Cerebral Ballzy (album)

Cerebral Ballzy
Studio album by
Cerebral Ballzy
ReleasedJuly 26, 2011 (2011-07-26) (US)
RecordedLos Angeles[1]
GenreHardcore punk[2]
Length19:35
LabelWilliams Street
ProducerJoby J Ford[3]
Cerebral Ballzy chronology
The Grip
(2011) 		Cerebral Ballzy
(2011) 		Live at The Macbeth
(2011)
Singles from Cerebral Ballzy
  1. "Insufficient Fare"
    Released: November 29, 2010
  2. "Cutting Class"
    Released: June 19, 2011
  3. "Junky for Her"
    Released: July 5, 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Alter The Press!3/5[5]
Clash4/10[6]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
entertainment.ie[8]
The Guardian[9]
NME7/10[10]
Pitchfork Media4.8/10[11]
Popmatters[12]
Punknews.org[2]

Cerebral Ballzy is the debut album from Brooklyn band Cerebral Ballzy. It was released on July 26, 2011 in the United States through Williams Street Records.

Their album was heavily promoted on Adult Swim through a 60-second commercial spot, which is their music video for "Don't Tell Me What to Do". Directed by the film-making duo The Marshall Darlings,[13] the promo is filmed on distorted black and white videotape and starts with a close up of lead singer Honor Titus, as he and his band mates walk outside a nightclub and on the streets yelling out the lyrics of the song shown on the bottom of the screen.[14]

The artwork for the album was done by Raymond Pettibon,[15] who has previously worked with bands such as Sonic Youth, Off!, Foo Fighters and Black Flag.

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  3. ^ "BBC - Music - Review of Cerebral Ballzy - Cerebral Ballzy".
  4. ^ "Cerebral Ballzy – Cerebral Ballzy". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  5. ^ Garland, Emaa (August 2011). "Album Review: Cerebral Ballzy – Cerebral Ballzy". Alter The Press! SpinMedia. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  6. ^ TC (August 8, 2011). "Cerebral Ballzy – Cerebral Ballzy". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  7. ^ Leedham, Robert (July 29, 2011). "Album Review: Cerebral Ballzy – Cerebral Ballzy". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  8. ^ Balfe, John (August 5, 2011). "Cerebral Ballzy – Cerebral Ballzy". entertainment.ie. The Irish Times. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  9. ^ Hann, Michael (July 28, 2011). "Cerebral Ballzy: Cerebral Ballzy – review". The Guardian. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  10. ^ Edwards, Tom (July 26, 2011). "Album Review: Cerebral Ballzy – 'Cerebral Ballzy'". NME. Inspire. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  11. ^ Raposa, David (September 29, 2011). "Cerebral Ballzy: Cerebral Ballzy". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  12. ^ Haag, Stephen (August 23, 2011). "Cerebral Ballzy: Cerebral Ballzy". Popmatters. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  13. ^ "The Marshall Darlings - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
  14. ^ Cerebral Ballzy: "Don't Tell Me What To Do" Official Music Video on YouTube (published on September 6, 2011)
  15. ^ "Cerebral Ballzy: Beg to Go to Jail".