| Thunder Thighs | ||||
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| Released | October 18, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Anti-folk, Indie rock | |||
| Length | 60:12 | |||
| Label | Great Crap Factory | |||
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Thunder Thighs is Kimya Dawson's seventh solo album, released by Great Crap Factory on October 18, 2011. It received generally favorable reviews from critics. [1]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [2] |
| Paste | 7.4/10 [3] |
| Spin | (favorable) [4] |
| Under the Radar | 3/10 [5] |
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All I Could Do" | Kimya Dawson | 3:37 |
| 2. | "The Mare and the Bear" | Kimya Dawson, Rheanna Murray, Stefanie Brendler, Peter Dizzoza, Nico Carmer, Panda Dawson-Duval | 2:09 |
| 3. | "Year 10" (feat. Pablo Das) | Kimya Dawson, Jason Carmer, Heather Dunn, Brian Sparhawk, Charlie Laroux, Leif Lee, Malcolm Rollick, Nyotni, Rye Carlin, Pablo Das | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Miami Advice" (feat. Aesop Rock) | Kimya Dawson, Aesop Rock, Ben Kapp, Clyde Petersen, Andrew Dorsett, Heather Dunn, Jack Dishel, Olympia Free Choir, Thao Nguyen | 5:27 |
| 5. | "Solid and Strong" | Kimya Dawson, Mike Warren, Jason Carmer, Laurie Goldstein, Ben Kapp, Stefanie Brendler, Ben Lucal, Johnny D., Panda Dawson-Duval, Andrew Dorsett, Chelsea Baker, Jonah Matranga, Olympia Free Choir | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Zero or a Zillion" (feat. Aesop Rock) | Kimya Dawson, Aesop Rock, Eva Gheorghiu, Johnny D., McAlister Shea, Murs, Olympia Free Choir | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Same Shit/Complicated" | Kimya Dawson, Ben Kapp, Clyde Petersen, Angelo Spencer, Andrew Dorsett, Olympia Free School | 6:40 |
| 8. | "I Like My Bike" | Kimya Dawson, Jason Carmer, Gryffen Streeter, Dario Morbello, McAlister Shea, Panda Dawson-Duval, Patrice Jetter, Zephyr Morris | 1:02 |
| 9. | "Driving Driving Driving" | Kimya Dawson, Aaron Hartman, Ben Kapp, Andrew Dorsett, Alicia Jo Rabins, Catyana Pelham-Bush, Cynthia Weiss, Jonah Matranga, Julie Montgomery, Kina Wolfenstein, Lani B'Shalom, Quinn Tuffinuff | 6:12 |
| 10. | "You're In" | Kimya Dawson, Angelo Spencer, Ben Kapp | 2:30 |
| 11. | "The Library" (feat. Aesop Rock) | Kimya Dawson, Aesop Rock, Ben Kapp, Allyson Baker, Kelsey Smith, Sara Peté, Joey Seward, Forever Young Senior Citizen Rock and Roll Choir, Johnny D., Olympia Free Choir | 4:34 |
| 12. | "Walk Like Thunder" (feat. Aesop Rock, John Darnielle & Nikolai Fraiture) | Kimya Dawson, Aesop Rock, John Darnielle, Nikolai Fraiture, Ben Kapp, Angelo Spencer, Jack Dishel, Clyde Petersen, Andrew Dorsett, Quinn Tuffinuff | 10:34 |
| 13. | "Captain Lou" (feat. Aesop Rock & Bryan Danielson) | Kimya Dawson, Aesop Rock, Allyson Baker, Bryan Danielson, Jamoca Brown | 3:15 |
| 14. | "Reflections" (written by Burt Bacharach) | Kimya Dawson, Peter Dizzoza, Aesop Rock, Jason Carmer, Olympia Free Choir | 1:48 |
| 15. | "Unrefined" (feat. Pablo Das) | Kimya Dawson, Pablo Das | 0:42 |
| 16. | "Utopian Futures" (written by Tin Tree Factory) | Kimya Dawson | 5:03 |
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