Partie Traumatic
| Partie Traumatic | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 7, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | December 2007 – April 2008 | |||
| Studio | West Heath Studios, London, England | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, indie pop | |||
| Length | 38:09 | |||
| Label | Almost Gold / Columbia (USA) Mercury (EU) | |||
| Producer | Bernard Butler | |||
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| Singles from Partie Traumatic | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The A.V. Club | B |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Guardian | |
| MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | A− |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 3.3/10 |
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Partie Traumatic is the debut album by American Indie rock band Black Kids, released by Almost Gold on July 7, 2008 in the United Kingdom, and released by Columbia Records on July 22, 2008 in North America. The album debuted at #5 on the UK Albums chart and placed on several year-end best albums lists.
According to bassist Owen Holmes, the album got its title from an instructional Artie Traum DVD on how to play the guitar which Holmes and Reggie Youngblood rented from their local library. The band played with the name Artie Traum, calling him Partie Traum and eventually Partie Traumatic.