Waking Up Is Hard to Do

Waking Up Is Hard to Do
Studio album by Giant Drag
Released	March 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
Recorded	2007 (2007)–2012 (2012)
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
Label	Full Psycho
Producer	Joe Cardamone
Giant Drag chronology
Swan Song (2010) Waking Up Is Hard to Do (2013)

Waking Up Is Hard to Do is the second studio album by the American indie rock band Giant Drag, released on March 5, 2013 on Full Psycho Records, ^[1] the band's own label. ^[2] It is the band's first full-length release of original material since Hearts and Unicorns (2005) and was released as a digital download on Giant Drag's Bandcamp music store. ^[3]

Reception

Marie Wood of Drowned In Sound gave the album an 8 out of 10 rating, writing: "The main draw of the album... is that like Daniel Johnston, Eels and Pinkerton -era Weezer, Hardy still strikes the golden balance of juxtaposing fear, despair and rejection with sugary pop melodies and a dry near arid sense of humour that sweetens the blow of the heavy subjects at hand making them highly relatable." ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"90210"	3:54
2.	"We Like the Weather"	3:26
3.	"Won't Come Around"	3:49
4.	"Do It"	5:08
5.	"Firestorm"	3:16
6.	"Garbage Heart"	3:25
7.	"Meowch"	4:32
8.	"Messif My Face"	3:37
9.	"Dennis the Pennis"	4:01
10.	"Sobriety Is a Sobering Experience"	2:41
11.	"Heart Carl"	3:39
12.	"Seen the Light"	3:40

Deluxe edition ^[5] bonus EP (What I Know About Nothing)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Firestorm" (demo)
2.	"Sobriety Is a Sobering Experience" (demo)	2:55
3.	"Dennis the Pennis" (demo)
4.	"Messif My Face" (demo)
5.	"Meowch" (demo)
6.	"Heart Carl" (demo)	3:42

References

1. Jones, Ann (March 5, 2013). "Waking Up is Hard to Do is out now". Full Psycho Records. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
2. Hilton, Robin (February 9, 2017). "Giant Drag's Annie Hardy Returns, Pours Unimaginable Grief Into New Album". NPR . Archived from the original on December 3, 2022.
3. "Waking Up is Hard to Do | Giant Drag". Bandcamp . Retrieved March 5, 2013.
4. Wood, Marie (March 28, 2018). "Album Review: Giant Drag - Waking Up Is Hard to Do". Drowned In Sound . Archived from the original on December 3, 2022.
5. "Waking Up is Hard to Do (Deluxe Edition) | Giant Drag". Bandcamp . Retrieved March 5, 2013.

External links

• Waking Up Is Hard to Do at Bandcamp