Diploid Love

"Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy"
Diploid Love
Studio album by Brody Dalle
Released	April 28, 2014
Genre	punk rock; Alternative rock; electronica; lo-fi; electropunk;
Length	41:39
Label	Caroline, Queen Of Hearts
Producer	Alain Johannes; Brody Dalle[1];
Singles from Diploid Love
	"Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy"; Released: February 9, 2014; "Parties for Prostitutes"; Released: March 6, 2014; "Don't Mess with Me"; Released: March 11, 2014;

Diploid Love is the debut solo album by Brody Dalle, frontwoman of The Distillers and Spinnerette. The digital download was released on April 28, 2014 in the United States and April 29 in Canada, followed by the CD and vinyl record set on May 19.[2] The lead single, "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy", was streamed for free on SoundCloud on February 9[1] before being released to iTunes on February 17.[3]

The album features collaborations from Garbage's Shirley Manson, The Strokes' Nick Valensi, Michael Shuman of Queens of the Stone Age and Emily Kokal of Warpaint.[2]

Reception

Diploid Love has received mostly positive reviews, with NME rating it 7 out of 10 while Rolling Stone rated it four out five stars.[4]

The album debuted at #33 on the UK Top 100 charts and #7 on the Heatseakers Album chart in the U.S. It also debuted and peaked at #89 on the Australian Albums Chart[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brody Dalle.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rat Race"	3:38
2.	"Underworld"	5:19
3.	"Don't Mess with Me"	3:39
4.	"Dressed in Dreams"	4:47
5.	"Carry On"	4:21
6.	"Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy" (featuring Shirley Manson and Emily Kokal)	5:03
7.	"I Don't Need Your Love"	6:01
8.	"Blood in Gutters"	4:18
9.	"Parties for Prostitutes"	4:33

Personnel

Brody Dalle – lead vocals, guitars, bass, drums, fun machine, synths, bass synth, korg
Alain Johannes – guitars, bass, piano, trumpet, mellotron, slide guitars
Nick Valensi – guitar
Michael Shuman – bass
Darren Weiss – drums
Bral – drums
Hayden Scott – drums
Cindy of El Mariachi Divas – horns
Mariachi El Bronx – horns
Jessy Greene – violins
Tyler Parkford – piano
Shirley Manson – backing vocals on "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy"
Emily Kokal – backing vocals on "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy"

References

"Brody Dalle reveals new single, 'Meet The Foetus'". Gigwise. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
"Brody Dalle announces release of solo album 'Diploid Love'". NME. February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
"Meet the Foetus / Oh the Joy - Single". iTunes. February 17, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
"Brody Dalle - Diploid Love". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
ARIA Report 1262, Pandora Archive

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[Meet_the_Foetus-1] "Brody Dalle reveals new single, 'Meet The Foetus'". Gigwise. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2013.

[nme-2] "Brody Dalle announces release of solo album 'Diploid Love'". NME. February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2013.

[3] "Meet the Foetus / Oh the Joy - Single". iTunes. February 17, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

[4] "Brody Dalle - Diploid Love". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2014.

[ARIA_Report_1262-5] ARIA Report 1262, Pandora Archive