''Mobile Estates'' is the second and final album by

Citizen King Citizen King was an American music group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose style was a mix of Hip hop music, hip-hop, Soul music, soul, and punk rock, punk. They are best known for their top 40 hit "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)", which ...

, released in 1999. It was the band's only album for a major label.

Production

The album was produced by

Dave Cooley Dave Cooley (David J. Cooley) is an American mastering engineer and audio restoration specialist. His numerous mastering credits include J Dilla's ''Donuts'' and '' The Diary'', Paramore's ''After Laughter'', 40th anniversary release of Bob Marl ...

, Matt Sims, and

Eric Valentine Eric Dodd, known professionally as Eric Valentine, is an American record producer who began his career as drummer and producer in the heavy metal band T-Ride. He subsequently produced albums for artists such as Good Charlotte, Lostprophets ...

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "even at Citizen King's most engagingly relaxed ('Jalopy Style', 'Long Walk Home'), the band just sounds like the Red Hot Beastie Spin Doctors." ''

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'' thought that "if a finer vintage—say, Beck circa 1998—is unavailable, Citizen King are just dope and dopey enough to feed your faux funk habit." The ''

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'' called the album "a tuneful, low-fi and quirky major-label debut."

Track listing

All songs written by Matt Sims and Dave Cooley, except where noted. # "Under the Influence" (Sims) - 4:22 # "

Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out) "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" is the debut single of American music group Citizen King from their second studio album, '' Mobile Estates'' (1999), as the second track. It was first released to rock radio on January 26, 1999, and was gi ...

" - 3:38 # "Safety Pin" (Sims) - 3:45 # "Jalopy Style" - 3:11 # "Basement Show" - 3:48 # "Smokescreen" - 3:24 # "The Milky Way" - 0:46 # "Long Walk Home" - 2:58 # "Skeleton Key" - 4:37 # "Closed for the Weekend" (Sims) - 2:56 # "Salt Bag Spill" - 2:15 # "Billhilly" - 3:27 # "Checkout Line" - 3:36

Personnel

* Matt Sims - lead vocals, bass guitar *Kristian Riley - guitar, backing vocals *

- keyboards *Malcolm Michiles - turntables *DJ Brooks - drums, programming, backing vocals

References

1999 albums Citizen King albums Warner Records albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub