Album · Ben Kweller
Circuit Boredom by Ben Kweller
Circuit Boredom is an album by Ben Kweller, released in 2020. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “American Cigarettes”, on 3 lists with a best position of #48.
Circuit Boredom, Ben Kweller's sixth studio album, is a comeback record with a real scare behind it. In January 2019 the San Francisco-born, Texas-raised songwriter, once of Radish, said he was getting back to music, not long after a carbon monoxide scare on a New Mexico vacation had poisoned him and his whole family. Knowing that, it's hard not to hear these songs as the work of someone newly glad to be breathing.
He co-produced it with Dwight A. Baker and rolled it out a song at a time instead of dropping it in one go. "Heart Attack Kid" led the way in February 2019, with a video made alongside Robert Strange of Superorganism, and "Just for Kids", "Only a Day" and "Starz" trailed after it before the whole thing arrived worldwide. A 2022 radio push for "American Cigarettes" gave it a second wind, and a limited vinyl pressing went on sale through his own website.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Circuit Boredom on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Cigarettes | 3 | #48 | – | 2022–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.