Slick Dogs and Ponies

Slick Dogs and Ponies
Studio album by Louis XIV
Released	January 29, 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	Indie rock, garage rock
Length	42:37
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jason Hill
Louis XIV chronology
The Distances from Everyone to You (2007) Slick Dogs and Ponies (2008)

Slick Dogs and Ponies is American garage rock band, Louis XIV's 3rd studio album. Its release date was January 29, 2008.

The album was leaked on torrent networks on January 18, 2008 after the band temporarily added all of the songs to their MySpace page.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	37/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Pitchfork Media	(2.5/10)[4]
Popmatters	(3/10)[5]

Initial critical response to Slick Dogs and Ponies was negative. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 37, based on 10 reviews.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Guilt By Association"
2. "Air Traffic Control"
3. "Misguided Sheep"
4. "There's a Traitor in This Room"
5. "Sometimes You Just Want To"
6. "Tina"
7. "Stalker"
8. "Free Won't Be What it Used to Be"
9. "Swarming of the Bees"
10. "Hopesick"
11. "Slick Dogs and Ponies"

Bonus Tracks

iTunes Deluxe Bundle^[6]

1. "Air Traffic Control (Oxygen Remix)"
2. "Eleanor Rigby"
3. "Thief In The Choir (Feat. Brandon Flowers)"

Hot Topic Exclusive

1. "Money Bunny"
2. "Actors and Singers"

Rhapsody

1. "Dirty Knees"

Independent Retail

1. "Save a Prayer"
2. "Ride a White Swan"

References

1. "Louis XIV:Slick Dogs and Ponies (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
2. Allmusic review
3. Rolling Stone review
4. Pitchfork Media review
5. Popmatters review
6. "Louis XIV - Slick Dogs and Ponies B-sides". Retrieved 2009-11-29.

External links

• Slick Dogs and Ponies at Metacritic