Rascalize

Rascalize
Studio album by The Rascals
Released 15 June 2008 on iTunes
23 June 2008
Recorded London
Genre Indie rock, Post-Punk Revival, Psychedelic Rock
Length 37:27
Label Deltasonic
Producer Ben Hillier
Singles from Rascalize
  1. "Freakbeat Phantom"
    Released: 16 June 2008
  2. "I'll Give You Sympathy"
    Released: 29 September 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The Fly [2]
Mojo [3]
NME (6/10)[4]
Q [5]
The Times [6]
The Guardian [7]
Uncut [8]

Rascalize is the debut album by Wirralian rock band The Rascals. Recorded with producer Ben Hillier (The Horrors, Blur, Elbow) in London, released through Deltasonic.[9]

The album was released on 23 June 2008 (first released on iTunes on 15 June 2008). It was not a commercial success, peaking at only #100 on the UK Albums Chart for one week before dropping out of the charts altogether.[10]

Singles

Track listing

All music composed by The Rascals.

No. Title Length
1. "Rascalize"   2:27
2. "Out of Dreams"   3:10
3. "Bond Girl"   2:31
4. "The Glorified Collector"   2:55
5. "Fear Invicted Into the Perfect Stranger"   4:08
6. "Does Your Husband Know That You're on the Run?"   3:51
7. "I'd Be Lying to You"   3:00
8. "Freakbeat Phantom"   3:30
9. "People Watching"   2:24
10. "Stockings to Suit"   3:03
11. "How Do I End This?"   3:03
12. "I'll Give You Sympathy"   3:25
13. "Ratcatcher (Japan Bonus)[9]"   2:37
14. "Is It Too Late? (Japan Bonus)[9]"   4:12

Personnel

Statistics

Highest chart positions
Country UK
Position
#100[13]

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. "The Fly review". The-fly.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  3. "Mojo review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  4. "NME review". Nme.com. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  5. "Q review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  6. The Times review
  7. Dave Simpson (2008-06-20). "The Guardian review". London: Music.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  8. "Uncut review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "The Rascals (2000's) Rascalize Japan CD ALBUM (440133)". eil.com. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  10. "Rascals". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  11. "Freakbeat Phantom, by The Rascals (CD single on Deltasonic)". Norman Records. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  12. "I'll Give You Sympathy, by The Rascals (7" on Deltasonic)". Norman Records. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  13. "Chart Stats - Rascals". ChartStats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2009-06-05.