''Who's Sorry Now?'' is the third

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Babyland Babyland was an American performance-based independent electronic junk punk band from Los Angeles, California, featuring Dan Gatto performing vocals and electronics and Michael Smith on percussion. The band released six studio albums before disb ...

, released on November 10, 1995 by

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Reception

Ned Raggett of

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says "

kicks in its third release very much following its established path from previous releases, but not shirking from tweaks and changes that

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and Smith find them necessary." The critic went on to say "the duo's musical relationship was perhaps even stronger than before, bolstered by the years of performing together, which resulted in some fascinating, gripping new songs." ''Black Monday'' praised the album for showcasing the band's artistic growth and said "Babyland's style successfully blends elements of

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, and now even a little hip hop." Sonic Boom gave the album a mixed reception and said "audience ends up feeling restricted by the single channel of exchange and much of the message is lost in the translation."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Who's Sorry Now?'' liner notes. Babyland *

Dan Gatto Dan Gatto (born Dan Merrick Gatto; September 21, 1970) is an American musician best recognized as the vocalist for synth punk band Babyland. He also collaborated with Vampire Rodents composer Daniel Vahnke on a project called Recliner. After Ba ...

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* Michael Smith –

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, production Production and design * Aartvark –

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* Tom Grimley – production *

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– mastering

Release history

References

External links

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