Make Yr Life

The album was produced by Greg Griffith; the band worked for two and half years on the songs, and spent 10 days recording them.^[5][6] The Butchies set out to make a poppier album.^[7]

The band had been playing "17" in concert for years, and recorded the song after it had become a fan favorite.^[8]

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AllMusic	[9]
Robert Christgau	[10]
Orlando Sentinel	[8]

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The Washington Post thought that "such thumping new songs as 'Trouble' and 'She's So Lovely' demonstrate that the band has lost none of its swagger, but overall this disc is the band's poppiest outing."^[11] The Advocate declared that "Kaia Wilson, Melissa York, and Alison Martlew are undisputed masters of the two- to three-minute power-punk anthem."^[12] The Orlando Sentinel concluded that "even when the lyrics lean toward melodrama, Wilson's slashing guitar combines with the rumbling rhythms of bassist Alison Martlew and drummer Melissa York to make words inconsequential."^[8]

The Chicago Reader wrote that "though York’s stick work is still hard and nimble, Make Yr Life feels a bit less punk than the Butchies’ first three records, as if they were dialing it back to show off their songwriting–which is chewier than ever."^[13] The Morning Call determined that "where some may have turned to a cover of The Outfield's 'Your Love' for its nostalgic value, The Butchies make it their own, providing the album with a sexually heated closing track that is deliriously dramatic."^[14]

AllMusic wrote that "the band's quiet, drastic reworking of the Outfield's 1985 pop hit 'Your Love' just may be the cover version of the year."^[9]

All songs composed by the Butchies, except as noted.

1. "Send Me You"
2. "Trouble"
3. "Make Yr Life"
4. "Second Guess"
5. "She's So Lovely"
6. "Everything + Everywhere"
7. "17"
8. "Lydia"
9. "Tell the Others"
10. "Your Love" (John Spinks)