The Make It All Show | ||||
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Released | May 4, 2018 [1] [2] | |||
Genre | Punk rock, riot grrrl, indie pop | |||
Length | 42:21 | |||
Label | El Camino Media | |||
Producer | Brad Wood | |||
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Singles from The Make It All Show | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Drowned in Sound | [4] |
The Make It All Show is the fifth studio album by Skating Polly. [5] It was released on March 4, 2018. [1] It is the first album with drummer Kurtis Mayo. [6] Brad Wood produced the album. [7]
The lyrics to "Queen for a Day", the album's first single, [3] were co-written by Exene Cervenka, who produced the band's second album, Lost Wonderfuls, which was released in 2013. [6]
All tracks are written by Peyton Bighorse, Kelli Mayo, and Kurtis Mayo, except where noted. [8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Classless Act" | 3:32 |
2. | "Little Girl Blue and the Battle Envy" | 6:05 |
3. | "Free Will at Ease" | 2:58 |
4. | "Queen for a Day" (featuring Exene Cervenka; Peyton Bighorse, Kelli Mayo, Kurtis Mayo, Exene Cervenka) | 2:55 |
5. | "They're Cheap (I'm Free)" | 3:43 |
6. | "Long Ride" | 3:52 |
7. | "Camelot" | 3:28 |
8. | "Hollywood Factory" | 2:55 |
9. | "This Vacation" | 3:53 |
10. | "Flatwound Strings" | 4:38 |
11. | "Don't Leave Me Gravity" | 4:00 |
Total length: | 42:21 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Beautiful Stranger" (Madonna cover; Madonna, William Orbit) | 3:24 |
2. | "Mostly Glad" (Bighorse, Kelli Mayo) | 2:48 |
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