President Snakes

President Snakes
Studio album by
The Doubleclicks
ReleasedAugust 11, 2015
GenreNerd-folk
ProducerLaser Malena-Webber & Aubrey Turner
The Doubleclicks chronology
Dimetrodon
(2014) 		President Snakes
(2015) 		Love Problems
(2017)

President Snakes is the fourth album from the nerd-folk duo The Doubleclicks, released on August 11, 2015. The album was funded via Kickstarter with a goal of $30,000. The goal was achieved within the first few days of the campaign's launch.[1][2] It exceeded this and raised $55,535, on June 2, 2015.[3]

Production

On May 7, 2015, The Doubleclicks sought funding for the album via the crowd-funding site Kickstarter, asking for $30,000.[1] On June 2, 2015, the Kickstarter campaign ended with $55,535 from 1,282 backers.[4] Kickstarter rewards include a coloring book and a tabletop role-playing game called Fiasco.[1] In an interview with OregonLive.com's David Greenwald, Laser Malena-Webber says "[i]t's the most honest and personal stuff we've put out, it's not all funny and it's not all nerdy."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Tiny Paper Elephant"3:12
2."Cats At Parties"2:48
3."Really Big Chickens"2:12
4."President Snakes (Part 1)"1:09
5."The Middle"2:50
6."This Is My Jam"1:55
7."Happy Holidays, Too"2:22
8."Bad Memories"3:46
9."President Snakes (Part 2)"1:07
10."Now I Am The Fastest"2:28
11."Why Can't Every City Be Portland"2:30
12."Coming Home To You"1:40
13."Thank God It's Over"2:00

Tour

On October 17, 2015, The Doubleclicks performed at Zappcon in Fresno, California.[5] On August 16, 2016, it was announced that both The Doubleclicks and Lucia Fasano would begin their tour Snakes On The Radio in the cities Santa Clara, California, Oakland, California, Burbank, California, West Hollywood, California, and Portland, Oregon.[6] The Doubleclicks said they would play both their old songs and newer songs from their latest album President Snakes. Lucia Fasano would play songs from their debut album Radio Silence.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Reception

In anticipation of the new album, many publications wrote favorably of the band. GeekDad's Jonathan H. Liu stated "[t]he Doubleclicks are a GeekDad favorite."[2] The Mary Sue's Teresa Jusino said "[w]e love the geek girl sounds of The Doubleclicks, and we know you do, too!"[19] Portland Tribune's Pamplin Media Group has called their music "funny, sweet and insightful songs about dinosaurs, cats, Netflix, space and the Dungeons and Dragons game."[4]

On September 12, 2015, President Snakes debuted at #4 on Billboard's Comedy Albums chart and moved to #2 the following week.[20]

References

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  3. ^ a b Greenwald, David (May 13, 2015). "Boldly Go". OregonLive.com. Advance Digital. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Pamplin Media Group (June 2, 2015). "Kickstarter gives 'President Snakes' a big lift". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Kohlruss, Craig (October 17, 2015). "Superheroes, monsters and regular citizens mingle at downtown Fresno's Zappcon". The Fresno Bee. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
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  7. ^ Bay Area Parent staff. "The Doubleclicks at EndGame with Lucia Fasano". Bay Area Parent. Bay Area Parent. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  8. ^ DoLA staff. "The Doubleclicks, Lucia Fasano in Los Angeles at Genghis Cohen". DoLA. DOLA. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  9. ^ Evensi staff. "19 SEP 2016: The Doubleclicks & Lucia Fasano in Oakland @ EndGame". Evensi. Evensi. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  10. ^ Eventhint staff. "The Doubleclicks & Lucia Fasano in Burbank". Eventhint. Eventhint.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  11. ^ Eye Spy LA staff. "Eye Spy LA Music Entertainment - The Doubleclicks at Genghis Cohen with Lucia Fasano in West Hollywood". Eye Spy LA. Eye Spy LA. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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  13. ^ L.A. Parent staff. "The Doubleclicks In Concert With Lucia Fasano". L.A. Parent. Epstein Custom Media, Inc. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  14. ^ LANightLife.com staff. "The Doubleclicks at Genghis Cohen with Lucia Fasano Event". LANightLife.com. LANightlife.com Community. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  15. ^ Lizzbert. "Happy Wednesday! GeekCraft Expo Seattle and Food Porn". Jeepers. WordPress. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  16. ^ Nightlinx staff. "The Doubleclicks at Illusive Comics with Lucia Fasano in Santa Clara, CA - 2016". Nightlinx. NightLinx. Retrieved September 15, 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  17. ^ SF Station staff. "The Doubleclicks at EndGame with Lucia Fasano - Oakland, CA at EndGame". SF Station. SF Station - San Francisco's Independent City Guide. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  18. ^ Things To Do In Santa Clara, CA This Weekend staff. "The Doubleclicks at Illusive Comics with Lucia Fasano". Things To Do In Santa Clara, CA This Weekend. ThingsToDoInSantaClaraCA.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  19. ^ Jusino, Teresa (May 7, 2015). "Things We Saw Today: Gillian Anderson Keeping Hannibal VERY Close to Her Heart". The Mary Sue. Abrams Media. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  20. ^ "Comedy Albums". Billboard. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.