The Dwarves Come Clean is an album released by punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Dwarves

Dwarves (band)

Dwarves is an American punk band formed in Chicago, Illinois, as The Suburban Nightmare, in the mid-1980s. They are currently based in San Francisco, California. Formed as a garage punk band, their career subsequently saw them move in a hardcore direction before settling into an eclectic punk rock...

 on the Epitaph

Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...

 label in February 2000. It was reissued as a picture disc LP in July 2000 on the Cold Front label.

The band offered the song "River City Rapist" to George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

's 2000 presidential campaign, feeling that its chorus of "I want to rape the U.S.A." was appropriate.

Track listing

1. "How It's Done" – 1:19
2. "River City Rapist" – 1:11
3. "Over You" – 2:41
4. "Way Out" – 1:30
5. "Come Where The Flavor Is" – 2:37
6. "Deadly Eye" – 2:30
7. "Better Be Women" – 2:35
8. "I Want You To Die" – 0:56
9. "Johnny On The Spot" – 1:35
10. "Accelerator" – 1:19
11. "Act Like You Know" – 1:49
12. "Production Value" – 1:21

Critical reception

Steve Huey of Allmusic gave the album a 3-star rating, commenting on its departure into "catchy, garagey punk-pop tunes with jackhammer electronic beats", and calling it "one of their most intriguing albums". Matt Le May of Pitchfork Media

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Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...

rated the album at 6.0 out of 10, describing the album as "trite, overused guitar progressions, incompetent pentatonic solos, and seriously fucked-up lyrics", but going on to say that "interesting sounds do occasionally pop up", and crediting the band for fully embracing "the role of fucked-up punk rockers".