Partie Traumatic is the debut album by American indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band Black Kids

Black Kids

Black Kids is an American indie pop band from Jacksonville, Florida. The band's debut EP, Wizard of Ahhhs, received favorable critical response in 2007, and was followed by the Partie Traumatic album, which debuted at #5 on the UK Albums Chart in July 2008.-History:Black Kids formed in Jacksonville...

, released by Almost Gold on July 7, 2008 in the United Kingdom, and released by Columbia Records

Columbia Records

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 on July 22, 2008 in North America. The album debuted at #5 on the UK Albums chart and placed on several year-end best albums lists.

According to bassist Owen Holmes, the album got its title from an instructional Artie Traum

Artie Traum

Artie Traum was a New Age Voice Award-winning guitarist, producer and songwriter. Traum's work appeared on more than 35 albums...

 DVD

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 on how to play the guitar

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 which Holmes and Reggie Youngblood rented from their local library

Library

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. The band played with the name Artie Traum, calling him Partie Traum and eventually Partie Traumatic.

Track listing

All songs written by Black Kids

1. "Hit the Heartbrakes" – 3:44
2. "Partie Traumatic" – 3:10
3. "Listen to Your Body Tonight" – 3:08
4. "Hurricane Jane
   Hurricane Jane
   "Hurricane Jane" is a song by American indie rock band Black Kids. It was released as the second single from their debut album Partie Traumatic in the UK by Almost Gold Recordings on June 23, 2008. A demo version of the song appeared on the band's 2007 EP Wizard of Ahhhs...
   
   " – 4:32
5. "I'm Making Eyes at You" – 4:29
6. "I've Underestimated My Charm (Again)" – 3:55
7. "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You
   I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You
   "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You" is a song from American indie rock band Black Kids, taken from their debut album Partie Traumatic. It was released as the band's debut single by Almost Gold Recordings on April 7, 2008 in the UK, and by Columbia Records on May 27, 2008 in...
   
   " – 3:37
8. "Love Me Already" – 4:04
9. "I Wanna Be Your Limousine" – 3:16
10. "Look at Me (When I Rock Wichoo)
    Look at Me (When I Rock Wichoo)
    "Look at Me " is a song by American indie rock band Black Kids, taken from their debut album Partie Traumatic. It was released in the UK by Almost Gold Recordings on September 8, 2008 and debuted on the Top 200 UK Singles Chart at number 175.-Track listing:Digital single# "Look at Me "# "Look at Me...
    
    " – 4:11

Personnel

• Owen Holmes – bass guitar
• Kevin Snow – drums
• Dawn Watley – keyboards and vocals
• Ali Youngblood – keyboards and vocals
• Reggie Youngblood – guitar and vocals
• Makoto Sakamoto - bongos on "Partie Traumatic" and "Love Me Already"
• Producer: Bernard Butler
  Bernard Butler
  Bernard Joseph Butler is an English musician and record producer. He first emerged in the early Britpop era with Suede. He has been hailed by some critics as the greatest guitarist of his generation, as well as one of Britain's most original and influential guitarists...
  
  
• Mastering: Chris Potter at Alchemy Studio
• Engineer: Seb Lewsley
• Mixing: Lexxx at Miloco Studios and Olympic Studios
• Assisting: David Emery, Matt Paul, Adrian Breakspear
• Album design: Brendon Clark and Black Kids
• Photography: Dean Chalkley
• Published by Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
• Recorded at West Heath Studios In England

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	5
US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	127

Honors

• Best of 2008 (#4) – New York Post, December 2008

• 50 Best Albums of the Year (#39) – The Observer, December 2008

• The 40 Best Albums of 2008 (#22) – Spin, December 2008

• The Top 50 Albums of 2008 (#43) – NME, December 2008