Mobile Estates

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Production

The album was produced by Dave Cooley, Matt Sims, and Eric Valentine.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "even at Citizen King's most engagingly relaxed ('Jalopy Style', 'Long Walk Home'), the band just sounds like the Red Hot Beastie Spin Doctors."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Rolling Stone thought that "if a finer vintage—say, Beck circa 1998—is unavailable, Citizen King are just dope and dopey enough to feed your faux funk habit."<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> The San Antonio Express-News called the album "a tuneful, low-fi and quirky major-label debut."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Track listing

All songs written by Matt Sims and Dave Cooley, except where noted.

1. "Under the Influence" (Sims) - 4:22
2. "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)" - 3:38
3. "Safety Pin" (Sims) - 3:45
4. "Jalopy Style" - 3:11
5. "Basement Show" - 3:48
6. "Smokescreen" - 3:24
7. "The Milky Way" - 0:46
8. "Long Walk Home" - 2:58
9. "Skeleton Key" - 4:37
10. "Closed for the Weekend" (Sims) - 2:56
11. "Salt Bag Spill" - 2:15
12. "Billhilly" - 3:27
13. "Checkout Line" - 3:36

Personnel

• Matt Sims - lead vocals, bass guitar
• Kristian Riley - guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Cooley - keyboards
• Malcolm Michiles - turntables
• DJ Brooks - drums, programming, backing vocals

References

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