''Wizard of Ahhhs'' is an EP by

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group

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, released by the band in August 2007 via free download on their official MySpace page. In November the band launched their official website, where the EP was available for download until March 2008. The EP was recorded at The Glow Studio in the spring of 2007 by fellow

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musician Jesse Mangum (Jesse and The Glow Studio have since relocated to

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.) Some of the other demo tracks recorded during the sessions have been leaked on the internet: "Listen to Your Body Tonight", "Designs on AKA You", "I Wanna Be Your Limousine", and "Love Me Already". Newly recorded versions of the tracks appear on the Black Kids' debut album, ''

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Track listing

#"Hit the Heartbrakes" – 3:37 #" I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" – 3:32 #" Hurricane Jane" – 4:27 #"I've Underestimated My Charm (Again)" – 3:33

Personnel

* Owen Holmes – bass guitar * Kevin Snow – drums * Dawn Watley – keyboards and vocals * Ali Youngblood – keyboards and vocals * Reggie Youngblood – guitar and vocals

Critical response

The EP has gained favorable critical response, including an 8.4 rating and a "Best New Music" recommendation from

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. Pitchfork also placed the song " I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" in their Top 100 Songs of 2007 and featured it on their Pitchfork Forkcast. In November 2007, ''

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'' highlighted "Hit The Heartbrakes", giving the track 3.5 out of 4 stars. On December 28, 2007, ''

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'' named "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You" the #2 best song to download from 2007.

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has featured both "Hurricane Jane" (played by

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) and "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" (played by

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and

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performed a cover version of the song "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend..." on French radio station Ouï FM.

References

External links

Kate Nash's version of "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You"
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