President Snakes

President Snakes
Studio album by The Doubleclicks
Released August 11, 2015
Genre Nerd-folk
Producer Angela & Aubrey Webber
The Doubleclicks chronology
Dimetrodon
(2014)		 President Snakes
(2015)

President Snakes is the fourth album from the nerd-folk duo The Doubleclicks, released on August 11, 2015. The album was funded via Kickstarter with a goal of $30,000. The goal was achieved within the first few days of the campaign's launch.[1][2] It exceeded this and raised $55,535, on June 2, 2015.[3]

Production

In May 7, 2015, The Doubleclicks sought funding for the album via the crowd-funding site Kickstarter, asking for $30,000.[1] In June 2, 2015, the Kickstarter campaign ended with $55,535 from 1,282 backers.[4] Kickstarter rewards include a coloring book and a tabletop role-playing game called Fiasco.[1] In an interview with OregonLive.com's David Greenwald, Angela Webber says "[i]t's the most honest and personal stuff we've put out, it's not all funny and it's not all nerdy."[3]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Tiny Paper Elephant"   3:12
2. "Cats At Parties"   2:48
3. "Really Big Chickens"   2:12
4. "President Snakes (Part 1)"   1:09
5. "The Middle"   2:50
6. "This Is My Jam"   1:55
7. "Happy Holidays, Too"   2:22
8. "Bad Memories"   3:46
9. "President Snakes (Part 2)"   1:07
10. "Now I Am The Fastest"   2:28
11. "Why Can't Every City Be Portland"   2:30
12. "Coming Home To You"   1:40
13. "Thank God It's Over"   2:00

Tour

In October 17, 2015, The Doubleclicks performed at Zappcon in Fresno, California.[5]

Reception

In anticipation of the new album, many publications wrote favorably of the band. GeekDad's Jonathan H. Liu stated "[t]he Doubleclicks are a GeekDad favorite."[2] The Mary Sue's Teresa Jusino said "[w]e love the geek girl sounds of The Doubleclicks, and we know you do, too!"[6] Portland Tribune's Pamplin Media Group has called their music "funny, sweet and insightful songs about dinosaurs, cats, Netflix, space and the Dungeons and Dragons game."[4]

In September 12, 2015, President Snakes debuted at #4 on Billboard's Comedy Albums chart and moved to #2 the following week.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Granshaw, Lisa (May 13, 2015). "Geek girl band The Doubleclicks have funded their next album on Kickstarter". The Daily Dot. dailydot.com. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Liu, Jonathan H. (May 12, 2015). "Help The Doubleclicks Fund Their Next Album, ‘President Snakes’". GeekDad. geekdad.com. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Greenwald, David (May 13, 2015). "Boldly Go". OregonLive.com. Advance Digital. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Pamplin Media Group (June 2, 2015). "Kickstarter gives 'President Snakes' a big lift". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ Kohlruss, Craig (October 17, 2015). "Superheroes, monsters and regular citizens mingle at downtown Fresno’s Zappcon". The Fresno Bee. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ Jusino, Teresa (May 7, 2015). "Things We Saw Today: Gillian Anderson Keeping Hannibal VERY Close to Her Heart". The Mary Sue. Abrams Media. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Comedy Albums". Billboard. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

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