Slick Dogs and Ponies is the third studio album from American garage rock band Louis XIV, releasing on January 29, 2008, to largely negative reviews.
The album was leaked on torrent networks on January 18, 2008, after the band temporarily added all of the songs to their MySpace page.
Reception
Initial critical response to Slick Dogs and Ponies was negative. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 37, based on 10 reviews.[1]
Track listing
All tracks written by Jason Hill and Brian Karscig. All tracks produced by Hill, except for "Guilt by Association", which was produced by Hill, Karscig, Mark Maigaard, and Natasha Schneider.
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| 1. | "Guilt by Association" | 2:50 |
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| 2. | "Air Traffic Control" | 3:53 |
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| 3. | "Misguided Sheep" | 4:29 |
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| 4. | "There's a Traitor in This Room" | 3:38 |
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| 5. | "Sometimes You Just Want To" | 2:33 |
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| 6. | "Tina" | 3:32 |
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| 7. | "Stalker" | 3:48 |
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| 8. | "Free Won't Be What It Used to Be" | 3:30 |
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| 9. | "Swarming of the Bees" | 2:30 |
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| 10. | "Hopesick" | 5:30 |
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| 11. | "Slick Dogs and Ponies" | 6:37 |
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| Total length: | 42:55 |
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iTunes deluxe bonus tracks| Title |
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| 12. | "Air Traffic Control" (Oxygen Remix) | |
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| 13. | "Eleanor Rigby" | |
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| 14. | "Thief in the Choir" (featuring Brandon Flowers) | |
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Hot Topic Exclusive bonus tracks| Title |
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| 12. | "Money Bunnies" | |
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| 13. | "Actors and Singers" | |
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Rhapsody bonus track| Title |
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| 12. | "Dirty Knees" | |
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Indpendent Retail bonus tracks| Title |
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| 12. | "Save a Prayer" | |
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| 13. | "Ride a White Swan" | |
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References
- ^ a b "Louis XIV:Slick Dogs and Ponies (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ "Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos - PopMatters". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ McBee, Wilson (February 11, 2008). "Review: Louis XIV, Slick Dogs and Ponies". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "Louis XIV - Slick Dogs and Ponies". Spin. February 26, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ All 10 songs on the album include strings, including the arena-ready 'Air Traffic Control' and the nine-minute 'Hopesick.' Whether these changes represent an improvement for Louis XIV is debatable--mostly it is hit and miss. [Winter 2008, p.83]
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