| Business Casual | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 24, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Electronic [1] | |||
| Length | 30:18 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek Records | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 53/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 [1] |
| PopMatters | 4/10 [4] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [5] |
Business Casual is the debut studio album by American band Beep Beep. It was released August 24, 2004 on Saddle Creek Records. [6]
This album is the 63rd release of Saddle Creek Records.
Business Casual was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 53 based on 13 reviews. [2]
In a review for Pitchfork , critic reviewer Brian Howe wrote: "One can't accuse Beep Beep of being lackluster or uninspired. Business Casual is fierce and competent, and evinces the rippling of powerful musical muscles. But its affectations are so grating that it's tough to make it through it all in a single listen." [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I am the Secretary" | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Oh No!" | 2:19 |
| 3. | "Misuse their Bodies" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Giggle Giggle" | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Electronic Wolves" | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Chewy Poison" | 0:41 |
| 7. | "Executive Foliage" | 2:03 |
| 8. | "The Fluorescent Lights" | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Vertical Cougar" | 3:05 |
| 10. | "The Threat of Nature" | 6:44 |
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