Giant Orange

Giant Orange
Studio album by Cheap Girls
Released	February 21, 2012
Recorded	2011
Genre	Power pop Indie rock Punk rock Pop punk
Length	34:25
Label	Rise Records
Producer	Laura Jane Grace
Cheap Girls chronology
My Roaring 20's (2009) Giant Orange (2012) My Roaring 20's Acoustic (2013)

Giant Orange is the third studio album by rock group Cheap Girls, released on February 21, 2012. It was the first release for the band since signing with Rise Records and is available on CD and vinyl. The album was produced by Laura Jane Grace of American punk rock band Against Me! and was the first time the band worked with a producer.^[1] With the exception of tambourine, the album was recorded using only guitar, bass, drums and vocals.^[1] The track "Gone All Summer" is the introduction music on Kyle Kinane's "Whiskey Icarus" stand-up comedy special released on CD and DVD.^[2]

Recording

Recording for the album began on October 11, 2011, at Total Trebel Studio in Elkton, Florida. It was the first album recorded at the studio, which was converted from an old post office.^[1]

Release

The album was released on February 21, 2012. It debuted at number 49 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.^[3]

Singles

"Ruby" was released for digital download on January 3, 2012, as the first single from the album.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Alter The Press!	link
Punknews.org	link

Giant Orange received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 70, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" feedback.^[5]

Track listing

Chart performance

References