Twelve Angry Months
2008 studio album by Local H
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Twelve Angry Months is a concept album by the alternative rock band Local H. It was released on May 13, 2008, on Shout! Factory. The album is about experiences surrounding a relationship breakup, with each track corresponding to a month in the year after the break-up.[9] The title is an allusion to Twelve Angry Men. The first single is "24 Hour Break-Up Session". The album was scheduled for a UK release on August 18, 2008, however this was delayed for unknown reasons until August 25, 2008.[10] The song 'Blur' is a revised version of a song that appears on the band's EP The '92 Demos.
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| Released | May 13, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 52:13 | |||
| Label | Shout! Factory | |||
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| Singles from Twelve Angry Months | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Consequence of Sound | Câ[4] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[6] |
| The Skinny | [7] |
| Spin | 6/10[8] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Scott Lucas and Brian St. Clair.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The One with 'Kid" (January) | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Michelle (Again)" (February) | 2:46 |
| 3. | "BMW Man" (March) | 3:15 |
| 4. | "White Belt Boys" (April) | 4:30 |
| 5. | "The Summer of Boats" (May) | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Taxi-Cabs" (June) | 4:28 |
| 7. | "24 Hour Break-Up Session" (July) | 5:09 |
| 8. | "Jesus Christ! Did You See the Size of That Sperm Whale?" (August) | 2:32 |
| 9. | "Simple Pleas" (September) | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Machine Shed Wrestling" (October) | 4:54 |
| 11. | "Blur" (November) | 2:38 |
| 12. | "Hand to Mouth" (December) | 8:49 |
Personnel
- Scott Lucas â guitar, vocals, bass, synthesizer, organ
- Brian St. Clair â drums
Production
- Andy Gerber
- Brian Leach
- Scott Lucas
- Geoff Sabin
- Blaise Barton
- Mike Willison
- Micah Wilshire (mixing)
- Michael Chalecki (mastering)