Everything Goes Wrong (album)

Everything Goes Wrong
Studio album by Vivian Girls
Released	September 8, 2009 (2009-09-08)
Recorded	March 9–16, 2009
Studio	The Distillery (Costa Mesa, California)
Genre	Indie rock [1] lo-fi [1] [2] noise pop [1] punk rock [2]
Length	36:01
Label	In the Red
Vivian Girls chronology
Vivian Girls (2008) Everything Goes Wrong (2009) Share the Joy (2011)

Everything Goes Wrong is the second studio album by American indie rock band Vivian Girls. It was released on September 8, 2009, by In the Red Records. ^[3]

In 2019, Everything Goes Wrong was reissued by Polyvinyl Record Co., alongside Vivian Girls' 2008 self-titled debut album. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.4/10 [5]
Metacritic	66/100 [6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
The A.V. Club	C [8]
The Guardian	[9]
Los Angeles Times	[10]
Mojo	[11]
NME	8/10 [12]
Pitchfork	7.8/10 [13]
Rolling Stone	[14]
Spin	8/10 [15]
Uncut	[16]

Everything Goes Wrong was listed as the 54th best album of 2009 by Rough Trade. ^[17] Artrocker ranked it as the year's 61st best album. ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vivian Girls (Katy Goodman, Ali Koehler and Cassie Ramone).

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Walking Alone at Night"	1:41
2.	"I Have No Fun"	1:27
3.	"Can't Get Over You"	3:36
4.	"The Desert"	2:42
5.	"Tension"	2:30
6.	"Survival"	2:30
7.	"The End"	3:15
8.	"When I'm Gone"	3:29
9.	"Out for the Sun"	4:13
10.	"I'm Not Asleep"	2:01
11.	"Double Vision"	4:20
12.	"You're My Guy"	1:54
13.	"Before I Start to Cry"	2:23
Total length:		36:01

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"I'll Return"	3:39
Total length:		39:40

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[18]

Vivian Girls

• Katy "Kickball Katy" Goodman
• Ali Koehler
• Cassie Ramone

Additional personnel

• Mike McHugh – mixing, recording

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [19]	31

References

1. Persson, Jesper (September 10, 2009). "Album Review: Vivian Girls – Everything Goes Wrong". Consequence of Sound . Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
2. Artrocker, Dave. "Top 100 records of 2009: 80–61". Artrocker. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
3. Breihan, Tom (May 28, 2009). "Vivian Girls Announce Sophomore Album Everything Goes Wrong". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 2, 2021.
4. "Vivian Girls announce Memory, first new album in 8 years out 9/20 – listen to 'Sick' now + fall tour dates". Polyvinyl Record Co. July 16, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
5. "Everything Goes Wrong by Vivian Girls reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
6. "Everything Goes Wrong by Vivian Girls Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved March 2, 2021.
7. Sendra, Tim. "Everything Goes Wrong – Vivian Girls". AllMusic . Retrieved March 2, 2021.
8. Caine, Paul (September 8, 2009). "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". The A.V. Club . Retrieved March 2, 2021.
9. Sullivan, Caroline (September 18, 2009). "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". The Guardian . Retrieved September 20, 2011.
10. Kot, Greg (September 7, 2009). "Album review: Vivian Girls' 'Everything Goes Wrong'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 2, 2021.
11. Perry, Andrew (December 2009). "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". Mojo . No. 193. p. 96.
12. "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". NME . September 16, 2009.
13. Colly, Joe (September 2, 2009). "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 20, 2011.
14. Maerz, Melissa (September 8, 2009). "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on September 12, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
15. Everdell, Abigail (September 1, 2009). "Vivian Girls, 'Everything Goes Wrong' (In the Red)". Spin . Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
16. "Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong". Uncut . No. 149. October 2009. p. 119.
17. "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. Archived from the original on November 25, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
18. Everything Goes Wrong (liner notes). Vivian Girls. In the Red Records. 2009. ITR 179.
19. "Vivian Girls Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

External links

• Everything Goes Wrong at Discogs (list of releases)