...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 released 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. The album received a generally negative reception from critics.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted.
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"The World the People Together (Come On)" |
Taylor-Taylor and Peter Holmström |
4:42 |
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"Mission Control" |
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2:16 |
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"Welcome to the Third World" |
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5:50 |
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"Wasp in the Lotus" |
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4:36 |
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"And Then I Dreamt of Yes" |
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4:42 |
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"Talk Radio" |
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5:28 |
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"Love Song" (featuring Mark Knopfler and Mike Campbell) |
Taylor-Taylor and Goble |
3:48 |
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"Now You Love Me" |
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3:09 |
| 9. |
"Mis Amigos" |
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4:31 |
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"The Legend of the Last of the Outlaw Truckers AKA the Ballad of Sheriff Shorty" |
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3:44 |
| 11. |
"Beast of All Saints" |
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4:47 |
| 12. |
"Valerie Yum" |
Taylor-Taylor and Rezabek |
7:01 |
| 13. |
"Musee du Nougat" |
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14:46 |
[edit] Music videos
Music videos for "Mission Control", "Mis Amigos", "Now You Love Me", "The Legend of the Last of the Outlaw Truckers (AKA the Ballad of Sheriff Shorty)", "The World Come On", "Talk Radio", "Welcome to the Third World", and "Then I Dreamt of Yes" were produced.
[edit] Reception
The album received a generally negative critical reception. While Robert Christgau gave it a two-star rating,[9] meaning an "Honorable Mention", 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".[5]
[edit] Personnel
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor – guitars and vocals and mixing on "The Legend of the Last of the Outlaw Truckers"
- Peter Holmström – guitars
- Zia McCabe – keyboards
- Brent DeBoer – drums and vocal harmonies
- Greg Gordon – engineering, mixing, and post-mixing
- Jeremy Sherrer – engineering
- Jacob Martin Portrait – mixing
- Steve Marcusson – mastering
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Little Drummer Boy · Tales from Slabtown · Tales from Slabtown Vol. 2 · Bohemian Like You Australian Tour · Earth to the Remix E.P. Volume One · Earth to the Remix E.P. Volume Two
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