| Party Store | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1, 2011[1] | |||
| Genre | Garage punk | |||
| Label | In the Red | |||
| The Dirtbombs chronology | ||||
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Party Store is the fifth studio album by American garage rock band The Dirtbombs, released on February 1, 2011. The album was released on the In The Red Records label.
Background
Party Store is the fifth full-length LP for The Dirtbombs and their second cover album. The tracks are all covers of classic Detroit techno songs by luminaries of the genre such as Juan Atkins and Derrick May. Comparing it to their 2001 covers album Ultraglide in Black, Mick Collins has said, "The major difference … is that 'Ultraglide' was planned and 'Party Store' was not. 'Ultraglide' was an attempt to show that those were valid rock songs, that it didn’t matter what the source was — anything can be made a rock song. We had set out to prove something. 'Party Store' was actually an experiment to see if those songs could be done in a different context. 'Ultraglide' was a statement, whereas 'Party Store' was a question.[2]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10)[5] |
| PopMatters | (9/10)[6] |
| Rolling Stone |  [7] |
The album received a score of 70 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating generally favorable reviews.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cosmic Cars" | Juan Atkins, Rick Davis | Cybotron | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Shari Vari" | Sterling Jones, Paul Lesley, Roderick Simpson, Keith Tucker | A Number of Names | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Good Life" | Roy Holman, Shanna Jackson, Kevin Saunderson | Inner City | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Strings of Life" | Michael James, Derrick May | Rhythim Is Rhythim | 6:18 |
| 5. | "Alleys of Your Mind" | Juan Atkins, Rick Davis | Cybotron | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Bug in the Bass Bin" | Carl Craig | Innerzone Orchestra | 21:22 |
| 7. | "Jaguar" | Mike Banks, Gerald Mitchell, Roland Rocha | The Aztec Mystic | 5:23 |
| 8. | "Tear The Club Up" | Craig Adams | DJ Assault | 1:42 |
| 9. | "謎のミスタ-ナイソ(Detoroito Mix)" | Mick Collins | The Dirtbombs | 6:34 |
| Total length: | 59:41 | |||
References
- ↑ "Dirtbombs: Party Store". Midheaven Mailorder. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ "L.A. Record: The Dirtbombs: Detroit techno City".
- ↑ "The Party Store Reviews and Ratings".
- ↑ Sendra, Tim. The Dirtbombs: "Party Store" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ Breihan, Tim. "Album Review: The Dirtbombs - Party Store". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ Bahler, Alex. "The Dirtbombs: Party Store". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ Eddy, Chuck. "Party Store by The Dirtbombs". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ "Party Store Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-05.