Diploid Love is the debut solo album Brody Dalle, frontwoman of the Distillers. The digital download was released on 28 April 2014 in the United States and 29 April in Canada, followed by the CD and vinyl record set on 19 May.[2] The lead single, "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy", was streamed for free on SoundCloud on 9 February[1] before being released to iTunes on 17 February.[3]
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| Released | 28 April 2014 |
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| Length | 41:39 |
| Label | Caroline, Queen of Hearts |
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The album features collaborations from Garbage's Shirley Manson, The Strokes' Nick Valensi, Michael Shuman of Queens of the Stone Age and Emily Kokal of Warpaint.[2]
Reception
Diploid Love has received mostly positive reviews, with NME rating it 7 out of 10 while Rolling Stone rated it four out five stars.[4]
The album debuted at number 33 on the UK Albums Chart and number 7 on the US Top Heatseekers albums chart.[5][6] It also debuted and peaked at number 89 on the Australian Albums Chart.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Brody Dalle
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Rat Race" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Underworld" | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Don't Mess with Me" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Dressed in Dreams" | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Carry On" | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy" (featuring Shirley Manson and Emily Kokal) | 5:03 |
| 7. | "I Don't Need Your Love" | 6:01 |
| 8. | "Blood in Gutters" | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Parties for Prostitutes" | 4:33 |
Personnel
- Brody Dalle – lead vocals, guitars, bass, drums, fun machine, synths, bass synth
- Alain Johannes – guitars, bass, piano, trumpet, mellotron, slide guitars
- Nick Valensi – guitar
- Michael Shuman – bass
- Darren Weiss – drums
- Bral – drums
- Hayden Scott – drums
- Cindy of El Mariachi Divas – horns
- Mariachi El Bronx – horns
- Jessy Greene – violins
- Tyler Parkford – piano
- Shirley Manson – backing vocals on "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy"
- Emily Kokal – backing vocals on "Meet the Foetus/Oh the Joy"
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 89 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 55 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 167 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 45 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 33 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] | 7 |