Both Ways Open Jaws is the second album by French-Finnish indie rock duo The Dø, released on 9 March 2011 in France and in late October 2011 and mid-November 2011 worldwide.
| Both Ways Open Jaws | ||||
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| Released | 9 March 2011 (France) 28 October 2011 (Continental Europe) 11 November 2011 (Ireland and Australia) 14 November 2011 (UK) 15 November 2011 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, folk rock, indie pop | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | Cinq7, Wagram, Naïve, Six Degrees, Cartel Music, Village Green | |||
| Producer | The Dø | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Mezzic | (8.5/10)[2] |
| One Thirty BPM | (93%, Recommended)[3] |
| Pitchfork | (7.5/10)[4] |
Metacritic, a review-aggregating website, gives the album a combined rating of 75 out of 100 from 16 reviews, which is classified as a "generally favorable" reception. Only two of those were not in the "positive" range (70 or above), both judged at 40 ("mixed").[1] Mezzic gave the album 8.5 out of 10, saying "The follow-up to their debut A Mouthful has the band dive further into their freak-pop explorations, still striving to produce better music" and that "their sustainable collaboration has carried itself over to a promising sophomore album".[2] BBC Music called the album "Truly impressive".[5]
Charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 55 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 14 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 34 |
Track listing
editAll songs written by Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti and Dan Levy.
- "Dust It Off" – 3:42
- "Gonna Be Sick!" – 4:09
- "The Wicked & the Blind" – 5:08
- "Too Insistent" – 3:29
- "Bohemian Dances" – 4:23
- "Smash Them All (Night Visitors)" – 5:12
- "Leo Leo" – 3:30
- "B.W.O.J" – 1:43
- "Slippery Slope" – 2:41
- "The Calendar" – 4:03
- "Was It a Dream?" – 3:05
- "Quake, Mountain, Quake" – 2:10
- "Moon Mermaids" – 3:02
Bonus tracks
edit- "Open C" – 1:15
- "No Clue" – 8:01
References
edit- ^ a b "Both Ways Open Jaws - The Do". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ a b Julien, Ina. Mezzic.com review, May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ One Thirty BPM review
- ^ "The Dø - Both Ways Open Jaws". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ Roberts, Chris. "BBC - Music - Review of The Dø - Both Ways Open Jaws". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ^ Belgian Albums Top 100, March 12, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ French Albums Top 150, March 12, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ Swiss Albums Top 100 Archived November 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, March 27, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.