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Slick Dogs and Ponies
Studio album by
Louis XIV
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2008
Recorded2007
GenreIndie rock, garage rock
Length42:37
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJason Hill
Louis XIV chronology
The Distances from Everyone to You
(2007) 		Slick Dogs and Ponies
(2008)
Singles from Slick Dogs and Ponies
  1. "Guilt by Association"
    Released: October 16, 2007
  2. "Air Traffic Control"
    Released: January 1, 2008

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

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic37/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork2.5/10[3]
PopMatters3/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Slant Magazine[6]
Spin[7]
Under the Radar6/10[8]

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

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  1. "Guilt by Association"
  2. "Air Traffic Control"
  3. "Misguided Sheep"
  4. "There's a Traitor in This Room"
  5. "Sometimes You Just Want To"
  6. "Tina"
  7. "Stalker"
  8. "Free Won't Be What it Used to Be"
  9. "Swarming of the Bees"
  10. "Hopesick"
  11. "Slick Dogs and Ponies"

Bonus tracks

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iTunes Deluxe Bundle[9]

  1. "Air Traffic Control (Oxygen Remix)"
  2. "Eleanor Rigby"
  3. "Thief In The Choir (Feat. Brandon Flowers)"

Hot Topic Exclusive

  1. "Money Bunny"
  2. "Actors and Singers"

Rhapsody

  1. "Dirty Knees"

Independent Retail

  1. "Save a Prayer"
  2. "Ride a White Swan"

References

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  1. ^ a b "Louis XIV:Slick Dogs and Ponies (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ "Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos - PopMatters". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "Album Reviews". Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  6. ^ McBee, Wilson (February 11, 2008). "Review: Louis XIV, Slick Dogs and Ponies". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  7. ^ "Louis XIV - Slick Dogs and Ponies". Spin. February 26, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  8. ^ 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]
  9. ^ "Louis XIV - Slick Dogs and Ponies B-sides". Retrieved November 29, 2009.
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