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Twelve Angry Months

Twelve Angry Months is a concept album by the alternative rock band Local H. It was released on May 13, 2008 on Shout! Factory. The album is about experiences surrounding a relationship breakup, with each track corresponding to a month in the year after the break-up.[9] The title is an allusion to Twelve Angry Men. The first single is "24 Hour Break-Up Session". The album was scheduled for a UK release on 18 August 2008, however this was delayed for unknown reasons until 25 August 2008.[10] The song 'Blur' is a revised version of a song that appears on the band's EP The '92 Demos.

Twelve Angry Months
Studio album by
Local H
ReleasedMay 13, 2008
Recorded2007
GenreAlternative rock
Length52:13
LabelShout! Factory
Local H chronology
'99-'00 Demos
(2006) 		Twelve Angry Months
(2008) 		Local H's Awesome Mix Tape #1
(2010)
Singles from Twelve Angry Months
  1. "24 Hour Break-Up Session"
    Released: May 17, 2008
  2. "Machine Shed Wrestling"
    Released: April 20, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Consequence of SoundC−[3]
Pitchfork6.3/10[4]
PopMatters7/10[5]
The Skinny[6]
Spin6/10[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Scott Lucas and Brian St. Clair

No.TitleLength
1."The One with 'Kid" (January)4:46
2."Michelle (Again)" (February)2:46
3."BMW Man" (March)3:15
4."White Belt Boys" (April)4:30
5."The Summer of Boats" (May)3:51
6."Taxi-Cabs" (June)4:28
7."24 Hour Break-Up Session" (July)5:09
8."Jesus Christ! Did You See the Size of That Sperm Whale?" (August)2:32
9."Simple Pleas" (September)4:33
10."Machine Shed Wrestling" (October)4:54
11."Blur" (November)2:38
12."Hand to Mouth" (December)8:49

Personnel

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Production

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  • Andy Gerber
  • Brian Leach
  • Scott Lucas
  • Geoff Sabin
  • Blaise Barton
  • Mike Willison
  • Micah Wilshire (mixing)
  • Michael Chalecki (mastering)

References

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  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "12 Angry Months - Local H". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  2. ^ Pareles, Jon. "Review: Local H: 12 Angry Months". Blender. Archived from the original on 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  3. ^ Young, Alex (2008-04-30). "Album Review: Local H – 12 Angry Months". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  4. ^ Klein, Joshua (2008-06-04). "Local H: 12 Angry Months Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  5. ^ Mathers, Ian (2008-07-06). "Local H: 12 Angry Months". PopMatters. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  6. ^ Cusack, Chris (2008-08-11). "Local H - Twelve Angry Months". The Skinny. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  7. ^ Eddy, Chuck (May 13, 2008). "Local H, '12 Angry Months' (Shout! Factory)". SPIN.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  8. ^ "TWELVE ANGRY MONTHS by Local H". Metacritic. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  9. ^ Shout! Factory - 12 Angry Months
  10. ^ Play.com UK release product page and information
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