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| Released | April 7, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk revival | |||
| Length | 33:46 | |||
| Label | Suicide Squeeze | |||
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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]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (71/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | (favorable)[5] |
| NME |    [3] |
| Paste | (7.3/10)[6] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.2/10)[7] |
| PopMatters | [4] |
| Robert Christgau | A–[2] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | (3.5/5)[8] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 "Scramble". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- 1 2 Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Coathangers". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- 1 2 Parkin, Chris. "Album Review: The Coathangers". NME. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- 1 2 Fiander, Matthew (6 April 2009). "The Coathangers: Scramble". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ Serota, Maggie. "Scramble Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ Maddux, Rachael (9 April 2009). "The Coathangers: Scramble". Paste. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ Hogan, Marc (6 April 2009). "Scramble Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ PSRE. "Scramble Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 October 2014.