Cerebral Ballzy (album)
2011 studio album by Cerebral Ballzy
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Cerebral Ballzy is the debut album from Brooklyn band Cerebral Ballzy. It was released on July 26, 2011 in the United States through Williams Street Records.
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| Released | July 26, 2011 (US) | |||
| Recorded | Los Angeles[1] | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk[2] | |||
| Length | 19:35 | |||
| Label | Williams Street | |||
| Producer | Joby J Ford[3] | |||
| Cerebral Ballzy chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Cerebral Ballzy | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alter The Press! | 3/5[5] |
| Clash | 4/10[6] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[7] |
| entertainment.ie |    [8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| NME | 7/10[10] |
| Pitchfork Media | 4.8/10[11] |
| Popmatters |   [12] |
| Punknews.org | [2] |
Their album was heavily promoted on Adult Swim through a 60-second commercial spot, which is their music video for "Don't Tell Me What to Do". Directed by the film-making duo The Marshall Darlings,[13] the promo is filmed on distorted black and white videotape and starts with a close up of lead singer Honor Titus, as he and his band mates walk outside a nightclub and on the streets yelling out the lyrics of the song shown on the bottom of the screen.[14]
The artwork for the album was done by Raymond Pettibon,[15] who has previously worked with bands such as Sonic Youth, Off!, Foo Fighters and Black Flag.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "On the Run" | 2:03 |
| 2. | "Office Rocker" | 0:59 |
| 3. | "Don't Tell Me What to Do" | 1:01 |
| 4. | "Insufficient Fare" | 1:54 |
| 5. | "Junkie for Her" | 1:58 |
| 6. | "Drug Myself Dumb" | 1:19 |
| 7. | "Puke Song" | 1:35 |
| 8. | "You're Idle" | 1:40 |
| 9. | "Don't Look My Way" | 1:51 |
| 10. | "SK8 All Day" | 1:34 |
| 11. | "Cutting Class" | 2:38 |
| 12. | "Anthem" | 1:03 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Nowhere City" | |
| 14. | "Causing Havoc (Live at the Macbeth)" | |
| 15. | "Return of the Slice (Live at the Macbeth)" |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Underage Drink Forever" | 1:20 |
| 14. | "Meet Me at the Spot" | 1:24 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Causing Havoc (Live at Detroit Bar)" | |
| 14. | "Insufficient Fare (Live at Detroit Bar)" | |
| 15. | "Drug Myself Dumb (Live at Detroit Bar)" | |
| 16. | "Office Rocker (Live at Detroit Bar)" | |
| 17. | "All I Ever Wanted (Live at Detroit Bar)" | |
| 18. | "Anthem (Live at Detroit Bar)" |
Personnel
- Honor Titus - lead vocals
- Melvin Honore (Mel) - bassist
- Mason - guitarist
- Jason - guitarist
- Crazy Abe - drummer