Committed to the Crime

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Committed to the Crime
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ReleasedOctober 7, 2014
Genre Indie pop, Electro pop
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(2012)
Committed to the Crime
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Committed to the Crime is the second album released by Chaos Chaos (formerly Smoosh). It was released in 2014.

Contents

Background

After adopting the name Chaos Chaos in 2012, the band soon developed a synth-pop sound. [1]

Reception

Vice 's music website, Noisey called the track "Breaker" off the album, "powerful" song, as well as "another example of their precocious talent and the sisters ability to craft hooks that are both instantaneous and timeless." [1] Spin called the track a "highlight" from the album. [2]

"Do You Feel It?" was notably featured in "Auto Erotic Assimilation," the third episode of the second season of Rick and Morty . [3]

Track listing

Committed to the Crime
No.TitleLength
1."Love"3:43
2."Breaker"4:12
3."Do You Feel It?"4:10
4."West Side"3:32
5."Monsters"3:25
6."Better"4:01
Total length:23:03

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References

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  2. Imperatore, Isabel (September 4, 2014). "Chaos Chaos, "Breaker"". Spin . Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  3. Rutherford, Kevin (September 14, 2017). "'Rick and Morty' Song 'Terryfold' Debuts on Hot Rock Songs Chart". Billboard . Retrieved September 26, 2017.