A Little Messed Up

A Little Messed Up
Studio album by The Dollyrots
Released August 17, 2010
Recorded Would Work Sound (Studio City, CA), The Greenhouse (Los Angeles, CA), Stagg Street Studio (Van Nuys, CA), Hotel Wilshere (Los Angeles, CA), Studio Deluxe/Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, CA), Kingsize (Silverlake, CA)
Genre Punk rock
Length 42:57
Label Blackheart Records
Producer Chris Testa, Matt Wallace, Evan Frankfort, Fred Archambault, Luis Cabezas
The Dollyrots chronology

Because I'm Awesome
(2007)		 A Little Messed Up
(2010)		 The Dollyrots vs. Bowling for Soup
(2011)

A Little Messed Up is the third studio album by pop-punk band The Dollyrots. It was released on August 17, 2010 on Blackheart Records.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Tim Sendra awarded the album 3.5 stars stating "The Dollyrots' third album takes the California trio one step further away from the punky sound of their 2004 debut record on Lookout and toward the mainstream... Many of the songs are uptempo and almost fiery, but on the whole, the record is more cuddly than dangerous. Basically, they've tipped the balance on the pop-punk scale completely to the pop side, and anyone looking for a record that has some bite or holds any surprises might want to look elsewhere. And if you were a fan of the earlier Dollyrots albums, you may be a bit disappointed by the direction they've taken. Having said that, A Little Messed Up isn't a bad record."[2]

Writing for Pop Matters, critic Lana Cooper said "the Dollyrots continue their mission as purveyors of peppy pop punk." and gave the album a 7/10 rating.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Luis Cabezas and Kelly Ogden except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Rock Control" (Cabezas, Ogden, Evan Frankfort) 3:43
2. "Some Girls" (Cabezas, Ogden, Dave Bassett) 3:41
3. "California Beach Boy" (Cabezas, Ogden, Tina Parol) 3:17
4. "Rollercoaster" (Cabezas, Ogden, Fred Archambault) 3:47
5. "My Heart Explodes" (Cabezas, Ogden, Bassett) 3:12
6. "A Little Messed Up"   3:21
7. "Pour Tous Jours"   3:14
8. "Big Mouth"   2:55
9. "California"   3:13
10. "Coming After You"   2:48
11. "Let's Be In Love"   3:47
12. "Just Like Chocolate"   2:53
13. "Om Nom Nom"   3:14

Personnel

The following people worked on the album:[5]

The Dollyrots
  • Kelly Ogden – bass, vocals
  • Luis Cabezas – guitar, vocals
  • Chris Black – drums
Other musicians
  • Kim Shattuck – guest vocals on "Some Girls"
  • Andy Cabezas – background vocals and percussion
  • Eddie Vasquez – background vocals and percussion
  • Chris Testa– background vocals and percussion
  • Fred Archambault – background vocals and percussion
  • Amy Wood – additional drums/percussion
Production
  • Chris Testa– producer, engineer, mixing
  • Matt Wallace – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Evan Frankfort – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Fred Archambault – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Luis Cabezas – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Sylvia Massy – mixing, engineer
  • Jorge Valasco – assistant engineer and editing
  • Ken Sluiter – assistant engineer and editing
  • Rich Veltrop – assistant engineer and editing
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Will Kennedy – assistant engineer
Design
  • James Jaeger – photography
  • Carianne Brinkman – layout
  • Gabe Godin – layout

References

  1. ↑ Phillips, Connie (August 11, 2010). "The Dollyrots to Release New Album and Tour". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sendra, Tim. A Little Messed Up at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Lana (August 16, 2010). "The Dollyrots: A Little Messed Up". Pop Matters. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ "A Little Messed Up". iTunes. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ A Little Messed Up album cover

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