Deep Dark Robot
{{Short description|American rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Deep Dark Robot
| image =
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| alias =
| origin = Los Angeles, California, United States
| genre = {{hlist|Post-grunge|punk blues}}
| years_active = 2010–present
| label = Custard
| associated_acts =
| current_members = Linda Perry
Tony Tornay
}}
Deep Dark Robot is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2010. The band consists of Linda Perry (lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards) and Tony Tornay (drums, percussion).{{cite web|last=Pajer|first=Nicole|title=Linda Perry Talks Love, Songs and Deep Dark Robot|url=http://www.chinashopmag.com/2011/01/linda-perry-talks-deep-dark-robot/|publisher=ChinaShopMag|accessdate=19 March 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724162545/http://www.chinashopmag.com/2011/01/linda-perry-talks-deep-dark-robot/|archive-date=24 July 2012|url-status=dead}}
Critical reception
The project's single album, 8 Songs About a Girl, received mixed reviews from critics. Some panned Perry's vocals as too inconsistent and, at times, contrived.{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/140797-deep-dark-robot-8-songs-about-a-girl-2496035383.html|title=Deep Dark Robot: 8 Songs About a Girl|date=2011-05-24|website=PopMatters|language=en|access-date=2020-02-05}} Others saw the duo as unrefined, but honest and promising.{{Cite web|url=https://performermag.com/new-music-and-video/reviews/record-review-deep-dark-robot/|title=Record Review: Deep Dark Robot|last=|first=|date=|website=Performer Mag|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205203808/https://performermag.com/new-music-and-video/reviews/record-review-deep-dark-robot/ |archive-date=2020-02-05 |access-date=2020-02-05}} The album was also noted from its divergence from Perry's typical musical styles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/deep-dark-robot-wont-you-be-my-girl|title=Deep Dark Robot: Won't You Be My Girl?|date=2011-05-05|website=JamBase|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-05}}
Discography
{{Infobox album
| italic_title = no
| name = 8 Songs About a Girl
| type = Album
| artist = Deep Dark Robot
| cover = Ddr albumcover.png
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| released = {{start date|2011|03|22}}
| recorded = 2010 at Kung Fu Gardens, North Hollywood, California
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Post-grunge|punk blues}}
| length = {{Duration|m=35|s=25}}
| label = Custard
| producer = Linda Perry
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Linda Perry
| type = studio
| prev_title = After Hours
| prev_year = 1999
| title = 8 Songs About a Girl
| year = 2011
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}
= 8 Songs About a Girl =
{{track listing
| all_lyrics = Linda Perry
| all_music = Linda Perry and Tony Tornay
| total_length = {{Duration|m=35|s=25}}
| title1 = I'm Coming for You!
| length1 = 4:14
| title2 = No One Wakes Me Up Like You
| length2 = 5:10
| title3 = Can't Getcha Out of My Mind
| length3 = 4:23
| title4 = You Mean Nothing to Me
| length4 = 4:36
| title5 = It Fucking Hurts
| length5 = 4:11
| title6 = Won't You Be My Girl?
| length6 = 3:16
| title7 = Speck
| length7 = 6:03
| title8 = Fuck You, Stupid Bitch
| length8 = 3:38
| all_writing =
}}
{{track listing
|headline = iTunes bonus tracks
|title9 = Somebody Love Me Now
|length9 = 4:10
}}
{{track listing
|headline = Online bonus tracks
|title10 = You Got Me (On My Knees)
|length10 = 4:50
|title11 = Down by the Water (PJ Harvey cover)
|length11 = 4:17
}}
Music videos
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Director(s) |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2011
| Won't You Be My Girl? |
| Love Song
| Sean Geer |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{YouTube|u= deepdarkrobot |{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
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Category:Rock music groups from California
Category:Custard Records artists
Category:Musical duos from California