...Earth to the Dandy Warhols...

Earth to the Dandy Warhols
Studio album by The Dandy Warhols
Released 5 May 2008
Recorded 2008
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock, neo-psychedelia
Length 69:15
Label Beat the World
Producer Courtney Taylor-Taylor
The Dandy Warhols chronology

Odditorium or Warlords of Mars
(2005)		 Earth to the Dandy Warhols
(2008)		 The Dandy Warhols Are Sound
(2009)

...Earth to the Dandy Warhols... is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released for download and streaming play on 19 May 2008, with the CD version of the album following on 18 August 2008. It is their first release on their self-founded Beat the World Records label, after leaving Capitol Records in 2007.

The album continues in a similar electro-rock style to 2003's Welcome to the Monkey House, following the psychedelic guitar-rock of 2005's Odditorium or Warlords of Mars. Music videos for all songs except "Wasp in the Lotus", "Love Song", "Beast of All Saints", "Valerie Yum" and "Musee du Nougat" were released.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The World The People Together (Come On)"  Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmström 4:42
2. "Mission Control"    2:16
3. "Welcome to the Third World"    5:50
4. "Wasp in the Lotus"    4:36
5. "And Then I Dreamt of Yes"    4:42
6. "Talk Radio"    5:28
7. "Love Song" (featuring Mark Knopfler and Mike Campbell)Taylor-Taylor, Graham Goble 3:48
8. "Now You Love Me"    3:09
9. "Mis Amigos"    4:31
10. "The Legend of the Last of the Outlaw Truckers AKA the Ballad of Sheriff Shorty"    3:44
11. "Beast of All Saints"    4:47
12. "Valerie Yum"  Taylor-Taylor, Rozz Rezabek 7:01
13. "Musee D'Nougat"    14:46

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 46/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
The A.V. Club C−[3]
Blender [1]
The Guardian [4]
Mojo [5]
Pitchfork 3.5/10[6]
PopMatters 3/10[7]
Robert Christgau [8]
Slant Magazine [9]
Spin 5/10[10]

The album received a generally negative response from critics. While Robert Christgau gave it a two-star rating, signifying an "Honorable Mention",[8] and AllMusic called it "a giant leap in the right direction" after the "uneven" Odditorium or Warlords of Mars,[2] The Guardian calling it "achingly dull".[4]

Personnel

The Dandy Warhols

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Critic Reviews for Earth To The Dandy Warhols - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Phares, Heather. "Earth to the Dandy Warhols - The Dandy Warhols : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Rizov, Vadim (19 August 2008). "The Dandy Warhols: Earth To The Dandy Warhols". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rogers, Jude (15 August 2008). "Pop review: The Dandy Warhols, ... Earth to the Dandy Warhols ...". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "...Earth to the Dandy Warhols...". Mojo (179): 110. October 2008.
  6. ↑ Harvey, Eric (18 August 2008). "The Dandy Warhols: ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols...". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Sawdey, Evan (19 August 2008). "The Dandy Warhols: ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols... < PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Dandy Warhols". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  9. ↑ Keefe, Jonathan (18 August 2008). "The Dandy Warhols: Earth to the Dandy Warhols". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  10. ↑ Wood, Mikael. "The Dandy Warhols, '...Earth to the Dandy Warhols' (Beat the World)". spin.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

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