Make a Pest a Pet

Make a Pest a Pet
Studio album by The Age of Electric
Released	February 25, 1997
Recorded	at Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, B.C. (February 10–29, 1996) Greenhouse Studios, Vancouver (June 4–7, October 11–17, 1996)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	51:29
Label	Mercury Records
Producer	The Age of Electric, Gil Norton (tracks 2 & 7)
The Age of Electric chronology
The Age of Electric (1995) Make a Pest a Pet (1997) The Pretty EP (2017)
Singles from Make a Pest a Pet
"Remote Control" "I Don't Mind" "Don't Wreck It"

Make a Pest a Pet is the third and final studio album by Canadian alternative rock band The Age of Electric. The lead single, "Remote Control", was a Top 10 hit in Canada. It is the band's only album to make the Canadian Albums Chart, peaking at #78 in 1997. ^[1] It was certified Gold in Canada in 1998. ^[2]

Reissue

In 2016, the band announced plans to release a remastered, expanded two-LP vinyl reissue of the album in 2017 in celebration of the album's 20th anniversary. ^[3] The reissue was released on February 17, 2017. The reissue included four never before released songs from the Make a Pest a Pet sessions ("Th13teen", "Pass It On", "Blend In", and "Radio One").

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Remote Control"	3:39
2.	"I Don't Mind"	3:23
3.	"Nothing Happens"	3:32
4.	"Unity or Grenadine"	3:30
5.	"You Complain"	4:03
6.	"Scare Myself"	4:30
7.	"Blow Up"	3:25
8.	"Don't Wreck It"	5:33
9.	"Cranky"	3:17
10.	"Real Stumper"	4:01
11.	"Mad at the World"	3:23
12.	"My Mistake"	4:11
13.	"Exist To Resist"	4:52

2017 Reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Th13teen"	4:02
15.	"Pass It On"	3:16
16.	"Blend In"	4:01
17.	"Radio One"	3:35

Personnel

• Todd Kerns – vocals, guitars
• John Kerns – bass
• Ryan Dahle – guitars, vocals
• Kurt Dahle – drums, vocals
• Chris Bryant – mellotron

References

1. "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 65, No. 23, August 11, 1997". RPM . Retrieved 2011-03-10.
2. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada . Retrieved June 24, 2021.
3. "Age of Electric Plot New EP and Expanded 'Make a Pest a Pet' Vinyl Reissue". Exclaim! . October 3, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2017.