Giant Orange

Giant Orange is the third studio album by rock group Cheap Girls, released on February 21, 2012. It was the first release for the band after signing with Rise Records and is available on CD, vinyl and as a digital download.[1] The album was produced by Laura Jane Grace of American punk rock band Against Me! and was the first time the band worked with a producer.[2] With the exception of tambourine, the album was recorded using only guitar, bass, drums and vocals.[2] The track "Gone All Summer" is the introduction music on Kyle Kinane's "Whiskey Icarus" stand-up comedy special released on CD and DVD.[3]

Giant Orange
Studio album by Cheap Girls
Released	February 21, 2012
Recorded	2011
Genre	Power pop Indie rock Punk rock Pop punk
Length	34:25
Label	Rise Records
Producer	Laura Jane Grace
Cheap Girls chronology
My Roaring 20's (2009) Giant Orange (2012) My Roaring 20's Acoustic (2013)

Recording

Recording for the album began on October 11, 2011, at Total Trebel Studio in Elkton, Florida. It was the first album recorded at the studio, which was converted from an old post office.[2]

Release

The album was released on February 21, 2012. It debuted at number 49 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.[4]

Singles

"Ruby" was released for digital download on January 3, 2012, as the first single from the album.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	7/10[7]
AllMusic	[8]
Alter The Press!	link
Punknews.org	link

Giant Orange received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 70, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" feedback.[6] Chrysta Cherrie of AllMusic rated the album three and a half out of five stars, writing that "its bold catchiness will keep listeners engaged, from the major chord melody and mid-'90s Merge Records grit of opener "Gone All Summer," to the ringing guitar and back-and-forth harmonies of "Mercy-Go-Round."[8]

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gone All Summer"	4:02
2.	"Ruby"	3:39
3.	"Communication Blues"	3:20
4.	"Cored to Empty"	2:49
5.	"Manhattan on Mute"	3:35
6.	"Mercy-Go-'Round"	3:14
7.	"If You Can't Swim"	2:03
8.	"On/Off Switches"	3:00
9.	"Pacer"	4:53
10.	"Right Way"	3:46
Total length:		34:25

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	49

Personnel

Credits are adapted from AllMusic[10]

Major credits Cheap Girls – Arranger, Primary Artist Production credits Laura Jane Grace – Producer Robert Halstead – Engineer Mike Zirkel – Mastering, Mixing

Music credits Ben Graham — Drums, Percussion, Vocals Ian Graham — Bass, Composer, Cover Photo, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals Adam Aymor — Guitars

Misc credits Scott Bell — Assistant Tony Godino — Assistant Salmon Nason — Technical Assistance Heather Gabel — Art Direction Jeff Rosenstock — Layout Ryan Russell — Band Photo Chris Trovero — Management

References

1. "Amazon.com - Giant Orange - Music".
2. "Cheap Girls | Punknews.org", Punknews.org
3. "Whiskey Icarus - Kyle Kinane Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
4. "Cheap Girls - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
5. "Amazon.com: Ruby: Cheap Girls: MP3 Downloads", Amazon
6. Metacritic. "Critic Reviews for Giant Orange". CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
7. Nassiff, Thomas (2012-02-29). "Cheap Girls - Giant Orange - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
8. Cherrie, Chrysta. "Giant Orange - Cheap Girls : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
9. "Cheap Girls Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
10. "Giant Orange - Cheap Girls - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 12, 2014.