" – 2:55
  7. "French Lessons" – 3:18
  8. "How to Spot a Record Company" – 4:38
  9. "Donny of the Decks" – 2:41
  10. "She Gets Passed Around at Parties" – 2:14
  11. "Something Happened" – 3:51
  12. "The Real Meaning of Christmas" – 2:30
  13. "Things to Say to Friendly Policemen" – 1:42
  14. "Why Aren't I Going To Hell?" – 4:55

References[edit]

  1. ^ "How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident by Future of the Left". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ Swann, Emma. "Future Of The Left – How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident". DIY. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ Thomas, Sean (22 October 2013). "Album Review: Future of the Left – How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (26 October 2013). "Future of the Left: How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. ^ Mainzer, Jordan (21 October 2013). "Future Of The Left – How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident". MusicOMH. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. ^ Calvert, John (18 October 2013). "Future Of The Left – 'How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident'". NME. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  7. ^ Cleland, Jake (18 November 2013). "Future of the Left: How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  8. ^ Buckle, Chris (8 October 2013). "Future of the Left – How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident". The Skinny. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Future of the Left new album". Pledgemusic. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Love Songs For Our Husbands review". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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