Get Awkward
| 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 November 15, 2018.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Get Awkward - Be Your Own Pet". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ Denney, Alex (March 20, 2008). "Album Review: Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (July 1, 2008). "Consumer Guide: July 2008". MSN Music. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "Be Your Own PET - Get Awkward". musicOMH. March 17, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ Sterry, Mike (March 7, 2008). "Be Your Own Pet". NME. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ Abebe, Nitsuh (March 19, 2008). "Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ Baker, Gabriel (March 20, 2008). "Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward". PopMatters. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (March 20, 2008). "Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Nick (April 1, 2008). "Be Your Own Pet! - Get Awkward". The Skinny. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ Mason-Campbell, Nilina (February 15, 2008). "Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward". URB. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2008: 45: Be Your Own Pet". 2008-12-25. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ "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. November 27, 2007. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- "Be Your Own Pet Return With Get Awkward Album". Angryape. November 29, 2007. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2007.