Split Personalities (album)

Split Personalities is the second album by 12 Rods, released in 1998.[5]

Split Personalities
Studio album by
12 Rods
ReleasedJuly 28, 1998
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock
Length51:05
LabelV2 Records[1]
Producer12 Rods[2]
12 Rods chronology
Gay?
(1996)		 Split Personalities
(1998)		 Separation Anxieties
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork Media9.7/10[4]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "the clamorous yet tuneful 'Chromatically Declining Me' adds synthbeats and raga-rock riffs to the mix, while both 'I Am Faster' and 'Girl Sun' build noisy rockers atop blithe bossa novas."[6] The Stuart News though that 12 Rods "are nothing less than an American hybrid of Radiohead's ethereal beauty mixed with head-banging metal riffing topped with a singer who sounds like Ozzy Osbourne whining."[7] City Pages opined that the "police siren of a voice and the band's smart-rock overachieving begin to sound like great pop with repeated exposure."[8]

In 2005, City Pages included "Part of 2" on its list of the greatest Minnesota-made records of all time.[9]

Track listing
  1. "Split Personality" – 5:35
  2. "Red" – 6:34
  3. "I Am Faster" – 6:43
  4. "Chromatically Declining Me" – 3:55
  5. "Part of 2" – 3:23
  6. "The Stupidest Boy" – 5:17
  7. "I Wish You Were a Girl" – 5:37
  8. "Lovewaves" – 3:49
  9. "Make-Out Music" – 4:01
  10. "Girl Sun" – 6:12

References
  1. Bream, Jon (17 Apr 1998). "Crowd noise". Star Tribune. p. 3E.
  2. "12 Rods On Recording, Performing With Todd Rundgren". MTV News.
  3. "Split Personalities Review by Bryan Carroll". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. "12 Rods: Split Personalities: Pitchfork Record Review". March 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07.
  5. "12 Rods Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  6. "Minneapolis's 12 Rods are more song-oriented than..." The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. Shipes, Gary (December 18, 1998). "1998'S BEST MUSIC FELL ON DEAF EARS". The Stuart News. p. D1.
  8. Scholtes, Peter S. (January 13, 1999). "Symphony of a City - With the national collapse of indie rock, 100 local music scenes bloom". City Pages. Feature.
  9. Thomas, Lindsey (June 8, 2005). "Minnesota's Fifty Greatest Hits". City Pages. Cover Story.



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