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Released
  
July 7, 2008

Partie Traumatic (2008)
  
ROOKIE (2017)

Release date
  
7 July 2008

Label
  
Almost Gold Recordings

Length
  
38:09

Artist
  
Black Kids

Producer
  
Bernard Butler

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Recorded
  
December 2007 – April 2008 West Heath Studios, London, England

Genres
  
Indie rock, Indie pop, Alternative rock

Similar
  
Street Gospels, Sounding a Mosaic, Datarock Datarock, Coming on Strong, The Warning

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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. The album debuted at #5 on the UK Albums chart and placed on several year-end best albums lists.

Contents

According to bassist Owen Holmes, the album got its title from an instructional Artie Traum DVD on how to play the guitar which Holmes and Reggie Youngblood rented from their local library. The band played with the name Artie Traum, calling him Partie Traum and eventually Partie Traumatic.

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Track listing

All songs written by Black Kids

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

Usage in media

Hit the Heartbrakes was used in the mobile phone game, First Touch Soccer / FTS 15. Partie Traumatic was used in Midnight Club: Los Angeles. Hurricane Jane was used in the football game Pro Evolution Soccer 2010.I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You was used as The Twelves Remix version in the EA Sports game, FIFA 09.

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 Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Recorded at West Heath Studios In England

    • Honors

  • Best of 2008 (#4) – New York Post, December 2008
  • 50 Best Albums of the Year (#39) – The Observer, December 2008
  • The 40 Best Albums of 2008 (#22) – Spin, December 2008
  • The Top 50 Albums of 2008 (#43) – NME, December 2008

    • Songs

    1Hit the Heartbrakes3:43
    2Partie Traumatic3:10
    3Listen to Your Body Tonight3:07

    References

    Partie Traumatic Wikipedia
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