Who Let the Dogs Out (Lambrini Girls album)

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Who Let the Dogs Out
Studio album by
Released10 January 2025
RecordedApril 2024
Genre
Length29:25
Label City Slang
Producer
  • Daniel Fox
  • Lambrini Girls
Lambrini Girls chronology
You're Welcome
(2023)
Who Let the Dogs Out
(2025)
Singles from Who Let the Dogs Out
  1. "Company Culture"
    Released: 17 September 2024 [1]
  2. "Big Dick Energy"
    Released: 16 October 2024 [2]
  3. "Love"
    Released: 19 November 2024 [3]

Who Let the Dogs Out is the debut studio album by British punk rock band Lambrini Girls, released on 10 January 2025 by City Slang Records. [2] The album was written and recorded in April 2024 with producer and Gilla Band bassist Daniel Fox. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Clash 9/10 [7]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [8]
Far Out Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Kerrang! 4/5 [11]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [12]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [13]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]

Who Let the Dogs Out received widespread acclaim from critics. According to review aggregator Metacritic, the album holds a score of 83 out of 100 based on 17 critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Phoebe Lunny, Lilly Maciera-Bosgelmez and Jack Looker, except "Big Dick Energy", written by Phoebe Lunny and Catt Jack.

No.TitleLength
1."Bad Apple"2:32
2."Company Culture"3:02
3."Big Dick Energy"4:16
4."No Homo"2:27
5."Nothing Tastes As Good As It Feels"2:56
6."You're Not from Around Here"2:23
7."Scarcity is Fake (Communist Propaganda)"0:17
8."Filthy Rich Nepo Baby"2:34
9."Special Different"2:55
10."Love"3:40
11."Cuntology 101"2:18
Total length:29:25

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [16] Additional credits per Tidal. [17]

Lambrini Girls

Additional personnel

Production

Artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Who Let the Dogs Out
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [18] 175
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 16
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [21] 2
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [22] 1

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