Partie Traumatic

Infobox Album
Name = Partie Traumatic
Type = Studio
Artist = Black Kids


Released = July 7, 2008
Recorded = December 2007 – April 2008
West Heath Studios, London, England
Genre = Alternative rock
Indie rock
Indie pop
Length = 38:09
Label = Almost Gold / Columbia (USA)
Mercury (EU)
Producer = Bernard Butler
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:djfoxzujldde link]
*"The A.V. Club" (B) [http://www.avclub.com/content/music/black_kids link]
*"Billboard" [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ic89034626f7645c3baaa981cfc809f73 link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (B+) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20214817,00.html link]
*"The New York Times" [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/arts/music/13play.html?_r=1&oref=slogin link]
*"NME" rating|8|10 [http://www.nme.com/reviews/black-kids/9779 link]
* Pitchfork Media rating|3.3|10 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/51246-black-kids-partie-traumatic link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/21456848/review/21470262/partie_traumatic link]
*"Spin" rating|4|5 [http://www.spin.com/reviews/black-kids-partie-traumatic-almost-goldcolumbia link]
*"The Village Voice" [http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-07-23/music/black-kids-are-drunk-on-the-bubbles/ link]
This album = "Partie Traumatic"
(2008)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Partie Traumatic
Type = Studio
Single 1 = I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You
Single 1 date = April 7, 2008
Single 2 = Hurricane Jane
Single 2 date = June 23, 2008
Single 3 = Look at Me (When I Rock Wichoo)
Single 3 date = September 8, 2008

"Partie Traumatic" is the debut album by American indie rock band Black Kids, released by Almost Gold on July 7, 2008 in the United Kingdom, and released by Columbia Records on July 22, 2008 in North America.cite web | publisher = Pitchfork Media | date = May 1, 2008 | title =Black Kids Sign to Columbia for U.S., Reveal LP Details | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50364-black-kids-sign-to-columbia-for-us-reveal-lp-details | accessdate = 2008-05-01 |author= Dave Maher]

Track listing

All songs written by Black Kids

#"Hit the Heartbrakes" – 3:44
#"Partie Traumatic" – 3:10
#"Listen to Your Body Tonight" – 3:08
#"Hurricane Jane" – 4:32
#"I'm Making Eyes at You" – 4:29
#"I've Underestimated My Charm (Again)" – 3:55
#"I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" – 3:37
#"Love Me Already" – 4:04
#"I Wanna Be Your Limousine" – 3:16
#"Look at Me (When I Rock Wichoo)" – 4:11

Personnel

* Owen Holmes – bass guitar
* Kevin Snow – drums
* Dawn Watley – keyboards and vocals
* Ali Youngblood – keyboards and vocals
* Reggie Youngblood – guitar and vocals
* Makoto Sakamoto - bongos on "Partie Traumatic" and "Love Me Already"
* Producer: Bernard Butler
* Mastering: Chris Potter at Alchemy Studio
* Engineer: Seb Lewsley
* Mixing: Lexxx at Miloco Studios and Olympic Studios
* Assisting: David Emery, Matt Paul, Adrian Breakspear
* Album design: Brendon Clark and Black Kids
* Photography: Dean Chalkley
* Published by Univeral Music Publishing Ltd.
* Recorded at West Heath Studios In England

Charts

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