Call Me Sylvia

Call Me Sylvia
Studio album by Low Cut Connie
Released September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25)
Genre Rock and roll
Label Self-released
Low Cut Connie chronology
Get Out the Lotion
(2011)		 Call Me Sylvia
(2012)		 Hi Honey
(2015)

Call Me Sylvia is the second album by rock and roll band Low Cut Connie, released on September 25, 2012. The band has described it as their first album recorded with the knowledge that they were really a band, whereas Get Out the Lotion, their debut album, was recorded under more informal circumstances.[1] The song "Boozophilia" was released as a single from the album, accompanied by a music video which was filmed at Ray's Happy Birthday Bar in Philadelphia.[2] In August 2015, "Boozophilia" was featured on Barack Obama's summer playlist.[3]

Critical reception

Call Me Sylvia received generally favorable reviews from critics; according to Metacritic, which aggregates reviews by well-known critics, the album has a score of 80/100.[4] It was described as "pathologically fun" by Stacey Anderson.[5] Similarly, Ken Tucker wrote that the album was "as raucous as [Low Cut Connie's] debut, though it's a bit more self-conscious."[6] Brent Wells wrote that Call Me Sylvia was "an exercise created by a pack of blue-collar dudes who relish throwback grooves and the art of clever sarcasm."[7] "Boozophilia" was ranked as the 31st best song of 2012 by Rolling Stone,[8] and was praised in Paste for its "rollicking piano lines, warm guitar shuffles, and shout-along vocals."[9]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(80%)[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
American Songwriter[11]
Robert Christgau(A-)[12]
PopMatters(7/10)[13]
Rolling Stone[14]

Track listing

  1. Say Yes
  2. Boozophilia
  3. Donʼt Cry Baby Blue
  4. Desperation
  5. Pity Party
  6. Brand New Cadillac
  7. Stay Alive If You Can
  8. Call Me Sylvia
  9. Sister Mary
  10. Cleveland
  11. Youʼve Got Everything
  12. Scoliosis In Secaucus
  13. Share Your Name
  14. (No More) Wet T-Shirt Contests
  15. Dreams Donʼt Come True

References

  1. ↑ Baker, Brian (4 March 2014). "Connie Men". Cincinnati CityBeat. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Amorosi, A.D. (18 October 2012). "ICEPACK ILLUSTRATED: PFF VOD, Gotta Guy, Boozophilia and I am not Geddy Lee.". Citypaper. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Cerio, Michael (14 August 2015). "Philadelphia’s Low Cut Connie On Obama’s Playlist". CBS Philadelphia. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Call Me Sylvia". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Stacey (19 December 2013). "Pop and Rock Music Listings for Dec. 20-26". New York Times. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Tucker, Ken (3 October 2012). "Low Cut Connie: The Self-Deprecating Bar Band". NPR. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Wells, Brent (19 March 2014). "Dressed to kill: Low Cut Connie sasses it up with playful personality, throwback grooves". The News & Advance. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Low Cut Connie, 'Boozophilia'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Philyaw, Zachary (22 August 2012). "Song Premiere: Low Cut Connie - "Boozophilia"". Paste. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Call Me Sylvia Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Horowitz, Hal (24 September 2012). "Low Cut Connie: Call Me Sylvia". American Songwriter. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Low Cut Connie". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  13. ↑ Cober-Lake, Justin (8 October 2012). "Low Cut Connie: Call Me Sylvia". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  14. ↑ Dolan, Jon (25 September 2012). "Call Me Sylvia Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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