Get Awkward
| Get Awkward | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Be Your Own Pet | ||||
| Released | March 18, 2008 | |||
| Genre | garage punk, noise pop, hardcore punk | |||
| Length |
(US Version) 29:28 (UK Version) 35:37 | |||
| Label | XL Recordings, Ecstatic Peace | |||
| Producer | Steven McDonald | |||
| Be Your Own Pet chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| DOA | [3] |
| Drowned In Sound | (5/10)[4] |
| The Independent | (Positive)[5] |
| NME | (8/10)[6] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10)[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-)[9] |
| URB | [10] |
| The Village Voice | [11] |
Get Awkward is the second and final album by Be Your Own Pet. It was released on March 18, 2008. Rolling Stone listed the album as the 45th best of 2008.[12]
UK track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Super Soaked" | 2:34 |
| 2. | "Black Hole" | 2:25 |
| 3. | "Heart Throb" | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Becky" | 3:00 |
| 5. | "The Kelly Affair" | 2:32 |
| 6. | "Twisted Nerve" | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Blow Yr Mind" | 0:44 |
| 8. | "Bummer Time" | 1:59 |
| 9. | "Bitches Leave" | 2:25 |
| 10. | "You're a Waste" | 2:38 |
| 11. | "Food Fight!" | 1:05 |
| 12. | "Zombie Graveyard Party!" | 2:03 |
| 13. | "What's Your Damage?" | 2:19 |
| 14. | "Creepy Crawl" | 2:51 |
| 15. | "The Beast Within" | 3:54 |
US track listing
Three tracks—"Black Hole", "Becky" and "Blow Yr Mind"—were removed by Universal lawyers for being "too violent".[13] They were later released in the US on the EP Get Damaged.[14]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Super Soaked" | 2:34 |
| 2. | "The Kelly Affair" | 2:32 |
| 3. | "Twisted Nerve" | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Heart Throb" | 2:12 |
| 5. | "Bitches Leave" | 2:25 |
| 6. | "Bummer Time" | 1:59 |
| 7. | "You're a Waste" | 2:38 |
| 8. | "Food Fight!" | 1:05 |
| 9. | "Zombie Graveyard Party!" | 2:03 |
| 10. | "What's Your Damage?" | 2:19 |
| 11. | "Creepy Crawl" | 2:51 |
| 12. | "The Beast Within" | 3:54 |
References
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/get-awkward/be-your-own-pet
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ DOA review
- ↑ Drowned In Sound review
- ↑ The Independent review
- ↑ NME review
- ↑ Pitchfork Media review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Robert Christgau review
- ↑ URB review
- ↑ The Village Voice review
- ↑ "News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Be Your Own Pet have 'violent' songs cut from album" NME.com. March 24, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2010
- ↑ "Be Your Own Pet: Get Damaged" Prefix Magazine.com. June 28, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2010
External links
- "Be Your Own Pet Get Awkward, Channel Robocop On Sophomore LP: Album Preview". Rolling Stone. 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- "Be Your Own Pet Return With Get Awkward Album". Angryape. 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
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