Don't Worry Lady is the second full length album by the hardcore

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

/thrash

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 band I Hate Sally

I Hate Sally

I Hate Sally was a four-piece metal/post-hardcore band from Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2000 in Kingston, Ontario by Marc Garniss, Ben Thomas and Kelly Payne.-Biography:...

. The album was released in 2006; shortly after this I Hate Sally

I Hate Sally

I Hate Sally was a four-piece metal/post-hardcore band from Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2000 in Kingston, Ontario by Marc Garniss, Ben Thomas and Kelly Payne.-Biography:...

 was signed to Vagrant Records

Vagrant Records

Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...

 and the album was re-released for the US and UK in 2007 on the band's second label.

Lyrical Themes

Song titles on the album contain many references to female Biblical characters, though frontwoman Dee Prescott has stated that the album does not have an overtly feminine

Feminine

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 tone. The album's title is derived from a sound clip between track three and four of a man stating "Don't worry lady, everything will be OK". It is taken from an after school special

After school special

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featuring a police officer stating the line, a sound clip that I Hate Sally used in live shows prior to the release of Don't Worry Lady.

Critical Reception

The album had mixed to average reviews, with the drumming and guitar riffs being praised in particular. A recurring issue with reviewers was the mix of genres employed by the band.

Track listing

1. "Eve, Rule Over Him" - 0:26
2. "Song of Deborah" - 3:22
3. "Hannah Hannah" - 3:27
4. "Martha Served" - 2:18
5. "Iscah's Life" - 8:56
6. "Iscah's Cancer" - 2:55
7. "Bathsheba of Seven" - 2:39
8. "Mary! Mary!" - 4:11
9. "Anna's Empty Conscious for the Blessed" - 9:51
10. "Eve, Be Dear to Him" - 5:41