Released 14 January 2008 Genre Indie rock, folk rock Label Cinq7
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Get Døwn! | Recorded 2007 Length 42:34 Producer The Dø | |
A Mouthful is the debut album by French/Finnish indie rock band The Dø, released on 14 January 2008. It spawned two singles: "On My Shoulders" (2007) and "At Last!" (2008). The album was given a US release in April 2010, featuring additional versions of three of the album's songs as bonus tracks.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti and Dan Levy.
- "Playground Hustle" – 2:55
- "At Last!" – 4:09
- "On My Shoulders" – 5:21
- "Song for Lovers" – 2:24
- "The Bridge Is Broken" – 4:42
- "Stay (Just a Little Bit More)" – 3:06
- "Unissasi laulelet" – 2:19
- "Tammie" – 3:15
- "Queen Dot Kong" – 3:14
- "Coda" – 1:57
- "Searching Gold" – 5:10
- "When Was I Last Home?" – 3:34
- "Travel Light" – 4:02
- "Aha" – 4:19
- "In My Box" – 1:48
Critical reception
Pitchfork Media gave the album a rating of 7.5 out of 10, noting "[A Mouthful] tries to balance the mature and the immature" and that "[Olivia B. Merilahti and Dan Levy] aren't shy about toying with musical categories (...) which compensates for the less-than-advisable inclusions, and the record is as ambitious and fun as any coming-out party in recent memory", but criticizing the lack of a better quality control.
Drowned in Sound gave it a rating of 9 out of 10, saying the band is like "a female Eminem backed with a brass band" or "PJ Harvey on the Moon".
French magazine Les Inrockuptibles gave a positive review, calling them a "cool and promising band".
The album was nominated for the Prix Constantin in 2008 but did not win.
Charts
A Mouthful topped the French charts in its first week. It is the first English-sung pop French record to top the albums chart in France.