Take the Kids Off Broadway

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Take the Kids Off Broadway
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 2011 (original release)
July 24, 2012 (Jagjaguwar reissue)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length36:26
Label
Producer
Foxygen chronology
Jurrassic Exxplosion Phillipic
(2007)
Take the Kids Off Broadway
(2011)
We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
(2013)
Original release cover
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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media 7.9/10 [3]

Take the Kids Off Broadway is the second studio album and major debut release by the American indie rock band Foxygen, released through Jagjaguwar on July 24, 2012. The album was preceded by the release of the album's only single, "Make It Known," in May 2012.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam France and Jonathan Rado

No.TitleLength
1."Abandon My Toys"6:05
2."Make It Known"4:51
3."Take the Kids Off Broadway"3:14
4."Waitin' 4 U"4:07
5."Teenage Alien Blues"10:05
6."Why Did I Get Married?"4:03
7."Middle School Dance (Song for Richard Swift)"3:59
Total length:36:26

Personnel

Foxygen
Musicians and personnel

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References

  1. "Take the Kids off Broadway by Foxygen". Metacritic .
  2. Thomas, Fred. "Allmusic review". AllMusic .
  3. "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork .