A Little Messed Up

2010 studio album by The Dollyrots

A Little Messed Up

Studio album by

The Dollyrots

Released

August 17, 2010

Recorded

Would Work Sound (Studio City, CA), The Greenhouse (Los Angeles, CA), Stagg Street Studio (Van Nuys, CA), Hotel Wilshere (Los Angeles, CA), Studio Deluxe/Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, CA), Kingsize (Silverlake, CA)

Genre

Punk rock

Length

42:57

Label

Blackheart Records

Producer

Chris Testa, Matt Wallace, Evan Frankfort, Fred Archambault, Luis Cabezas

The Dollyrots chronology

Because I'm Awesome
(2007)

A Little Messed Up
(2010)

The Dollyrots
(2012)

A Little Messed Up is the third studio album by pop-punk band The Dollyrots. It was released on August 17, 2010 on Blackheart Records.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Tim Sendra awarded the album 3.5 stars stating "The Dollyrots' third album takes the California trio one step further away from the punky sound of their 2004 debut record on Lookout and toward the mainstream... Many of the songs are uptempo and almost fiery, but on the whole, the record is more cuddly than dangerous. Basically, they've tipped the balance on the pop-punk scale completely to the pop side, and anyone looking for a record that has some bite or holds any surprises might want to look elsewhere. And if you were a fan of the earlier Dollyrots albums, you may be a bit disappointed by the direction they've taken. Having said that, A Little Messed Up isn't a bad record."^[2]

Writing for Pop Matters, critic Lana Cooper said "the Dollyrots continue their mission as purveyors of peppy pop punk." and gave the album a 7/10 rating.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Luis Cabezas and Kelly Ogden except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rock Control" (Cabezas, Ogden, Evan Frankfort)	3:43
2.	"Some Girls" (Cabezas, Ogden, Dave Bassett)	3:41
3.	"California Beach Boy" (Cabezas, Ogden, Tina Parol)	3:17
4.	"Rollercoaster" (Cabezas, Ogden, Fred Archambault)	3:47
5.	"My Heart Explodes" (Cabezas, Ogden, Bassett)	3:12
6.	"A Little Messed Up"	3:21
7.	"Pour Tous Jours"	3:14
8.	"Big Mouth"	2:55
9.	"California"	3:13
10.	"Coming After You"	2:48
11.	"Let's Be In Love"	3:47
12.	"Just Like Chocolate"	2:53
13.	"Om Nom Nom"	3:14

iTunes exclusive bonus tracks^[4]
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Happy Together" (Garry Bonner, Alan Gordon)	3:21
15.	"Dream Lover" (Bobby Darin)	2:19

Personnel

The following people worked on the album:^[5]

The Dollyrots

Kelly Ogden – bass, vocals
Luis Cabezas – guitar, vocals
Chris Black – drums

Other musicians

Kim Shattuck – guest vocals on "Some Girls"
Andy Cabezas – background vocals and percussion
Eddie Vasquez – background vocals and percussion
Chris Testa – background vocals and percussion
Fred Archambault – background vocals and percussion
Amy Wood – additional drums/percussion

Production

Chris Testa – producer, engineer, mixing
Matt Wallace – producer, engineer, mixing
Evan Frankfort – producer, engineer, mixing
Fred Archambault – producer, engineer, mixing
Luis Cabezas – producer, engineer, mixing
Sylvia Massy – mixing, engineer
Jorge Valasco – assistant engineer and editing
Ken Sluiter – digital editing
Rich Veltrop – assistant engineer and editing
Steve Fallone – mastering
Will Kennedy – assistant engineer

Design

James Jaeger – photography
Carianne Brinkman – layout
Gabe Godin – layout

References

^ Phillips, Connie (August 11, 2010). "The Dollyrots to Release New Album and Tour". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Sendra, Tim. A Little Messed Up at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
^ Cooper, Lana (August 16, 2010). "The Dollyrots: A Little Messed Up". Pop Matters. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
^ "A Little Messed Up". iTunes. August 17, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
^ A Little Messed Up album cover