''Split Personalities'' is the second album by

12 Rods 12 Rods (also known by the stylistic variants 12RODS and Twelve Rods) was an American indie rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The group was formed in Oxford, Ohio in 1992, later relocating to Minneapolis in 1995 where it was based until it ...

, released in 1998.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "the clamorous yet tuneful 'Chromatically Declining Me' adds synthbeats and raga-rock riffs to the mix, while both 'I Am Faster' and 'Girl Sun' build noisy rockers atop blithe bossa novas." ''

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'' though that 12 Rods "are nothing less than an American hybrid of Radiohead's ethereal beauty mixed with head-banging metal riffing topped with a singer who sounds like Ozzy Osbourne whining." ''

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'' opined that the "police siren of a voice and the band's smart-rock overachieving begin to sound like great pop with repeated exposure." In 2005, ''

'' included "Part of 2" on its list of the greatest Minnesota-made records of all time.

Track listing

# "Split Personality" – 5:35 # "Red" – 6:34 # "I Am Faster" – 6:43 # "Chromatically Declining Me" – 3:55 # "Part of 2" – 3:23 # "The Stupidest Boy" – 5:17 # "I Wish You Were a Girl" – 5:37 # "Lovewaves" – 3:49 # "Make-Out Music" – 4:01 # "Girl Sun" – 6:12

References

1998 albums 12 Rods albums V2 Records albums {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub