Get Awkward

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Get Awkward
Get Awkward.jpg
Studio album by
Be Your Own Pet
ReleasedMarch 18, 2008
GenreGarage punk, noise pop, hardcore punk
Length(US Version) 29:28
(UK Version) 35:37
LabelXL Recordings, Ecstatic Peace
ProducerSteven McDonald
Be Your Own Pet chronology
Not Rocket Science
(2007) 		Get Awkward
(2008) 		Get Damaged EP
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[2]
Drowned In Sound5/10[3]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A–[4]
musicOMH4/5 stars[5]
NME4/5 stars[6]
Pitchfork7.8/10[7]
PopMatters6/10[8]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[9]
The Skinny2/5 stars[10]
URB3/5 stars[11]

Get Awkward is the second and final album by Be Your Own Pet. It was released on March 18, 2008. Rolling Stone listed the album as the 45th best of 2008.[12]

UK track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Super Soaked"2:34
2."Black Hole"2:25
3."Heart Throb"2:12
4."Becky"3:00
5."The Kelly Affair"2:32
6."Twisted Nerve"3:03
7."Blow Yr Mind"0:44
8."Bummer Time"1:59
9."Bitches Leave"2:25
10."You're a Waste"2:38
11."Food Fight!"1:05
12."Zombie Graveyard Party!"2:03
13."What's Your Damage?"2:19
14."Creepy Crawl"2:51
15."The Beast Within"3:54

US track listing[]

Three tracks—"Black Hole", "Becky" and "Blow Yr Mind"—were removed by Universal lawyers for being "too violent".[13] They were later released in the US on the EP Get Damaged.[14]

No.TitleLength
1."Super Soaked"2:34
2."The Kelly Affair"2:32
3."Twisted Nerve"3:03
4."Heart Throb"2:12
5."Bitches Leave"2:25
6."Bummer Time"1:59
7."You're a Waste"2:38
8."Food Fight!"1:05
9."Zombie Graveyard Party!"2:03
10."What's Your Damage?"2:19
11."Creepy Crawl"2:51
12."The Beast Within"3:54

References[]

  1. ^ "Get Awkward by Be Your Own Pet". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Get Awkward - Be Your Own Pet". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  3. ^ Denney, Alex (2008-03-20). "Album Review: Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (2008-07-01). "Consumer Guide: July 2008". MSN Music. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  5. ^ "Be Your Own PET - Get Awkward". musicOMH. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  6. ^ Sterry, Mike (2008-03-07). "Be Your Own Pet". NME. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  7. ^ Abebe, Nitsuh (2008-03-19). "Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  8. ^ Baker, Gabriel (2008-03-20). "Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward". PopMatters. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  9. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2008-03-20). "Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Nick (2008-04-01). "Be Your Own Pet! - Get Awkward". The Skinny. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  11. ^ Mason-Campbell, Nilina (2008-02-15). "Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward". URB. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  12. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2008: 45: Be Your Own Pet". 2008-12-25. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  13. ^ "Be Your Own Pet have 'violent' songs cut from album" NME.com. March 24, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2010
  14. ^ "Be Your Own Pet: Get Damaged" Prefix Magazine.com. June 28, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2010

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