Diploid Love
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| Released | April 28, 2014 |
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| Length | 41:39 |
| Label | Caroline, Queen Of Hearts |
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Diploid Love is the debut solo album by Brody Dalle, frontwoman of The Distillers and Spinnerette. The digital download was released on April 28, 2014 in the United States and April 29 in Canada, followed by the CD and vinyl record set on May 19.[2] The lead single, "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy", was streamed for free on SoundCloud on February 9[1] before being released to iTunes on February 17.[3]
The album features collaborations from Garbage's Shirley Manson, The Strokes' Nick Valensi, Michael Shuman of Queens of the Stone Age and Emily Kokal of Warpaint.[2]
Reception[]
Diploid Love has received mostly positive reviews, with NME rating it 7 out of 10 while Rolling Stone rated it four out five stars.[4]
The album debuted at #33 on the UK Top 100 charts and #7 on the Heatseakers Album chart in the U.S. It also debuted and peaked at #89 on the Australian Albums Chart[5]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Brody Dalle.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Rat Race" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Underworld" | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Don't Mess with Me" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Dressed in Dreams" | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Carry On" | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy" (featuring Shirley Manson and Emily Kokal) | 5:03 |
| 7. | "I Don't Need Your Love" | 6:01 |
| 8. | "Blood in Gutters" | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Parties for Prostitutes" | 4:33 |
Personnel[]
- Brody Dalle – lead vocals, guitars, bass, drums, fun machine, synths, bass synth, korg
- Alain Johannes – guitars, bass, piano, trumpet, mellotron, slide guitars
- Nick Valensi – guitar
- Michael Shuman – bass
- Darren Weiss – drums
- Bral – drums
- Hayden Scott – drums
- Cindy of El Mariachi Divas – horns
- Mariachi El Bronx – horns
- Jessy Greene – violins
- Tyler Parkford – piano
- Shirley Manson – backing vocals on "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy"
- Emily Kokal – backing vocals on "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy"
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Brody Dalle reveals new single, 'Meet The Foetus'". Gigwise. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Brody Dalle announces release of solo album 'Diploid Love'". NME. February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- ^ "Meet the Foetus / Oh the Joy - Single". iTunes. February 17, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Brody Dalle - Diploid Love". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ [1] ARIA Report 1262, Pandora Archive
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