The Distillers (album)

The Distillers is the debut album by the American punk rock band the Distillers, released in 2000.

The Distillers
Studio album by the Distillers
Released	April 11, 2000 (2000-04-11)[1]
Recorded	December 1999–January 2000
Studio	Westbeach Recorders (Hollywood)
Genre	Punk rock,[2] hardcore punk,[2] street punk[3][4]
Length	40:15
Label	Hellcat
Producer	Thomas Johnson
The Distillers chronology
The Distillers (EP) (1999) The Distillers (2000) Sing Sing Death House (2002)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
Kerrang!	[6]
In Music We Trust	A[7]
Metal Hammer	10/10[8]

The Reno Gazette-Journal wrote that "Brody Armstrong delivers profane, out-of-control vocals as if she's scratching the eyes out of a lover in a bar's back alley."^[9]

Track listing

All tracks written by Brody Dalle except where noted.

1. "Oh Serena" – 2:32
2. "Idoless" – 2:28
3. "The World Comes Tumblin'" – 3:08
4. "L.A. Girl" – 2:59
5. "Distilla Truant" – 2:24
6. "Ask the Angels" (Ivan Kral, Patti Smith) – 3:10
7. "Oldscratch" – 0:43
8. "Girlfixer" (Dalle, Kim Fuellman) – 1:14
9. "Open Sky" – 3:07
10. "Red Carpet and Rebellion" – 3:08
11. "Colossus U.S.A." – 2:15
12. "Blackheart" – 1:45
13. "Gypsy Rose Lee" – 3:54
14. "The Blackest Years" – 7:28

Notes

• After the final track, "The Blackest Years", there is a hidden track. It is an early version of "Young Girls" which appears on the next album, Sing Sing Death House. But this version contains different lyrics and is performed by Brody Dalle solo on electric guitar.
• "The World Comes Tumblin'" has been covered by the Wildhearts on their album of covers, Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1.

Personnel

The Distillers

• Brody Dalle – vocals, guitar
• Kim "Chi" Fuellman – bass, vocals
• Rose Casper – guitar
• Matt Young – drums

Additional musician

• Ronnie King – piano on "Ask the Angels"

Production

• Producer: Thomas "TJ" Johnson – producer, engineer, mixing
• Donnell Cameron – assistant engineer
• Jay Gordon – assistant engineer
• Gene Grimaldi – mastering
• Mike "Sak" Fasano – drum technician
• Jesse Fischer – art direction
• Brody Dalle – art direction
• B.J. Papas – photography