Me First (album)

Me First
Studio album by The Elected
Released	February 3, 2004
Genre	Indie rock
Length	46:40
Label	Sub Pop [1]
The Elected chronology
Me First (2004) Sun, Sun, Sun (2006)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Alternative Press	[4]
Blender	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B [6]
Now	[7]
Pitchfork	8.0/10 [8]
Spin	B+ [9]
Stylus	B [10]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[11]
Uncut	7/10 [12]

Me First is the first album by indie band The Elected, released in 2004 via Sub Pop. ^[13] It is a mix between indie and country.

Track listing

All songs written by Blake Sennett, except where noted.

1. "7 September 2003" – 3:56
2. "Greetings in Braille" – 3:58
3. "My Baby's a Dick" – 3:31
4. "A Time for Emily" – 2:23
5. "Don't Get Your Hopes Up" – 3:30
6. "Waves (The Time That You're Awake)" (Sennett, Blake Klugman) – 3:35
7. "The Miles 'Til Home" – 5:10
8. "Go On" – 5:17
9. "C'mon, Mom" – 4:35
10. "A Response to Greed" – 3:56
11. "Don't Blow It" – 4:10
12. "British Columbia" – 2:36

References

1. Records, Sub Pop. "Me First". Sub Pop Records.
2. "Me First by The Elected" – via www.metacritic.com.
3. "Me First - The Elected | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
4. It's a thing of subversive beauty, a striking debut that's self-assured and captivating. [Mar 2004, p.104]
5. A casual, mostly charming sketchbook of diffident alt-country laments. [Mar 2004, p.116]
6. The mournful harmonies and orchestral sweetening on some tracks... spread a seductively decadent sheen over the oddly uplifting proceedings. [27 Feb 2004, p.98]
7. "THE ELECTED - ME FIRST". Now . February 10, 2004. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
8. "The Elected: Me First". Pitchfork.
9. Like a Postal Service for hippies living off the grid. [May 2004, p.108]
10. "The Elected - Me First". Stylus Magazine . March 2, 2004. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
11. Writer, Guest. "The Elected - Me First". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
12. Addresses the stained beauty of all things LA via psychedelic washes of keys, honking sax and country stomp. [May 2004, p.100]
13. "TrouserPress.com :: Rilo Kiley". www.trouserpress.com.

External links

• The Elected on MySpace