The Dwarves Are Young and Good Looking 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...

 in March 1997 by Epitaph Records

Epitaph Records

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 and Theologian Records. It was the band's first album since 1993's Sugarfix, after which they were dropped by Sub Pop

Sub Pop

Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...

, and the liner notes include a 'modified' copy of the Sub Pop press release announcing the band's departure from the label.

Track listing

1. "Unrepentant" – 2:15
2. "We Must Have Blood" – 2:16
3. "I Will Deny" – 1:40
4. "Demonica" – 1:57
5. "Everybodies Girl" – 2:42
6. "Throw That World Away" – 1:35
7. "Hits" – 1.13
8. "The Ballad Of Vadge Moore" – 1:34
9. "One Time Only" – 1:30
10. "Pimp" – 1:07
11. "The Crucifixion Is Now" – 1:11
12. "You Gotta Burn" – 3:45
13. "Bonus Track" – 16:23

Critical reception

Charles Deppner of Ink19 described the album as "some real repugnant punk rock...some of their best burnt offerings skewered on the shish kebobs of hell". Adam Bregman of Allmusic gave the album a 4-star rating, describing it as "their most satisfying record" and "the beginning of a new Dwarves, no longer a freak show, fistfight-type outfit with shows that last 15 minutes, but one that plays real songs, had a set list, and left the club unbloodied".