Mobile Estates
1999 studio album by Citizen King
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Mobile Estates is the second and final album by Citizen King, released in 1999.[6][7] It was the band's only album for a major label.[8]
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| Released | March 9, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
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| Length | 42:32 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros.[1] | |||
| Producer | Dave Cooley, Matt Sims, Eric Valentine | |||
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Production
The album was produced by Dave Cooley, Matt Sims, and Eric Valentine.[9]
Critical reception
The Washington Post wrote that "even at Citizen King's most engagingly relaxed ('Jalopy Style', 'Long Walk Home'), the band just sounds like the Red Hot Beastie Spin Doctors."[10] Rolling Stone thought that "if a finer vintage—say, Beck circa 1998—is unavailable, Citizen King are just dope and dopey enough to feed your faux funk habit."[11] The San Antonio Express-News called the album "a tuneful, low-fi and quirky major-label debut."[12]
Track listing
All songs written by Matt Sims and Dave Cooley, except where noted.
- "Under the Influence" (Sims) - 4:22
- "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" - 3:38
- "Safety Pin" (Sims) - 3:45
- "Jalopy Style" - 3:11
- "Basement Show" - 3:48
- "Smokescreen" - 3:24
- "The Milky Way" - 0:46
- "Long Walk Home" - 2:58
- "Skeleton Key" - 4:37
- "Closed for the Weekend" (Sims) - 2:56
- "Salt Bag Spill" - 2:15
- "Billhilly" - 3:27
- "Checkout Line" - 3:36
Personnel
- Matt Sims - lead vocals, bass guitar
- Kristian Riley - guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Cooley - keyboards
- Malcolm Michiles - turntables
- DJ Brooks - drums, programming, backing vocals
