The Distillers (album)

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The Distillers
The Distillers - The Distillers.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 11, 2000 (2000-04-11) [1]
RecordedDecember 1999–January 2000
StudioWestbeach Recorders (Hollywood)
Genre Punk rock, [2] hardcore punk, [2] street punk [3] [4]
Length40:15
Label Hellcat
Producer Thomas Johnson
The Distillers chronology
The Distillers (EP)
(1999)
The Distillers
(2000)
Sing Sing Death House
(2002)

The Distillers is the debut album by the American punk rock band the Distillers, released in 2000.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
In Music We Trust A [7]
Metal Hammer 10/10 [8]

The Reno Gazette-Journal wrote that "Brody Armstrong delivers profane, out-of-control vocals as if she's scratching the eyes out of a lover in a bar's back alley." [9]

Track listing

All tracks written by Brody Dalle except where noted.

  1. "Oh Serena" – 2:32
  2. "Idoless" – 2:28
  3. "The World Comes Tumblin'" – 3:08
  4. "L.A. Girl" – 2:59
  5. "Distilla Truant" – 2:24
  6. "Ask the Angels" (Ivan Kral, Patti Smith) – 3:10
  7. "Oldscratch" – 0:43
  8. "Girlfixer" (Dalle, Kim Fuellman) – 1:14
  9. "Open Sky" – 3:07
  10. "Red Carpet and Rebellion" – 3:08
  11. "Colossus U.S.A." – 2:15
  12. "Blackheart" – 1:45
  13. "Gypsy Rose Lee" – 3:54
  14. "The Blackest Years" – 7:28

Notes

Personnel

The Distillers

Additional musician

Production

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