Slick Dogs and Ponies

Slick Dogs and Ponies is the third studio album from American garage rock band, Louis XIV. Its release date was January 29, 2008.

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)

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
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic37/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Pitchfork Media(2.5/10)[4]
Popmatters(3/10)[5]

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
  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

iTunes Deluxe Bundle[6]

  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
  1. "Louis XIV:Slick Dogs and Ponies (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. "Album Reviews". Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. Pitchfork Media review
  5. "Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos - PopMatters". Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  6. "Louis XIV - Slick Dogs and Ponies B-sides". Retrieved 2009-11-29.



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