How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence The record is the fifth full-fledged studio release of Mindless Self Indulgence. The album was released in the spring of 2013 .
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| Mindless Self Indulgence Studio Album | |||||||||||||
| Date of issue | March 13, 2013 ( digital version ) May 14, 2013 ( CD , vinyl ) | ||||||||||||
| Recorded by | 2012 - 2013 , New York | ||||||||||||
| Genres | syntipunk [1] industrial rock | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 35:35 | ||||||||||||
| Producer | Jimmy Yurin | ||||||||||||
| A country |  USA | ||||||||||||
| Labels | Uppity Cracker, Metropolis records | ||||||||||||
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Content
About the album
Work on the disc began in 2012 . The post-production of the record was funded by a campaign conducted by the Kickstarter website [4] . In December 2012, the first demos of upcoming album songs appeared on YouTube . On March 12, 2013, the track list and album cover were released [5] . On March 13th, with the support of Kickstarter, a digital version of How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence was released . The release on physical media took place on May 14, 2013 [6] [7] .
The album has a heavier sound, unlike the previous work of Mindless Self Indulgence If . The music of How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence traces some elements of industrial metal , as well as rap rock [2] . From the point of view of the lyrics, the album is more politically oriented than the rest of the group's releases [2] .
How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence has been favorably received by various music publications. Critics praised the return of the group to its origins on this album, while not losing its novelty in sound [2] [1] .
List of Songs
| No. | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
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| one. | "Witness" | Jimmy Yurin, Chantal Claret | 3:17 | ||||||
| 2. | "Fuck Machine" | Jimmy Yurin | 3:24 | ||||||
| 3. | "It Gets Worse" | Jimmy Yurin | 2:56 | ||||||
| four. | "I Want to Be Black" | Jimmy Yurin | 2:10 | ||||||
| five. | "Hey Tomorrow Fuck You and Your Friend Yesterday" | Jimmy Yurin | 2:40 | ||||||
| 6. | “You're No Fun Anymore Mark Trezona” | Jimmy Yurin, Rice Falber | 2:53 | ||||||
| 7. | "Ala Mode" | Jimmy Yurin | 2:32 | ||||||
| eight. | "Casio" | Jimmy Yurin | 2:14 | ||||||
| 9. | "Anonymous" | Jimmy Yurin | 2:03 | ||||||
| ten. | “Kill You All in a Hip Hop Rage” | Jimmy Yurin | 2:30 | ||||||
| eleven. | "Stalkers (Slit My Wrists)" | Jimmy Yurin | 2:39 | ||||||
| 12. | "Jack You Up" | Jimmy Yurin | 3:34 | ||||||
| 13. | "Ass Backwards" | Jimmy Yurin | 2:47 | ||||||
| 35:35 | |||||||||
| Enhanced Digital Edition Bonus Tracks | |||||||||
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| 14. | "Angel" | 2:14 | |||||||
| 15. | "I Am Not Here to Make Any Friends" | 2:53 | |||||||
| sixteen. | "Last Gay Song" | 2:18 | |||||||
| Bonus track on the extended CD version | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Duration | |||||||
| 14. | "Sex for Homework" | 3:14 | |||||||
| Live Album Version | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Duration | |||||||
| 14. | Seven Minutes in Heaven | 2:13 | |||||||
| Bonus Track CD and iTunes Version | |||||||||
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| 14. | "The Logical Song" | 4:01 | |||||||
Record Members
Mindless Self Indulgence
- Jimmy Yurin - vocals , arrangement , sampling
- Lin-Z - bass , backing vocals
- Steve, Paradise? - guitar
- Kitty - drums , design
Other members
- Chantal Claret - Backing vocals in Hey Tomorrow Fuck You and Your Friend Yesterday, Ala Mode, Casio, Kill You All in a Hip Hop Rage and Ass Backwards
- Rice Falber - mixing , arrangement
- Rob Kleiner - Additional Vocal at Witness
- Greg Raily - Mastering
- Jorden Haley - album cover
- Jeremy Saffer - Photographer
Additional Facts
- The title of the album is a reference to the title of the film Dr. Strangelove, or How I Stopped Being Afraid and Loved the Bomb . Later, the band members admitted that during the recording of the album they were influenced by the film [8] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Wilkinson, Andy. "How I Learned To Stop Giving A Shit And Love Mindless Self Indulgence - Overview" (link not available) . Date of treatment January 28, 2014. Archived February 18, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Jeffries, David. "How I Learned To Stop Giving A Shit And Love Mindless Self Indulgence - Overview."
- ↑ Staples, Derek. "How I Learned To Stop Giving A Shit And Love Mindless Self Indulgence - Overview."
- ↑ Brand New Mindless Self Indulgence Record! by Mindless Self Indulgence - Kickstarter
- ↑ Brand New Mindless Self Indulgence Record! by Mindless Self Indulgence »COVER ART! - kickstarter
- ↑ Mindless Self Indulgence Announce New Album; Reveal Artwork | Under the Gun Review Archived May 18, 2015.
- ↑ Mindless Self Indulgence returns to Metropolis Records! . Metropolis Records (March 3, 2013). Date of treatment March 28, 2013.
- ↑ Chris Bitonti. The Weekly interview: Mindless Self Indulgence's Jimmy Urine . Las Vegas Weekly (March 27, 2013). Date of treatment March 28, 2013.