Both Ways Open Jaws
{{Infobox album
| name = Both Ways Open Jaws
| type = studio
| artist = The Dø
| cover = Both Ways Open Jaws cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 9 March 2011 (France)
28 October 2011 (Continental Europe)
11 November 2011 (Ireland and Australia)
14 November 2011 (UK)
15 November 2011 (US)
| recorded = 2010
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie rock, folk rock, indie pop
| length = 45:34
| label = Cinq7, Wagram, Naïve, Six Degrees, Cartel Music, Village Green
| producer = The Dø
| prev_title = A Mouthful
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Shake Shook Shaken
| next_year = 2014
}}
Both Ways Open Jaws is the second album by French-Finnish indie rock duo The Dø, released on 9 March 2011 in France and in late October 2011 and mid-November 2011 worldwide.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 75/100{{cite web|title=Both Ways Open Jaws - The Do|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/both-ways-open-jaws|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=25 June 2012}}
| rev1 = Mezzic
| rev2 = One Thirty BPM
| rev2score = (93%, Recommended)[http://onethirtybpm.com/reviews/album-review-the-d%C3%B8-both-ways-open-jaws/ One Thirty BPM review]
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev3score = (7.5/10){{cite web |title=The Dø - Both Ways Open Jaws |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16128-the-d-both-ways-open-jaws/ |website=Pitchfork |accessdate=5 August 2020}}
}}
Metacritic, a review-aggregating website, gives the album a combined rating of 75 out of 100 from 16 reviews, which is classified as a "generally favorable" reception. Only two of those were not in the "positive" range (70 or above), both judged at 40 ("mixed"). Mezzic gave the album 8.5 out of 10, saying "The follow-up to their debut A Mouthful has the band dive further into their freak-pop explorations, still striving to produce better music" and that "their sustainable collaboration has carried itself over to a promising sophomore album".[http://mezzic.com/2011/05/02/review-the-d%C3%B8-both-ways-open-jaws-2011 Julien, Ina. Mezzic.com review], May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011. BBC Music called the album "Truly impressive".{{Cite web|last=Roberts|first=Chris|title=BBC - Music - Review of The Dø - Both Ways Open Jaws|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/9g5c/|access-date=2020-08-05|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col" | Chart (2011)
! scope="col" | Peak |
|---|
| scope="row" | Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[http://www.ultratop.be/fr/weekchart.asp?cat=a&year=2011&date=20110319 Belgian Albums Top 100], March 12, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
| 55 |
| scope="row" | French Albums (SNEP)[http://acharts.us/france_albums_top_150/2011/10 French Albums Top 150], March 12, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
| 14 |
| scope="row" | Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[http://swisscharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a&year=2011&date=20110327 Swiss Albums Top 100] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103014402/http://swisscharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a&year=2011&date=20110327 |date=November 3, 2011 }}, March 27, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
| 34 |
Track listing
All songs written by Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti and Dan Levy.
- "Dust It Off" – 3:42
- "Gonna Be Sick!" – 4:09
- "The Wicked & the Blind" – 5:08
- "Too Insistent" – 3:29
- "Bohemian Dances" – 4:23
- "Smash Them All (Night Visitors)" – 5:12
- "Leo Leo" – 3:30
- "B.W.O.J" – 1:43
- "Slippery Slope" – 2:41
- "The Calendar" – 4:03
- "Was It a Dream?" – 3:05
- "Quake, Mountain, Quake" – 2:10
- "Moon Mermaids" – 3:02
=Bonus tracks=
- "Open C" – 1:15
- "No Clue" – 8:01
References
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External links
- [http://thedomusic.com/ Official website]
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