Dance Mother

Dance Mother
Studio album by Telepathe
Released	January 26, 2009
Genre	Synthpop, experimental rock
Length	42:10
Label	IAMSOUND, Cooperative (UK)
Producer	Dave Sitek, Dan Hurron
Telepathe chronology

Dance Mother is the debut album of the synthpop duo Telepathe. It was released on January 26, 2009 via IAMSOUND Records and Cooperative Records. The album was produced by Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio.[1]

The US releases of the album contain 3 extra tracks: So Fine (Chairlift remix), Devil's Trident (The Big Pink Specialization Reality) and Michael (Atticus Ross remix).[2]

Music videos for "So Fine" and "Chrome's On It" were produced.[3][4]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(70/100)[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10)[7]
The Guardian	[8]
NME	(7/10)[9]
Pitchfork	(6.7/10)[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Telepathe.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Fine"	3:29
2.	"Chrome’s On It"	4:12
3.	"Devil’s Trident"	4:24
4.	"In Your Line"	4:29
5.	"Lights Go Down"	4:48
6.	"Can’t Stand It"	6:12
7.	"Michael"	4:10
8.	"Trilogy: Breath Of Life, Crimes And Killings, Threads And Knives"	6:59
9.	"Drugged"	3:03
Total length:		48:10

Bonus tracks for US releases
No.	Title	Length
14.	"So Fine (Chairlift remix)"	5:09
15.	"Devil's Trident (The Big Pink Specialization Reality)"	6:36
16.	"Michael (Atticus Ross remix)"	5:30
Total length:		59:27

Personnel

Credits for Dance Mother adapted from Discogs:[2]

Telepathe - writing, performances and arranging
Dave Sitek - bass synth (6), bass guitar (7), production (2-8)
Chris Coady - engineering (2-8), mixing (2-8)
Matthew Denny - mastering
Dan Hurron - production (1, 9), engineering (1, 9), mixing (1,9), backing vocals (1)
Ryan Lucero - bass guitar (6), guitar (7, 8)
Eric Emm - guitar (2), drums (2), additional recording (3, 8)
Stuart Bogie - saxophone (3, 8)
Aaron Johnston - trombone (3, 8)

Jessie Gold - backing vocals (4, 7)
Judith Townsend - backing vocals (3)
Shannon Funchess - backing vocals (4)
Kyp Malone - backing vocals (8)
April Christine Chalpara - styling
Lauren Wilder Dillard - styling
Saam Farahmand - cover artwork
Claire Lin - design
Andreas Lazslo Konrath - photography

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References

Maher, Dave (October 30, 2008). "TVOTR, !!! Members Spice Up Debut LP From Telepathe". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
"Telepathe – Dance Mother". Discogs. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
"Telepathe - So Fine". YouTube. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
"Telepathe - Chrome's On It". YouTube. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
Critic Reviews for Dance Mother. Metacritic. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
Phares, Heather. "Dance Mother – Telepathe". Allmusic. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
Semple, John (January 23, 2009). "Telepathe - Dance Mother". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
Simpson, Dave (January 30, 2009). "Telepathe: Dance Mother". London: The Guardian.
Pattison, Louis (January 23, 2009). "Telepathe - Dance Mother". NME. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
Colly, Joe (April 16, 2009). "Telepathe - Dance Mother". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

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[1] Maher, Dave (October 30, 2008). "TVOTR, !!! Members Spice Up Debut LP From Telepathe". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

[discogs-2] "Telepathe – Dance Mother". Discogs. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

[3] "Telepathe - So Fine". YouTube. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

[4] "Telepathe - Chrome's On It". YouTube. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

[MC-5] Critic Reviews for Dance Mother. Metacritic. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

[6] Phares, Heather. "Dance Mother – Telepathe". Allmusic. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

[7] Semple, John (January 23, 2009). "Telepathe - Dance Mother". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

[8] Simpson, Dave (January 30, 2009). "Telepathe: Dance Mother". London: The Guardian.

[9] Pattison, Louis (January 23, 2009). "Telepathe - Dance Mother". NME. Retrieved December 27, 2012.

[10] Colly, Joe (April 16, 2009). "Telepathe - Dance Mother". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 27, 2012.