Cartoon Violence (album)

Cartoon Violence is the second studio album indie rock band Herzog, released on March 19, 2012 on Exit Stencil Recordings. It was recorded more collaboratively than their debut album, Search, with Nick Tolar assisted by Tony Vorell, who wrote the album's lyrics.[1]

Cartoon Violence
Studio album by
Herzog
ReleasedMarch 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)
GenreIndie rock, power pop
LabelExit Stencil Recordings
Herzog chronology
Search
(2010)		 Cartoon Violence
(2012)		 Boys
(2014)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Glide(3/10)[2]
I Rock Cleveland[3]
The Line of Best Fit[4]
Loud and Quiet[5]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[6]
The Skinny[7]
Ventura County Star(moderately positive)[8]

The Skinny gave the album a moderately positive review and described the album's sound as "all Beach Boys-style rolling harmonies and full-blooded power-chord choruses." Another such review came from Loud and Quiet, who wrote, "rather than taking influence from the noughties pop-punk, they at times simply recreate it," and Bill Losey of the Ventura County Star called the album "fun, fun, fun."

Track listing
  1. Fuck this Year
  2. Rock and Roll Monster
  3. You Clean Up Nice
  4. Rich People Ballad
  5. Dreaming Man II
  6. Feedback
  7. Your Son is not a Soldier
  8. Shakespearean Actress
  9. Alexander the Great

Personnel
  • Brian Hill (bass)
  • Dave McHenry (guitar, vocals)
  • Dan Price (drums, vocals)
  • Nick Tolar (guitar, vocals)
  • Tony Vorell (lyrics, non-playing)

References
  1. Slaybaugh, Stephen (20 March 2012). "Album reviews: 3/20/12". Agit Reader. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. Donohue, Shawn (13 April 2012). "Herzog: Cartoon Violence". Glide. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. "I Rock Cleveland | The Rockometer: Cartoon Violence by Herzog". Blog.irockcleveland.com. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  4. Thompson, Erik (2012-03-30). "Herzog - Cartoon Violence". The Line Of Best Fit. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  5. "Herzog - Cartoon Violence". Loudandquiet.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  6. "CG: Herzog". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  7. "Herzog – Cartoon Violence". The Skinny. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  8. "Rock 'n' Roll Call: Herzog - Cartoon Violence". Blogs.venturacountrystar.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
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