Get Awkward
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]
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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 | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| 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] |
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. 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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