King of Jeans

King of Jeans
Studio album by Pissed Jeans
Released	September 18, 2009 (2009-09-18)
Genre	Hardcore punk, noise rock
Length	39:36
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Alex Newport
Pissed Jeans chronology
Hope for Men (2007) King of Jeans (2009) Honeys (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10 [1]
Metacritic	82/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Alternative Press	[4]
The A.V. Club	A– [5]
Drowned in Sound	9/10 [6]
Mojo	[7]
MusicOMH	[8]
NME	[9]
Pitchfork	8.3/10 [10]
PopMatters	8/10 [11]
Slant Magazine	[12]

King of Jeans is the third studio album by noise rock/hardcore punk band Pissed Jeans, released on September 18, 2009. It is their second album for Sub Pop Records, and their first album working with English producer Alex Newport. ^[13] Like most of the band's releases, the album features banal lyrics and atonal and abrasive guitar rock. It has been well received by critics. ^{[10] [11]}

Track listing

1. "False Jesii Part 2" – 2:34
2. "Half Idiot" – 2:33
3. "Dream Smotherer" – 4:21
4. "Pleasure Race" – 2:11
5. "She Is Science Fiction" – 2:09
6. "Request for Masseuse" – 2:46
7. "Human Upskirt" – 2:11
8. "Lip Ring" – 3:03
9. "Spent" – 7:32
10. "R-Rated Movie" – 3:01
11. "Dominate Yourself" – 3:14
12. "Goodbye (Hair)" – 4:00

References

1. "King of Jeans by Pissed Jeans reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
2. "Reviews for King Of Jeans by Pissed Jeans". Metacritic . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
3. Lymangrover, Jason (August 18, 2009). "King of Jeans - Pissed Jeans". AllMusic . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
4. It crushes with more speed, weirdness and sheer sonic weight than "Hope For Men" and the band's punkier debut, 2005's "Shallow." [Sep 2009, p.108]
5. Heller, Jason (August 18, 2009). "Pissed Jeans: King Of Jeans". The A.V. Club . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
6. Bloomfield, Philip (August 13, 2009). "King of Jeans". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
7. Swinging, hollar-along opener 'False Jesii Part 2' and the hilariously literal 'Request For Masseuse' are sardonic odes to indolence and pain relief respectively, while deadpan monologues 'Spent' and 'Goodbye (Hair)' reflect on time's inexorable passage with amp-crushing poignancy. [Sep 2009, p.95]
8. Clarke, Jude (August 17, 2009). "Pissed Jeans – King Of Jeans". musicOMH . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
9. Edwards, Tom (August 12, 2009). "Album review: Pissed Jeans – 'King Of Jeans'". NME . Retrieved June 12, 2017.
10. Berman, Stuart (August 10, 2009). "King of Jeans". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved June 12, 2017.
11. Collins, Matthew (August 18, 2009). "King of Jeans". PopMatters . Retrieved June 12, 2017.
12. McBee, Wilson (August 17, 2009). "King of Jeans". Slant . Retrieved June 12, 2017.
13. "Pissed Jeans".