Reception
Rick Anderson on Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five.[2] Anderson described the album as "the same tight, gleefully snotty bubblegum punk as what you heard on Eat My Heart Out, except maybe just a bit bigger and just a bit sonically fuller this time around -- par for the course when a band like this starts to mature and gets the budget of an established label behind it."[2] Lana Cooper on website PopMatters awarded the album eight out of ten,[3] describing the band's sound as "the same as it ever was, with clever, catchy lyrics running around a track of straightforward, chugging pop-punk".[3] In a positive review, Bill James on website Monsters and Critics said that "the album as a whole is more than can be described in any one track"[4] and that it contained "fun, rollicking songs, often laced with a political barb and punk attitude to create a unique sound".[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by The Dollyrots except where noted.
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1. | "Because I'm Awesome" | 3:20 |
2. | "My Best Friend's Hot" | 3:09 |
3. | "Out of L.A." | 3:13 |
4. | "Brand New Key" (Melanie Safka) | 2:52 |
5. | "Hysteria" | 3:00 |
6. | "A Desperate S.O.S." | 2:55 |
7. | "Watch Me Go (Kissed Me, Killed Me)" | 3:10 |
8. | "This Crush" | 3:36 |
9. | "Cat Calling" | 3:09 |
10. | "17" | 2:36 |
11. | "Nobody Wants U" | 3:51 |
12. | "Turn You Down" | 3:08 |
13. | "Tummy Tum Tum" | 2:42 |
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1. | "Tokyopop Out of L.A video" | |
2. | "SXSW video" | |
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14. | "Kick Me to the Curb" | 2:55 |
15. | "Goodnight Tonight" | 3:20 |
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14. | "Boom Room" | 1:53 |
15. | "Rebel Angel" | 2:40 |
Personnel
The following people worked on the album:[7]
- The Dollyrots
- Kelly Ogden – vocals, bass, spoons
- Luis Cabezas – guitar, vocals, piano
- Amy Wood – drums
- Other musicians
- Melanie Cabezas – additional backing vocals
- Chris Black – additional backing vocals
- Jimmy Coup – additional backing vocals
- Kenny Laguna – additional backing vocals
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- Production
- John Fields – producer, recording, mixing
- Chris Testa– recording
- Steven Miller – mixing
- Jacques Wait – producer, recording, mixing, preproduction/demos
- Kenny Laguna – additional production
- Derek Bramble – recording
- Luis Cabezas – additional production
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Cover
- Steve Dixey – cover artwork
- Robert Jones – bunny illustration
- Carianne Laguna – layout/design
- Jed Luczynski – back tray photo
- Sonja Pacho – inside photo
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External links
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- Josh Harrold
- Mike Benbow
- Frank Beasley
- Josh Valenti
- Amy Wood
- Chris Black
- Alicia Warrington
- James Carman
- Aixa Vilar
- Mel Funk
- Mickey Richards
- Rikki Styxx
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