''Partie Traumatic'' is the debut album by American
Indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...
band
Black Kids
Black Kids are an American indie rock band. Formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2006, the group consists of singer/guitarist Reggie Youngblood, keyboardists/backup singers Ali Youngblood and Dawn Watley, bassist Owen Holmes, and drummer Kevin Sn ...
, released by
Almost Gold on July 7, 2008 in the United Kingdom, and released by
on July 22, 2008 in North America.
The album debuted at #5 on the UK Albums chart and placed on several year-end best albums lists.
According to
bassist
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Owen Holmes, the album got its title from an instructional
Artie Traum
Arthur Roy Traum (April 3, 1943 – July 20, 2008) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. Traum's work appeared on more than 35 albums. He produced and recorded with The Band, Arlen Roth, Warren Bernhardt, Pat Alger, Tony Levin, ...
DVD
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on how to play the
guitar
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which Holmes and Reggie Youngblood rented from their local
library
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. The band played with the name Artie Traum, calling him Partie Traum and eventually Partie Traumatic.
Release
"Look at Me (When I Rock Wichoo)" is the third single taken from their debut album ''Partie Traumatic''. It was released in the UK by
Almost Gold Recordings on September 8, 2008 and debuted on the Top 200
UK Singles Chart at number 175.
Track listing
All songs written by Black Kids
#"Hit the Heartbrakes" – 3:44
#"Partie Traumatic" – 3:10
#"Listen to Your Body Tonight" – 3:08
#"
Hurricane Jane" – 4:32
#"I'm Making Eyes at You" – 4:30
#"I've Underestimated My Charm (Again)" – 3:55
#"
I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" – 3:37
#"Love Me Already" – 4:04
#"I Wanna Be Your Limousine" – 3:16
#"Look at Me (When I Rock Wichoo)" – 4:10
Usage in media
"Hit the Heartbrakes" was used in the mobile phone game, ''
First Touch Soccer 2015''. "Partie Traumatic" was used in ''
Midnight Club: Los Angeles''. "Hurricane Jane" was used in the football game by
Konami
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, ''
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010''. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" was used as
The Twelves remix version in the
EA Sports
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game, ''
FIFA 09
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'' and also the 2008 comedy film ''
Role Models
''Role Models'' is a 2008 American comedy film directed by David Wain, who co-wrote it with Timothy Dowling, Paul Rudd and Ken Marino. The film stars Rudd, Seann William Scott, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Jane Lynch, and ...
''.
Personnel
* Owen Holmes – bass guitar
* Kevin Snow – drums
* Dawn Watley – keyboards and vocals
* Ali Youngblood – keyboards and vocals
* Reggie Youngblood – guitar and vocals
* Makoto Sakamoto - bongos on "Partie Traumatic" and "Love Me Already"
* Producer:
Bernard Butler
Bernard Joseph Butler (born 1 May 1970) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He has been hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of his generation; BBC journalist Mark Savage called him "one of Britain's most origina ...
* Mastering: Chris Potter at Alchemy Studio
* Engineer: Seb Lewsley
* Mixing: Lexxx at Miloco Studios and Olympic Studios
* Assisting: David Emery, Matt Paul, Adrian Breakspear
* Album design: Brendon Clark and Black Kids
* Photography: Dean Chalkley
* Published by Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
* Recorded at West Heath Studios In England
Charts
Honors
*Best of 2008 (#4) – ''New York Post'', December 2008
*50 Best Albums of the Year (#39) – ''The Observer'', December 2008
*The 40 Best Albums of 2008 (#22) – ''Spin'', December 2008
*The Top 50 Albums of 2008 (#43) – ''NME'', December 2008
References
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2008 debut albums
Black Kids albums
Albums produced by Bernard Butler