Bad Time Zoo

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Bad Time Zoo
Studio album by
Sims
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2011 (2011-02-15)
GenreHip hop, alternative hip hop
Length52:25
LabelDoomtree Records
ProducerLazerbeak
Sims chronology
Lights Out Paris
(2005) 		Bad Time Zoo
(2011) 		More Than Ever
(2016)
Singles from Bad Time Zoo
  1. "Burn It Down"
    Released: 2010 (2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Alarmfavorable[2]
Alternative PressStarStarStarStar[3]
The Austin ChronicleStarStarStarHalf star[4]
The A.V. ClubB[5]
HipHopDXStarStarStarHalf star[6]
Punknews.orgStarStarStarStar[7]
Scene Point Blank8.4/10[8]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[9]
UrbStarStarStarHalf star[10]

Bad Time Zoo is the second studio album by American rapper Sims, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released on Doomtree Records on February 15, 2011.[11] The album is entirely produced by Lazerbeak.[12]

Sims told an interviewer for RapReviews that he had originally titled the album The Veldt, inspired by the Ray Bradbury short story, "because a lot of the songs use animal imagery as metaphors for human interactions."[13]

Critical reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Bad Time Zoo received an average score of 79% based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

The single, "Burn It Down", was listed by KEXP-FM as their "Song of the Day" on June 24, 2011.[14]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Future Shock"4:13
2."Burn It Down"2:55
3."Bad Time Zoo"2:42
4."Too Much" (featuring P.O.S)3:29
5."One Dimensional Man"3:15
6."In My Sleep"3:01
7."When It Rolls In"3:43
8."Good Times"3:01
9."LMG"3:13
10."The Veldt"3:15
11."Weight"2:51
12."Radio Opaque"3:54
13."Sink or Syncopate"4:24
14."Hey You"3:24

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] 18
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 69

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