| Get Awkward | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Drowned In Sound | 5/10[3] |
| MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | A−[4] |
| musicOMH | [5] |
| NME | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[7] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| The Skinny | [10] |
| URB | [11] |
Get Awkward is the second 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
- ↑ "Get Awkward by Be Your Own Pet". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. "Get Awkward - Be Your Own Pet". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ↑ Denney, Alex (2008-03-20). "Album Review: Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2008-07-01). "Consumer Guide: July 2008". MSN Music. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ↑ "Be Your Own PET - Get Awkward". musicOMH. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ↑ Sterry, Mike (2008-03-07). "Be Your Own Pet". NME. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ↑ Abebe, Nitsuh (2008-03-19). "Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ↑ Baker, Gabriel (2008-03-20). "Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward". PopMatters. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ↑ Sheffield, Rob (2008-03-20). "Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ↑ Mitchell, Nick (2008-04-01). "Be Your Own Pet! - Get Awkward". The Skinny. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ↑ Mason-Campbell, Nilina (2008-02-15). "Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward". URB. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2008: 45: Be Your Own Pet". 2008-12-25. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. 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. Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- "Be Your Own Pet Return With Get Awkward Album". Angryape. 2007-11-29. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
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