Scramble (album)

Scramble
Studio album by
The Coathangers
ReleasedApril 7, 2009 (2009-04-07)
GenreIndie rock, post-punk revival
Length33:46
LabelSuicide Squeeze
The Coathangers chronology
The Coathangers
(2007) 		Scramble
(2009) 		Larceny & Old Lace
(2011)

Scramble is the second album by American punk rock band The Coathangers. It was released on April 7, 2009, on Suicide Squeeze Records.

Critical reception

Scramble received mostly favorable reviews from critics.[1] One such review was written by Robert Christgau, who described the album's music as "postpunk in the angular Gof4 tradition that femme bands long ago realized left room to squeeze high voices in edgewise."[2] An exception to this trend was Chris Parkin, who wrote in NME that "these four grrrls from Atlanta will send more people off cliff-faces with their yelping, hysterical art-punk than they ever will into HMV to buy this."[3] Another mixed review was written by Matthew Fiander, who wrote in PopMatters that "Scramble is a very solid record, but if anything it shows us the Coathangers’ talents have outgrown their humble garage sound."[4]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(71/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(favorable)[5]
NME[3]
Paste(7.3/10)[7]
Pitchfork Media(7.2/10)[6]
PopMatters[4]
Robert ChristgauA–[2]
Tiny Mix Tapes(3.5/5)[8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:05
2."Toomerhead"2:39
3."Stop Stomp Stompin’"2:36
4."Time Passing"3:10
5."Bury Me"2:28
6."Dreamboat"3:08
7."Pussywillow"3:48
8."Gettin’ Mad and Pumpin’ Iron"2:05
9."Killdozer"2:17
10."143"2:23
11."Arthritis Sux"1:51
12."Sonic You"2:50
13."Bobby Knows Best"1:40
14."Cheap Cheap"2:29
15."Outro"0:16
Total length:33:46

Personnel

  • Julie Kugel (Crook Kid Coathanger) – Guitar, vocals
  • Stephanie Luke (Rusty Coathanger) – Drums, vocals
  • Meredith Franco (Minnie Coathanger) – Bass guitar, vocals
  • Candice Jones (Bebe Coathanger) – Keyboard, vocals

References

  1. ^ a b "Scramble". Metacritic. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Coathangers". Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Parkin, Chris. "Album Review: The Coathangers". NME. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Fiander, Matthew (April 6, 2009). "The Coathangers: Scramble". PopMatters. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  5. ^ Serota, Maggie. "Scramble Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  6. ^ Hogan, Marc (April 6, 2009). "Scramble Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Maddux, Rachael (April 9, 2009). "The Coathangers: Scramble". Paste. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  8. ^ PSRE. "Scramble Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
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