| Self-Surgery | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | May 29, 2020 |
| Length | 18:50 |
| Label | Sargent House |
| Singles from Self-Surgery | |
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| Alternative cover | |
 Alternative version cover [1] | |
Self-Surgery is the debut studio album by American two-piece rock band Mrs. Piss,consisting of Chelsea Wolfe and Jess Gowrie. It was released through Sargent House on May 29,2020. [2]
The album's two singles,"Downer Surrounded by Uppers" and "Knelt",were released on May 14,2020. [3] To create an alternative version cover,Caroline Vitelli used an image from the movie The Lost Door (2008).
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Beats Per Minute | 65% [6] |
| Clash | 7/10 [7] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [8] |
Mark Deming of Allmusic said "This is a bold,brave effort from two artists willing to push the boundaries of their music,and Mrs. Piss is a side project that has more than earned its reason to exist." [5] Addison Herron-Wheeler of Exclaim! reviewed "Self-Surgery is heavy and punishing,darker than a lot of the music the two make on their own,and that's saying something." [8]
Credits are adapted from Apple Music.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To Crawl Inside" | 0:43 |
| 2. | "Downer Surrounded by Uppers" | 2:00 |
| 3. | "Knelt" | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Nobody Wants to Party with Us" | 2:49 |
| 5. | "M.B.O.T.W.O." | 1:22 |
| 6. | "You Took Everything" | 2:34 |
| 7. | "Self-Surgery" | 2:42 |
| 8. | "Mrs. Piss" | 2:33 |
| Total length: | 18:50 | |
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