Twelve Angry Months

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Twelve Angry Months
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 13, 2008
Recorded2007
Genre Alternative rock
Length52:13
Label Shout! Factory
Local H chronology
'99-'00 Demos
(2006)
Twelve Angry Months
(2008)
Local H's Awesome Mix Tape #1
(2010)
Singles from Twelve Angry Months
  1. "24 Hour Break-Up Session"
    Released: May 17, 2008
  2. "Machine Shed Wrestling"
    Released: April 20, 2009
Professional ratings
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Metacritic 72/100 [1]
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Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound C− [4]
Pitchfork 6.3/10 [5]
PopMatters 7/10 [6]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Spin 6/10 [8]

Twelve Angry Months is a concept album by the alternative rock band Local H. It was released on May 13, 2008 on Shout! Factory. The album is about experiences surrounding a relationship breakup, with each track corresponding to a month in the year after the break-up. [9] The title is an allusion to Twelve Angry Men. The first single is "24 Hour Break-Up Session". The album was scheduled for a UK release on 18 August 2008, however this was delayed for unknown reasons until 25 August 2008. [10] The song 'Blur' is a revised version of a song that appears on the band's EP The '92 Demos.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Scott Lucas and Brian St. Clair

No.TitleLength
1."The One with 'Kid" (January)4:46
2."Michelle (Again)" (February)2:46
3."BMW Man" (March)3:15
4."White Belt Boys" (April)4:30
5."The Summer of Boats" (May)3:51
6."Taxi-Cabs" (June)4:28
7."24 Hour Break-Up Session" (July)5:09
8."Jesus Christ! Did You See the Size of That Sperm Whale?" (August)2:32
9."Simple Pleas" (September)4:33
10."Machine Shed Wrestling" (October)4:54
11."Blur" (November)2:38
12."Hand to Mouth" (December)8:49

Personnel

Production

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