Kids Aflame is the debut album by American indie band ARMS.[1] It was released on 9 June 2008 by Melodic Records in the United Kingdom and on 27 October 2009 by Gigantic Music in the United States.

Kids Aflame
Studio album by
Released9 June 2008
GenrePop
Length41:12
Label
ARMS chronology
Kids Aflame
(2008)
EP
(2010)
ARMS studio album chronology
Kids Aflame
(2008)
Summer Skills
(2011)
Singles from Kids Aflame
  1. "Whirring"
    Released: 30 April 2007

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Pitchfork Media6.1/10[3]
PopMatters8/10[4]

Kids Aflame received generally favorable reviews; aggregating website Metacritic reports an average score of 74 out of 100, based on 6 reviews.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Todd Goldstein

Kids Aflame
No.TitleLength
1."Sabretooth Typist"0:43
2."Whirring"4:08
3."Construction"3:13
4."Kids Aflame"3:15
5."Tiger Tamer"2:55
6."Sad, Sad, Sad"3:49
7."Shitty Little Disco"3:49
8."The Frozen Lake"1:55
9."Fall"2:57
10."John the Escalator"3:05
11."Eyeball"4:03
12."Pocket"2:56
13."Ana M"4:32
Total length:41:12
Kids Aflame (bonus version)[5]
No.TitleLength
14."Tokyo Moon"2:30
15."Gunsmoke Legend"2:06
16."Whirring [Acoustic]"4:23

References

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  1. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Kids Aflame - Arms". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Reviews for Kids Aflame by ARMS". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ^ Suarez, Jessica. "ARMS: Kids Aflame". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ^ Loar, Christel. "Arms: Kids Aflame". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Kids Aflame - Arms". last.fm. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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