''Business Casual'' is the debut

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by American band Beep Beep. It was released August 24, 2004 on

Saddle Creek Records Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over his ...

. This album is the 63rd release of

Critical reception

''Business Casual '' was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an

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score of 53 based on 13 reviews. In a review for ''

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'', critic reviewer Brian Howe wrote: "One can't accuse Beep Beep of being lackluster or uninspired. ''Business Casual'' is fierce and competent, and evinces the rippling of powerful musical muscles. But its affectations are so grating that it's tough to make it through it all in a single listen."

Track listing

Musicians

*Eric Bemberger *Chris Hughes *Katie Muth *

Mike Sweeney Michael John Sweeney (born July 22, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman. Sweeney played his first 13 seasons in the majors with the Kansas City Royals, first as a catcher, then at first base and designated ...

AJ Mogis A.J. Mogis is a musician from North Platte, Nebraska. He currently plays bass guitar in the indie-rock band Criteria. His brother is Mike Mogis. Together, they founded Presto! Recording Studios and have recorded almost all the albums released b ...

- Hammond B-3, Mellowtron, Octave Cat, Engineering * Andy LeMaster - Mixing *Doug Van Sloun - Mastering *Joel Peterson - Nord Lead2

References

External links

I Love Beep Beep official websiteSaddle Creek Records
2004 albums Saddle Creek Records albums Beep Beep (band) albums {{2004-rock-album-stub