A Mouthful
| A Mouthful | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 January 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 42:34 | |||
| Label | Cinq7 Wagram Get Døwn! | |||
| Producer | The Dø | |||
| The Dø chronology | ||||
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A Mouthful is the debut album by French/Finnish indie rock band The Dø, released on 14 January 2008. It spawned two singles: "On My Shoulders" (2007) and "At Last!" (2008).[1] The album was given a US release in April 2010, featuring additional versions of three of the album's songs as bonus tracks.
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti and Dan Levy.[2]
- "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 US release[edit]
- "On My Shoulders" (chamber version) – 5:35
- "Unissasi laulelet" (chamber version) – 3:55
- "Playground Hustle'N'Bustle" – 11:19
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | (9/10)[4] |
| Les Inrockuptibles | (Favorable)[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.5/10)[6] |
Pitchfork Media gave the album a 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.[6]
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".[4]
French magazine Les Inrockuptibles gave a positive review, calling them a "cool and promising band".[5]
The album was nominated for the Prix Constantin in 2008 but did not win.
Charts[edit]
A Mouthful topped the French charts in its first week. It is the first English-sung pop French record to top the albums chart in France.[7][8]
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 49 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 39 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 52 |
Sales[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France | — | 150,000[13] |
It was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ The Do
- ^ A Mouthful back cover.
- ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "The Dø: A Mouthful". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ a b "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ a b Les Inrockuptibles, February 2008.
- ^ a b A Mouthful | Pitchfork Archived June 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ THE DO - Biographie, albums, clips, cd sur MCM.net (archived link)
- ^ The Dø – Aha – swisscharts.com
- ^ "ultratop.be - The Dø - A Mouthful". Ultratop and Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "finnishcharts.com - The Dø - A Mouthful". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "lescharts.com - The Dø - A Mouthful". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "The Dø - A Mouthful - swisscharts.com". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Pichevin, Aymeric (9 January 2010). "The Do the Dø". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Color". Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
