Eat My Heart Out

Eat My Heart Out is the debut album by pop punk band The Dollyrots. It was released on 21 September 2004 on Lookout Records.

Eat My Heart Out
Studio album by
The Dollyrots
Released21 September 2004
RecordedCapitol Records Studio B (Hollywood, CA), Redstar (Silverlake, CA), Mansfield Lodge (Hollywood, CA)
GenrePunk rock, Pop punk
Length36:37
LabelPanic Button Records/Lookout Records
ProducerJohn Fields
The Dollyrots chronology
Eat My Heart Out
(2004)		 Because I'm Awesome
(2007)

A song from the album, "Feed Me, Pet Me" was used in a 2002 Hewlett-Packard ad campaign in which the band also appeared.[1]

Release

On August 25, 2004, the Dollyrots signed to Panic Button and Lookout! Records; alongside this, it was announced that the band would release their debut the following month.[2] The album was released on 21 September 2004.[2] In March and April 2005, they toured across the US.[3] In October and November 2005, they supported the Groovie Ghoulies on their headlining North American trek.[4] In April 2010, Dionysus Records in conjunction with the band re-released the album on vinyl.[5] 500 copies of the album were pressed on blue and white opaque vinyl with a download coupon which included the complete album plus three previously unreleased B sides from the album sessions.[6]

Reception

Rick Anderson on Allmusic gave the album a positive review, awarding it four out of five stars.[7] Anderson stated: "The Dollyrots are certainly nothing new -- no genre-transgressing experiments, no incongruous fusions, no mind-expanding instrumental solos or side-long suites. Just 13 tight, compact, sweet, and crunchy bursts of punky power pop".[7] Anderson also praised singer Kelly Ogden, saying that "her voice is clear and sharp, and her delivery is by turns sweet and snotty."[7] Hunter Felt on PopMatters wrote "What Eat My Heart Out does have are elements missing in most paint-by-numbers pop-punk: a sense of true fun, not the forced and contrived "fun" of the Blink-182 wannabes, and an infectious energy", adding that the band "actually seem to be able to translate their well-regarded live shows onto a disc without sacrificing the spontaneity their music requires".[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Kick Me to the Curb"2:55
2."Love You Most"3:28
3."Jackie Chan" (Cabezas, Josh Harrold, Ogden,)1:49
4."Wreckage"3:36
5."Feed Me, Pet Me"1:58
6."Penny"2:58
7."Goodnight Tonight"3:20
8."Dance With Me"3:08
9."New College"3:05
10."Promised Call"3:20
11."Skinny"1:45
12."Nobody Else"3:09
13."Be My Baby" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector)2:06
2010 re-release bonus tracks (digital only)[5]
No.TitleLength
14."Alpha Mansion"2:54
15."Little Black Book"2:41
16."This Crush"2:41

Personnel

The following people worked on the album:[9][10]

References
  1. "YouTube". M.youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  2. White, Adam (August 25, 2004). "Dollyrots full length out in September on Panic Button". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  3. White, Adam (March 11, 2005). "The Dollyrots on the road". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  4. Paul, Aubin (October 20, 2005). "Groovie Ghoulies Canada/U.S. tour with the Dollyrots & the Helper Monkeys". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  5. Dionysus Records. "The Dollyrots "Eat My Heart Out" blue vinyl with download and bonus tracks". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  6. The Dollyrots. "Eat My Heart Out". Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  7. Anderson, Rick. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  8. Felt, Hunter (30 December 2004). "The Dollyrots, Eat My Heart Out (Panic Button/Lookout!)". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  9. Eat My Heart Out album sleeve
  10. "Eat My Heart Out credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
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