Diploid Love | |
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Released | 28 April 2014 |
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Length | 41:39 |
Label | Caroline, Queen of Hearts |
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Diploid Love is the debut solo album Brody Dalle, frontwoman of the Distillers. The digital download was released on 28 April 2014 in the United States and 29 April in Canada, followed by the CD and vinyl record set on 19 May. [2] The lead single, "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy", was streamed for free on SoundCloud on 9 February [1] before being released to iTunes on 17 February. [3]
The album features collaborations from Garbage's Shirley Manson, The Strokes' Nick Valensi, Michael Shuman of Queens of the Stone Age and Emily Kokal of Warpaint. [2]
Diploid Love has received mostly positive reviews, with NME rating it 7 out of 10 while Rolling Stone rated it four out five stars. [4]
The album debuted at number 33 on the UK Albums Chart and number 7 on the US Top Heatseekers albums chart. [5] [6] It also debuted and peaked at number 89 on the Australian Albums Chart. [7]
All tracks are written by Brody Dalle
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Rat Race" | 3:38 |
2. | "Underworld" | 5:19 |
3. | "Don't Mess with Me" | 3:39 |
4. | "Dressed in Dreams" | 4:47 |
5. | "Carry On" | 4:21 |
6. | "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy" (featuring Shirley Manson and Emily Kokal) | 5:03 |
7. | "I Don't Need Your Love" | 6:01 |
8. | "Blood in Gutters" | 4:18 |
9. | "Parties for Prostitutes" | 4:33 |
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] | 89 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] | 55 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] | 167 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] | 45 |
UK Albums (OCC) [5] | 33 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [6] | 7 |
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