Slick Dogs and Ponies

Slick Dogs and Ponies
Slick Dogs and Ponies
Studio album by Louis XIV
Released	January 29, 2008
Recorded	2007
Genre	Indie rock, garage rock
Length	42:37
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jason Hill
Louis XIV chronology
Singles from Slick Dogs and Ponies
	"Guilt by Association"; Released: October 16, 2007; "Air Traffic Control"; Released: January 1, 2008;

2008 studio album by Louis XIV

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	37/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Pitchfork	2.5/10^[3]
PopMatters	3/10^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]
Slant Magazine	^[6]
Spin	^[7]
Under the Radar	6/10^[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

All tracks written by Jason Hill and Brian Karscig. All tracks produced by Hill, except for "Guilt by Association", which was produced by Hill, Karscig, Mark Maigaard, and Natasha Schneider.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Guilt by Association"	2:50
2.	"Air Traffic Control"	3:53
3.	"Misguided Sheep"	4:29
4.	"There's a Traitor in This Room"	3:38
5.	"Sometimes You Just Want To"	2:33
6.	"Tina"	3:32
7.	"Stalker"	3:48
8.	"Free Won't Be What It Used to Be"	3:30
9.	"Swarming of the Bees"	2:30
10.	"Hopesick"	5:30
11.	"Slick Dogs and Ponies"	6:37
Total length:		42:55

iTunes deluxe bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Air Traffic Control" (Oxygen Remix)
13.	"Eleanor Rigby"
14.	"Thief in the Choir" (featuring Brandon Flowers)

Hot Topic Exclusive bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Money Bunnies"
13.	"Actors and Singers"

Rhapsody bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Dirty Knees"

Indpendent Retail bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Save a Prayer"
13.	"Ride a White Swan"

References

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

External links

Slick Dogs and Ponies at Metacritic

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[metacritic-1] "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]