{"id":12006,"date":"2012-09-19T13:19:27","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T03:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=12006"},"modified":"2012-09-19T13:20:53","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T03:20:53","slug":"the-dollyrots-the-dollyrots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/09\/the-dollyrots-the-dollyrots\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dollyrots – The Dollyrots"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In 25 words of less: \u201cI think The Dollyrots has just become my favourite “pop” album of 2012!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I always like to give credit, where credit is due and when it comes to The Dollyrots, I have to thank Bowling For Soup for putting me onto The Dollyrots as a result of their mutual association over the years touring together and more recently, recording covers of each others songs (such as this months release\u00a0‘One Big Happy’ – <\/em>unpaid community service announcement complete).\u00a0 The snarly pop punk of Because I\u2019m Awesome <\/em>and My Best Friends Hot <\/em>off their 2007 release was my first musical introduction quite a few years ago and I\u2019ve been hooked on The Dollyrots ever since.\u00a0 After releasing their past two albums on Joan Jett\u2019s Blackheart Records, this time around the duo of \u00a0Kelly Ogden and\u00a0Luis Cabezas\u00a0have gone totally DIY, funding the album via fan contributions Kickstarter style and the bottom line is that The Dollyrots have amped up their musical awesomeness in mighty style.<\/p>\n

I really don\u2019t know where to start with writing this review \u2013 there\u2019s so much going on during this album, there\u2019s so much I could write about, but all I want to do is listen and clap my hands, rather than write this review, but how could I write if I\u2019m clapping my hands?\u00a0 I guess you could say this album makes me\u00a0Hyperactive <\/em>\u2013yep there it is, the punchline.\u00a0 First single off the album\u00a0Hyperactive,\u00a0<\/em>offers no better example of what The Dollyrots are all about \u2013 some kind of animal sound opens the track, a wall of guitar crunch kicks in courtesy of Luis Cabezas, there\u2019s the part quirky and lotsa bouncy vocals from Kelly Ogden, a glorious pre-chorus, before the gigantic cheerleader chorus chants of \u201cwe are, we are, we are\u2026.\u201d knock me off my feet, there’s a guitar solo, a key change, big slammin’ power chords, some \u201coh yeahs, oh yeahs\u201d, then there\u2019s more animal noises, a blast of power drums, acoustic guitar, more glorious cheerleader chants and a climactic ending\u2026all of that in 2.33minutes!\u00a0 Check out video below, why?, because it\u2019s awesome\u2026<\/p>\n

The Dollyrots have such an incredible knack of combining summery pop goodness with a distinct rock sound, a real punk attitude and song after song that sticks in your head like super glue.\u00a0 Like seriously, try escaping contagious songs such Twist Me To The Left, Satellite, Time Will Stop <\/em>or So Wrong It\u2019s Right.\u00a0 <\/em>They mix things up a little here and there with the lyrical angst and driving bass of F U Famous, <\/em>the ultra summery No Doubt kinda vibe of South Of The Border, <\/em>through to <\/em>the more serious overtones of After 2012.\u00a0 Because I\u2019m Awesome <\/em>also gets revisited, a song that has recently featured in the new Disney Pixar Trailer for Brave.\u00a0 Producer John Fields who has literally worked with almost everyone lends his stellar production polish to the album .<\/p>\n

However disjointed this review reads, that\u2019s because that\u2019s what this album does to me\u2026. \u00a0Look, all you need to know is that I think The Dollyrots<\/em> has just become my favourite “pop” album of 2012!<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Los Angeles, USA<\/p>\n

For fans of:<\/strong>\u00a0 Pop, punk, rock awesomeness!<\/p>\n

Produced\/mixed by:<\/strong> John Fields (Pink, All Time Low, Jimmy Eat World, Goo Goo Dolls, Lifehouse, Switchfoot)<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 18 September 2012<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Storefront Recordings<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.thedollyrots.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track listing:
\n<\/strong>1. Starting Over
\n2. I Wanna Go
\n3. Hyperactive
\n4. Satellite
\n5. Twist Me to the Left
\n6. Time Will Stop
\n7. So Wrong It’s Right
\n8. F U Famous
\n9. Pretty On the Outside
\n10. South of the Border
\n11. After 2012
\n12. Staring Over Again
\n13. Because I’m Awesome<\/p>\n\n

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