A Mouthful
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A Mouthful is the debut album by French
/ Finnish indie rock
band The Dø
, released on 14 January 2008. Two singles were released from it, “On My Shoulders” (2007) and “At Last!” (2008). The album was given its U.S. release in April 2010, featuring additional versions of three of the album's songs as bonus tracks.
Pitchfork Media
gave the album a good rating of 7.5 out of 10, noting "[A Mouthful] tries to balance the mature and the immature" and that "[Olivia B. Merilahti and Dan Levy] aren't shy about toying with musical categories (...) which compensates for the less-than-advisable inclusions, and the record is as ambitious and fun as any coming-out party in recent memory", but criticizing the lack of a better quality control.
Drowned in Sound
gave it a rating of 9 out of 10, saying the band is like "a female Eminem backed with a brass band" or "PJ Harvey on the Moon".
French magazine Les Inrockuptibles
gave a positive review, calling them a "cool and promising band".
Charts=
France
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/ Finnish indie rock
Indie rock
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band The Dø
The Dø
The Dø is a French/Finnish indie pop band founded in Paris in 2005. The band is Olivia Merilahti and Dan Levy . The duo has been backed on stage by three different drummers...
, released on 14 January 2008. Two singles were released from it, “On My Shoulders” (2007) and “At Last!” (2008). The album was given its U.S. release in April 2010, featuring additional versions of three of the album's songs as bonus tracks.
Reception
A Mouthful topped the French charts in its first week.Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
gave the album a good rating of 7.5 out of 10, noting "[A Mouthful] tries to balance the mature and the immature" and that "[Olivia B. Merilahti and Dan Levy] aren't shy about toying with musical categories (...) which compensates for the less-than-advisable inclusions, and the record is as ambitious and fun as any coming-out party in recent memory", but criticizing the lack of a better quality control.
Drowned in Sound
Drowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
gave it a rating of 9 out of 10, saying the band is like "a female Eminem backed with a brass band" or "PJ Harvey on the Moon".
French magazine Les Inrockuptibles
Les Inrockuptibles
Les Inrockuptibles is a French cultural magazine. Started as a monthly magazine in 1986, it became weekly in 1995. The name is a play on "Les Incorruptibles", the French title of the American television series The Untouchables...
gave a positive review, calling them a "cool and promising band".
Tracklist
All songs written by Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti and Dan Levy.- Playground Hustle – 2:55
- At Last ! – 4:09
- On My Shoulders – 5:21
- Song for Lovers – 2:24
- The Bridge is Broken – 4:42
- Stay (Just a Little Bit More) – 3:06
- Unissasi Laulelet – 2:19
- Tammie – 3:15
- Queen Dot Kong – 3:14
- Coda – 1:57
- Searching Gold – 5:10
- When Was I Last Home? – 3:34
- Travel Light – 4:02
- Aha – 4:19
- In My Box – 1:48
Bonus tracks on the U.S. release
- On My Shoulders (Chamber Version) – 5:35
- Unissasi Laulelet (Chamber Version) – 3:55
- Playground Hustle'N'Bustle – 11:19
Charts=
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| France | 1 |
| Swiss | 52 |
| Belgium | 49 |
“On My Shoulders”
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| France | 1 |
“At Last!”
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| France | TBA |