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A Mouthful
Studio album by The Dø
Released	14 January 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	Indie rock Folk rock
Length	42:34
Label	Cinq7 Wagram Get Døwn!
Producer	The Dø
Professional reviews
Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) 2008 Drowned in Sound (9/10) 2008 Les Inrockuptibles (favorable)
The Dø chronology
- A Mouthful (2008) -

A Mouthful is the debut album by French indie rock band The Dø, released on 14 January 2008. Two singles were released from it, "On My Shoulders" (2007) and "At Last!" (2008).^[1]

Contents 1 Reception 2 Tracklist 3 Charts 3.1 Singles 3.1.1 "On My Shoulders" 3.1.2 "At Last!" 3.2 References

[edit] Reception

A Mouthful topped the French charts in its first week.^[2]
Pitchfork Media gave the album a good rating of 7.5 out of 10, noting "[A Mouthful] tries to balance the mature and the immature" and that "[Olivia B. Merilahti and Dan Levy] aren't shy about toying with musical categories (...) which compensates for the less-than-advisable inclusions, and the record is as ambitious and fun as any coming-out party in recent memory", but criticizing the lack of a better quality control.^[3] Drowned in Sound were more positive and gave it a rating of 9 out of 10, saying the band is like "a female Eminem backed with a brass band" or "PJ Harvey on the moon", stating "the Dø’s success (...) is probably the fact that Dan Levy is a (not so) secret jazzer; there’s a musical dexterity and ability running through A Mouthful which makes them stand out from the crowd. (...) What this means is that every one of the 15 songs here is interesting in one way or another; compositionally, texturally, rhythmically, emotionally, or any one of a myriad of other ways" and ending the review by saying it's resolutely a pop album and that it is awesome. ^[4] French magazine Les Inrockuptibles gave a similarly positive review, calling them a "cool and promising band".^[5]

[edit] Tracklist

All lyrics written by Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti and Dan Levy.^[6]

1. Playground Hustle - 2:55
2. At Last ! - 4:09
3. On My Shoulders - 5:21
4. Song for Lovers - 2:24
5. The Bridge is Broken - 4:42
6. Stay (Just a Little Bit More) - 3:06
7. Unissasi Laulelet - 2:19
8. Tammie - 3:15
9. Queen Dot Kong - 3:14
10. Coda - 1:57
11. Searching Gold - 5:10
12. When Was I Last Home? - 3:34
13. Travel Light - 4:02
14. Aha - 4:19
15. In My Box - 1:48

[edit] Charts

^[7]

Chart	Position
France	1
Swiss	52
Belgium	49

[edit] Singles

[edit] "On My Shoulders"

Chart	Position
France	1

[edit] "At Last!"

Chart	Position
France	TBA

[edit] References