Waking Up Is Hard to Do

Waking Up Is Hard to Do is the second studio album by the American indie rock band Giant Drag, released on March 5, 2013 on Full Psycho Records,[1] the band's own label.[2] It is the band's first full-length release of original material since Hearts and Unicorns (2005) and was released as a digital download on Giant Drag's Bandcamp music store.[3]

Waking Up Is Hard to Do
A woman in a blonde wig standing against a star-lit black background. Block pink text above reads "Waking Up is Hard to Do."
Studio album by
Giant Drag
ReleasedMarch 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
Recorded2007 (2007)–2012 (2012)
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock
LabelFull Psycho
ProducerJoe Cardamone
Giant Drag chronology
Swan Song
(2010)		 Waking Up Is Hard to Do
(2013)

Reception

Marie Wood of Drowned In Sound gave the album an 8 out of 10 rating, writing: "The main draw of the album... is that like Daniel Johnston, Eels and Pinkerton-era Weezer, Hardy still strikes the golden balance of juxtaposing fear, despair and rejection with sugary pop melodies and a dry near arid sense of humour that sweetens the blow of the heavy subjects at hand making them highly relatable."[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."90210"3:54
2."We Like the Weather"3:26
3."Won't Come Around"3:49
4."Do It"5:08
5."Firestorm"3:16
6."Garbage Heart"3:25
7."Meowch"4:32
8."Messif My Face"3:37
9."Dennis the Pennis"4:01
10."Sobriety Is a Sobering Experience"2:41
11."Heart Carl"3:39
12."Seen the Light"3:40
Deluxe edition[5] bonus EP (What I Know About Nothing)
No.TitleLength
1."Firestorm" (demo) 
2."Sobriety Is a Sobering Experience" (demo)2:55
3."Dennis the Pennis" (demo) 
4."Messif My Face" (demo) 
5."Meowch" (demo) 
6."Heart Carl" (demo)3:42

References
  1. Jones, Ann (March 5, 2013). "Waking Up is Hard to Do is out now". Full Psycho Records. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  2. Hilton, Robin (February 9, 2017). "Giant Drag's Annie Hardy Returns, Pours Unimaginable Grief Into New Album". NPR. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022.
  3. "Waking Up is Hard to Do | Giant Drag". Bandcamp. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  4. Wood, Marie (March 28, 2018). "Album Review: Giant Drag - Waking Up Is Hard to Do". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022.
  5. "Waking Up is Hard to Do (Deluxe Edition) | Giant Drag". Bandcamp. Retrieved March 5, 2013.



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