The Half-Baked Serenade

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The Half-Baked Serenade
Studio album by Self
Released	November 1996
Recorded	at Matt Mahaffey's home
Genre	Rock
Length	35:41
Label	Spongebath
Producer(s)	Matt Mahaffey
Professional reviews
Pitchfork (7.5/10) link
Self chronology
Subliminal Plastic Motives (1995)	The Half-Baked Serenade (1996)	Feels Like Breakin' Shit (1997)

The Half-Baked Serenade is the second album by Self. Released only though a mail-order catalog, it's become very rare, and it's probably the least well-known of Self's albums. Nevertheless, as most people who have the album will tell you, the songs are top-notch, so it is well worth tracking down. The song KidDies became a minor hit, in part due to its amusing lyrics which poke fun at Marilyn Manson. With its Halloween theme, it still receives some scattered radio play, particularly during October. The songs Dielya Downtown and Microchip Girl also became favorites of Self fans with the former becoming a live staple of the band. The album was unique in that most of the songs do not feature guitars, yet it was still firmly rooted in a pop-rock style.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Joy, The Mechanical Boy" – 4:15
2. "Dielya Downtown" – 2:21
3. "Crimes On Paper" – 3:01
4. "KiDdies" – 2:37
5. "Cinderblocks For Shoes" – 3:00
6. "Song For Nelson" – 2:01
7. "Preschool Days" – 3:07
8. "Cater To Your Ego" – 2:02
9. "Microchip Girl" – 3:43
10. "Sassy Britches" – 5:06

Hidden Track: When You're Alone 3:07

[edit] Personnel

Written, Produced and Performed* at Home by Matt Mahaffey

Engineered by Matt Mahaffey

Mixed by Chris James, Jason Rawlings and Matt Mahaffey at Chris's house

Mastered by Tommy Dorsey at Masterfonics

Art Direction and Design by Brian Bottcher

*except:

• Jason Rawlings - drums on track 2
• Mike Mahaffey - guitar on track 9
• Brian Rogers - guitar on track 4

[edit] External links

• http://www.selfies.com - Self lyrics and other information