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1999 studio album by Citizen King
Mobile Estates is the second and final album by
Citizen King , released in 1999.
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[7] It was the band's only album for a major label.
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Production
The album was produced by
Dave Cooley ,
Matt Sims , and
Eric Valentine .
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Critical reception
The Washington Post wrote that "even at Citizen King's most engagingly relaxed ('Jalopy Style', 'Long Walk Home'), the band just sounds like the Red Hot Beastie Spin Doctors."
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Rolling Stone thought that "if a finer vintage—say, Beck circa 1998—is unavailable, Citizen King are just dope and dopey enough to feed your faux funk habit."
[11] The
San Antonio Express-News called the album "a tuneful, low-fi and quirky major-label debut."
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Track listing
All songs written by Matt Sims and Dave Cooley, except where noted.
"Under the Influence" (Sims) - 4:22
"
Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out) " - 3:38
"Safety Pin" (Sims) - 3:45
"Jalopy Style" - 3:11
"Basement Show" - 3:48
"Smokescreen" - 3:24
"The Milky Way" - 0:46
"Long Walk Home" - 2:58
"Skeleton Key" - 4:37
"Closed for the Weekend" (Sims) - 2:56
"Salt Bag Spill" - 2:15
"Billhilly" - 3:27
"Checkout Line" - 3:36
Personnel
Matt Sims - lead vocals, bass guitar
Kristian Riley - guitar, backing vocals
Dave Cooley - keyboards
Malcolm Michiles - turntables
DJ Brooks - drums, programming, backing vocals
References
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"Citizen King Stretches Out On WB's 'Mobile' " . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 6, 1999 – via Google Books.
^ Gallucci, Michael.
"Review: Citizen King - Mobile Estates " .
AllMusic . Retrieved 29 June 2009 .
^ Wilson, Ken (May 27, 1999). "Citizen King delivers". The Cincinnati Post . Perspective Extra. p. 12.
^
O'Brien, Lucy . "Review: Citizen King - Mobile Estates ".
Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 106.
^ Aston, Martin (29 May 1999). "Citizen King". The Times . Features. p. 10.
^
"Citizen King | Biography & History" . AllMusic .
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"Citizen King Keeps The Rhythm Steady" . MTV News . Archived from
the original on April 3, 2015.
^ Carter, Nick (December 25, 1998). "Citizen King is ready for the big time". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . p. E20.
^ Gensler, Andy (Feb 1999). "Nine for 1999". Spin . 15 (2): 84.
^ Jenkins, Mark (30 Apr 1999). "CITIZEN KING 'Mobile Estates' Warner Bros". The Washington Post . p. N16.
^ Chonin, Neva (May 27, 1999). "Mobile Estates WARNER BROS". Rolling Stone (813): 64.
^ Johnson, Robert (May 19, 1999). "Quick Spins". San Antonio Express-News . p. 10G.