*** Welcome to piglix ***

...Earth to the Dandy Warhols...

...Earth to the Dandy Warhols...
The Dandy Warhols - Earth to the Dandy Warhols.jpg
Studio album by The Dandy Warhols
Released May 5, 2008
Recorded 2008
Length 69:15
Label Beat the World
Producer Courtney Taylor-Taylor
The Dandy Warhols chronology
Odditorium or Warlords of Mars
(2005)
...Earth to the Dandy Warhols...
(2008)
The Dandy Warhols Are Sound
(2009)
Singles from ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols...
  1. "Mission Control"
    Released: June 28, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 46/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars
The A.V. Club C−
Blender 2/5 stars
Robert Christgau (2-star Honorable Mention)
The Guardian 1/5 stars
Mojo 2/5 stars
Pitchfork 3.5/10
PopMatters 3/10
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars
Spin 5/10

...Earth to the Dandy Warhols... is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, recorded in 2008 and released on May 19, 2008 and is the first album released on their self-founded Beat the World Records label, after leaving Capitol Records in 2007.

The album continues in a similar electro-rock style to 2003's Welcome to the Monkey House, following the psychedelic guitar-rock of 2005's Odditorium or Warlords of Mars. One single, "Mission Control", was released from the album.

The album continues in a similar electro-rock style to 2003's Welcome to the Monkey House, following the psychedelic rock of 2005's Odditorium or Warlords of Mars.

...Earth to the Dandy Warhols... was released for download and streaming play on May 19, 2008, with the CD version of the album following on August 18. It is their first release on their self-founded Beat the World Records label, after leaving Capitol Records in 2007.

"Mission Control" was released as the sole single from the album on June 28. Music videos for all songs except "Wasp in the Lotus", "Love Song", "Beast of All Saints", "Valerie Yum" and "Musee du Nougat" were released.

The album received a generally negative response from critics. While Robert Christgau gave it a two-star rating, signifying an "Honorable Mention", and AllMusic called it "a giant leap in the right direction" after the "uneven" Odditorium or Warlords of Mars,The Guardian calling it "achingly dull".

All tracks written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted.


...
Wikipedia

...