''What Chaos is Imaginary'' is the third

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by American duo

Girlpool Girlpool were an indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed by friends Avery Tucker and Harmony Tividad. Their debut self-titled EP ''Girlpool'' was released on Bandcamp in 2014 and re-released on Wichita Recordings later that year. They ...

. It was released on February 1, 2019 through

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Release and promotion

On October 9, 2018, Girlpool released the double single "Lucy's" and "Where You Sink", their first release to feature Tucker singing much deeper than he did previously due to taking testosterone. On November 13, the band released the single "Hire", and announced ''What Chaos Is Imaginary''. Girlpool toured the United States in April and May 2019 to promote the album.

Critical reception

''What Chaos Is Imaginary'' received a weighted score of 74 out of 100 from review aggregate website

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, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on 19 reviews from music critics. Sasha Geffen of

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said about the album, "Weaving in and out of concrete, direct,

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songwriting and meditative, impressionistic

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