| Low Kick and Hard Bop | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 11, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Studio | Studio Aftrap, Amsterdam | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 42:09 | |||
| Label | Matador Records | |||
| Producer | Solex | |||
| Solex chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 [3] |
| PopMatters | unfavorable [4] |
Low Kick and Hard Bop is the third studio album by Solex. [2] It was released via Matador Records on September 11, 2001. [5]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69% based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]
Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "it's an evocative and wildly creative, but not immediately accessible collection." [2] Paul Cooper of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.8 out of 10, saying, "While I'm not asking for a duet with Peaches or a remix by the Streets, I would appreciate a new facet to the customary lo-fi diamond boogaloo." [3]
All tracks are written by Solex.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Low Kick and Hard Bop" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Mere Imposters" | 2:23 |
| 3. | "Have You No Shame, Girl?" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Not a Hoot!" | 2:49 |
| 5. | "Knee-high" | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Honey (Amsterdam Is Not L.A.!)" | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Shoot! Shoot!" | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Comely Row" | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Ease Up You Fundamentalists!" | 2:34 |
| 10. | "The Dot on the I Between the H and the T" | 2:36 |
| 11. | "Good Comrades Go to Heaven" | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Cayenne" | 2:08 |
| 13. | "Ololo" | 3:08 |
| 14. | "You Say Potato, I Say Aardappel" | 1:37 |
| 15. | "Look... No Fingerprints!" | 2:21 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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