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Me First
Studio album by
The Elected
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2004
GenreIndie rock
Length46:40
LabelSub Pop[1]
The Elected chronology
Me First
(2004)		 Sun, Sun, Sun
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[3]
Alternative PressStarStarStarStarStar[4]
BlenderStarStarStarHalf star[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB[6]
NowStarStarStarStar[7]
Pitchfork8.0/10[8]
SpinB+[9]
StylusB[10]
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarHalf star[11]
Uncut7/10[12]

Me First is the debut album by indie band The Elected, released in 2004 via Sub Pop.[13] It is a mix between indie and country.

Track listing

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All songs written by Blake Sennett, except where noted.

  1. "7 September 2003" – 3:56
  2. "Greetings in Braille" – 3:58
  3. "My Baby's a Dick" – 3:31
  4. "A Time for Emily" – 2:23
  5. "Don't Get Your Hopes Up" – 3:30
  6. "Waves (The Time That You're Awake)" (Sennett, Blake Klugman) – 3:35
  7. "The Miles 'Til Home" – 5:10
  8. "Go On" – 5:17
  9. "C'mon, Mom" – 4:35
  10. "A Response to Greed" – 3:56
  11. "Don't Blow It" – 4:10
  12. "British Columbia" – 2:36

References

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  1. ↑ Records, Sub Pop. "Me First". Sub Pop Records.
  2. ↑ "Me First by The Elected" – via www.metacritic.com.
  3. ↑ "Me First - The Elected | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ It's a thing of subversive beauty, a striking debut that's self-assured and captivating. [Mar 2004, p.104]
  5. ↑ A casual, mostly charming sketchbook of diffident alt-country laments. [Mar 2004, p.116]
  6. ↑ The mournful harmonies and orchestral sweetening on some tracks... spread a seductively decadent sheen over the oddly uplifting proceedings. [27 Feb 2004, p.98]
  7. ↑ "THE ELECTED - ME FIRST". Now. February 10, 2004. Archived from the original on February 22, 2005. Retrieved April 27, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "The Elected: Me First". Pitchfork.
  9. ↑ Like a Postal Service for hippies living off the grid. [May 2004, p.108]
  10. ↑ "The Elected - Me First". Stylus Magazine. March 2, 2004. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ Writer, Guest. "The Elected - Me First". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ Addresses the stained beauty of all things LA via psychedelic washes of keys, honking sax and country stomp. [May 2004, p.100]
  13. ↑ "TrouserPress.com :: Rilo Kiley". www.trouserpress.com.
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