''Both Ways Open Jaws'' is the second album by
French
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Finnish indie rock
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The Dø
The Dø () was a Finland, Finnish-France, French indie pop band founded in Paris in 2005. The band is composed of Olivia Merilahti (singer and musician) and Dan Levy (multi-instrumentalist). The duo has been backed on stage by three different dru ...
, released on 9 March 2011 in
France
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and in late October 2011 and mid-November 2011 worldwide.
Critical reception
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review-aggregating website, gives the album a combined rating of 75 out of 100 from 16 reviews, which is classified as a "generally favorable" reception. Only two of those were not in the "positive" range (70 or above), both judged at 40 ("mixed").
''Mezzic'' gave the album 8.5 out of 10, saying "The follow-up to their debut ''
A Mouthful'' has the band dive further into their freak-pop explorations, still striving to produce better music" and that "their sustainable collaboration has carried itself over to a promising sophomore album".
[Julien, Ina. Mezzic.com review](_blank)
May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011. BBC Music
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called the album "Truly impressive".
Charts
Track listing
All songs written by Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti and Dan Levy.
# "Dust It Off" – 3:42
# "Gonna Be Sick!" – 4:09
# "The Wicked & the Blind" – 5:08
# "Too Insistent" – 3:29
# "Bohemian Dances" – 4:23
# "Smash Them All (Night Visitors)" – 5:12
# "Leo Leo" – 3:30
# "B.W.O.J" – 1:43
# "Slippery Slope" – 2:41
# "The Calendar" – 4:03
# "Was It a Dream?" – 3:05
# "Quake, Mountain, Quake" – 2:10
# "Moon Mermaids" – 3:02
Bonus tracks
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"Open C" – 1:15
# "No Clue" – 8:01
References
External links
Official website
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2011 albums
The Dø albums
Wagram Music albums