Eat My Heart Out is the debut album by pop punk band The Dollyrots. It was released on 21 September 2004 on Lookout Records.
| Eat My Heart Out | ||||
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| Released | 21 September 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Capitol Records Studio B (Hollywood, CA), Redstar (Silverlake, CA), Mansfield Lodge (Hollywood, CA) | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, Pop punk | |||
| Length | 36:37 | |||
| Label | Panic Button Records/Lookout Records | |||
| Producer | John Fields | |||
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A song from the album, "Feed Me, Pet Me" was used in a 2002 Hewlett-Packard ad campaign in which the band also appeared.[1]
Release
editOn August 25, 2004, the Dollyrots signed to Panic Button and Lookout! Records; alongside this, it was announced that the band would release their debut the following month.[2] The album was released on 21 September 2004.[2] In March and April 2005, they toured across the US.[3] In October and November 2005, they supported the Groovie Ghoulies on their headlining North American trek.[4] In April 2010, Dionysus Records in conjunction with the band re-released the album on vinyl.[5] 500 copies of the album were pressed on blue and white opaque vinyl with a download coupon which included the complete album plus three previously unreleased B sides from the album sessions.[6]
Reception
editRick Anderson on Allmusic gave the album a positive review, awarding it four out of five stars.[7] Anderson stated: "The Dollyrots are certainly nothing new – no genre-transgressing experiments, no incongruous fusions, no mind-expanding instrumental solos or side-long suites. Just 13 tight, compact, sweet, and crunchy bursts of punky power pop".[7] Anderson also praised singer Kelly Ogden, saying that "her voice is clear and sharp, and her delivery is by turns sweet and snotty."[7] Hunter Felt on PopMatters wrote "What Eat My Heart Out does have are elements missing in most paint-by-numbers pop-punk: a sense of true fun, not the forced and contrived "fun" of the Blink-182 wannabes, and an infectious energy", adding that the band "actually seem to be able to translate their well-regarded live shows onto a disc without sacrificing the spontaneity their music requires".[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Kick Me to the Curb" | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Love You Most" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Jackie Chan" (Cabezas, Josh Harrold, Ogden,) | 1:49 |
| 4. | "Wreckage" | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Feed Me, Pet Me" | 1:58 |
| 6. | "Penny" | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Goodnight Tonight" | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Dance With Me" | 3:08 |
| 9. | "New College" | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Promised Call" | 3:20 |
| 11. | "Skinny" | 1:45 |
| 12. | "Nobody Else" | 3:09 |
| 13. | "Be My Baby" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) | 2:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "Alpha Mansion" | 2:54 |
| 15. | "Little Black Book" | 2:41 |
| 16. | "This Crush" | 2:41 |
Personnel
editThe following people worked on the album:[9][10]
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References
edit- ^ "YouTube". M.youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
- ^ a b White, Adam (August 25, 2004). "Dollyrots full length out in September on Panic Button". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ White, Adam (March 11, 2005). "The Dollyrots on the road". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (October 20, 2005). "Groovie Ghoulies Canada/U.S. tour with the Dollyrots & the Helper Monkeys". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Dionysus Records. "The Dollyrots "Eat My Heart Out" blue vinyl with download and bonus tracks". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ The Dollyrots. "Eat My Heart Out". Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Rick. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ Felt, Hunter (30 December 2004). "The Dollyrots, Eat My Heart Out (Panic Button/Lookout!)". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ Eat My Heart Out album sleeve
- ^ "Eat My Heart Out credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 July 2011.