Eat My Heart Out is the debut album by pop punk

Pop punk

Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...

 band The Dollyrots

The Dollyrots

The Dollyrots are an American pop punk band composed of Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas . They have released three studio albums and are currently signed to the Blackheart Records label.-Formation:...

. It was released on 28 September 2004 on Lookout Records.

Release history

The album was released on 28 September 2004 as a CD on Panic Button Records/Lookout! Records and as an LP on Dionysus Records. In April 2010, Dionsysus Records in conjunction with the band re-released the album on vinyl. 500 copies of the album were pressed on blue and white opaque vinyl with a download coupon which included the complete album plus three previously unreleased B sides from the album sessions.

Reception

Rick Anderson on Allmusic gave the album a positive review, awarding it four out of five stars. Anderson stated: "The Dollyrots are certainly nothing new -- no genre-transgressing experiments, no incongruous fusions, no mind-expanding instrumental solos or side-long suites. Just 13 tight, compact, sweet, and crunchy bursts of punky power pop". Anderson also praised singer Kelly Ogden, saying that "her voice is clear and sharp, and her delivery is by turns sweet and snotty."Hunter Felt on PopMatters

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 wrote "What Eat My Heart Out does have are elements missing in most paint-by-numbers pop-punk: a sense of true fun, not the forced and contrived "fun" of the Blink-182 wannabes, and an infectious energy", adding that the band "actually seem to be able to translate their well-regarded live shows onto a disc without sacrificing the spontaneity their music requires".

Track listing

Personnel

The following people worked on the album:
The Dollyrots

• Kelly Ogden – bass, vocals
• Luis Cabezas – guitar, background vocals
• Josh Valenti – drums

Production

• John Fields – producer, recording, mixing
• Chris Testa – recording
• Steven Miller – recording, mixing
• Dave Collins – mastering

Cover

• Kathleen Lolley – artwork
• Michael Seman – logo
• Cooper Gilespie – layout & design
• Jeff O – additional construction
• Chris A – additional construction
• Lissa Hahn – inside cover photo
• James Berson – back tray photo