''A Little Messed Up'' is the third studio album by pop-punk band
The Dollyrots
The Dollyrots are an American punk rock band formed in 2000, composed of wife Kelly Ogden (bass, lead vocals) and husband Luis Cabezas (guitar, backing vocals). They have released six studio albums and are currently under their own label, Arrest ...
. It was released on August 17, 2010 on
Blackheart Records
Blackheart Records is an American record label founded by rock musicians Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna. Artists include The Eyeliners, Girl in a Coma, the Cute Lepers, the Dollyrots, The Vacancies, Fea (band), Fea, Jackknife Stiletto, L7 (band), L7, ...
.
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by Tim Sendra awarded the album 3.5 stars stating "The Dollyrots' third album takes the California trio one step further away from the punky sound of their 2004 debut record on Lookout and toward the mainstream... Many of the songs are uptempo and almost fiery, but on the whole, the record is more cuddly than dangerous. Basically, they've tipped the balance on the pop-punk scale completely to the pop side, and anyone looking for a record that has some bite or holds any surprises might want to look elsewhere. And if you were a fan of the earlier Dollyrots albums, you may be a bit disappointed by the direction they've taken. Having said that, A Little Messed Up isn't a bad record."
Writing for
Pop Matters
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, critic Lana Cooper said "the Dollyrots continue their mission as purveyors of peppy pop punk." and gave the album a 7/10 rating.
Track listing
Personnel
The following people worked on the album:
[A Little Messed Up album cover]
;The Dollyrots
*Kelly Ogden – bass, vocals
*Luis Cabezas – guitar, vocals
*Chris Black – drums
;Other musicians
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Kim Shattuck
Kimberly Dianne Shattuck (July 17, 1963 – October 2, 2019) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter. She was the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the American punk rock band the Muffs, which formed in 1991. Fro ...
– guest vocals on "Some Girls"
*Andy Cabezas – background vocals and percussion
*Eddie Vasquez – background vocals and percussion
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Chris Testa– background vocals and percussion
*Fred Archambault – background vocals and percussion
*Amy Wood – additional drums/percussion
;Production
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Chris Testa– producer, engineer, mixing
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Matt Wallace – producer, engineer, mixing
*Evan Frankfort – producer, engineer, mixing
*Fred Archambault – producer, engineer, mixing
*Luis Cabezas – producer, engineer, mixing
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Sylvia Massy – mixing, engineer
*Jorge Valasco – assistant engineer and editing
*Ken Sluiter – digital editing
*Rich Veltrop – assistant engineer and editing
*Steve Fallone – mastering
*Will Kennedy – assistant engineer
;Design
*James Jaeger – photography
*Carianne Brinkman – layout
*Gabe Godin – layout
References
External links
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2010 albums
The Dollyrots albums
Blackheart Records albums
Albums recorded at Sound City Studios