2010 studio album by the Naked and Famous
Passive Me, Aggressive You Released 6 September 2010 (2010-09-06 ) Studio The Lab (Auckland , New Zealand) Genre Length 49 :15 Label Somewhat Damaged Producer
"All of This" Released: 16 November 2009
"Young Blood " Released: 7 June 2010
"Punching in a Dream " Released: 23 August 2010
"Girls Like You" Released: 5 June 2011
Passive Me, Aggressive You (stylised as Passive Me • Aggressive You ) is the debut studio album by New Zealand indie electronic band the Naked and Famous , released on 6 September 2010 by Somewhat Damaged. The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart . The album spawned four singles: "All of This", "Young Blood ", "Punching in a Dream " and "Girls Like You"; with "Young Blood" peaking at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart .
Passive Me, Aggressive You is a synth-pop and electro-rock album,[ 1] [ 2] drawing from the genres of dance-rock , and featuring post-punk influences.[ 3] "Young Blood" is a synth-pop song, while "Punching in a Dream" is of the dream pop genre. "Spank" is psychedelic rock .[ 4]
The first single from Passive Me, Aggressive You , "All of This", was released on 16 November 2009, almost a year prior to the album's release.
"Young Blood " was released as the album's second single on 7 July 2010, debuting at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart and spending two consecutive weeks atop the chart.[ 5]
"Punching in a Dream " was released as the third single on 23 August 2010, reaching number 11 in New Zealand.
The album's fourth and final single, "Girls Like You", was released on 5 June 2011.
Chris Schulz from Stuff.co.nz awarded Passive Me, Aggressive You five out of five stars, and praised its production and variety of musical styles.[ 13] AllMusic 's Matt Collar praised the songs' catchy choruses and, awarding the album four-and-a-half out of five stars, concluded, "there's nothing passive about how much you could aggressively love this band".[ 3] Scott Kara of The New Zealand Herald rated Passive Me, Aggressive You a perfect five stars, summarising "Forget the hype. It's real".[ 10] The Nelson Mail 's Nick Ward called Passive Me, Aggressive You "Unconvincing, but with flashes of promise".[ 9] Writing for NME , Mark Baumont described the album as "a glorious melting pot of pop perfection" and added "TN&F’s passive melodicism and aggressive innovation clash in a dazzling blaze of psych/sonic fireworks."[ 11] The album was nominated for the 2011 Taite Music Prize .[ 14]
The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart on 13 September 2010,[ 15] and was knocked off the top spot by Linkin Park 's A Thousand Suns the following week.[ 16]
All tracks are written by Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith and Aaron Short
Title 1. "All of This" 3:55 2. "Punching in a Dream " 3:58 3. "Frayed" 3:46 4. "The Source" 0:48 5. "The Sun" 3:56 6. "Eyes" 4:43 7. "Young Blood " 4:06 8. "No Way" 5:29 9. "Spank" 4:10 10. "Jilted Lovers" 3:15 11. "A Wolf in Geek's Clothing" 3:14 12. "The Ends" 1:49 13. "Girls Like You" 6:04 Total length: 49:15
Physical downloadable bonus track Title 14. "Wild" 3:53
Japanese edition bonus tracks[ 18] Title 14. "Wild" 3:53 15. "Sow" 4:06 16. "Bright Lights" 2:36
All tracks are written by Thom Powers and Alisa Xayalith , except where noted
UK deluxe edition – disc 2 (This Machine EP) Title 1. "Kill the Littleblackdots" 2:44 2. "Serenade" 2:43 3. "Meeting People Sucks" (Powers, Xayalith, Ben Knapp, Jordan Clark) 2:26 4. "Part 1" 2:10 5. "Post" 5:39 6. "Spies Spies Spies" 3:38 Total length: 19:20
All tracks are written by Thom Powers and Alisa Xayalith , except where noted
UK deluxe edition – disc 3 (No Light EP) Title 1. "Dadada" 3:10 2. "Birds" (Xayalith, Powers, Ben Knapp, Jordan Clark) 3:21 3. "Cheek" (Xayalith, Powers, Knapp, Clark) 3:19 4. "Who Are You Talking To?" (Aaron Short, Xayalith, Powers) 2:48 5. "Part 2" 2:37 6. "Bells" 3:52 Total length: 19:04
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Passive Me, Aggressive You .[ 19]
The Naked and Famous [ edit ]
Thom Powers – production, engineering
Aaron Short – production, engineering
Olly Harmer – additional engineering
Billy Bush – mixing
Emily Lazar – mastering
Joe LaPorta – mastering
Special Problems – artwork, design, video
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