"MP3" is the third album from the
alternative rock trio
Marcy Playground (thus the title). Released
March 23rd, 2004. Was their first album since the commercial and critical
flop "Shapeshifter" was released in
November 1999. That album was released on the heels of their 1997
self-titled debut that went
platinum on the Top 40 success of the one song that everyone and their grandmother knows them for, "
Sex & Candy." This album comes in with even less hype and considering even my local knowledgeable
record store clerk didn't know they were still around, won't exactly shoot them back into the
mainstream.
Yet, the album's first (and probably only) single, "
Deadly Handsome Man" is having modest success on
modern rock radio right now. Plus, even after all the one-hit drama and all the
hoopla over their 2nd album falling to the "
sophomore curse":
Marcy Playground still shows they know how to craft a
great rock song unlike few still can.
Track List:
1. Spoonfed - 4:08
2. Blood in Alphabet Soup - 2:19
3. No One's Boy - 2:51
4. Hotter Than the Sun - 4:19
5. Rock and Roll Heroes - 2:55
6. Jesse Went to War - 3:37
7. Flag and Finger - 3:26
8. Deadly Handsome Man - 3:31
9. Punk Rock Superstar - 2:54
10. Paper Dolls - 2:35
11. Death of a Cheerleader - 4:45
12. Brand New Day - 3:36
13. Sleepy Eyes - 3:52
14. Barfly - 5:17
Notables (IMO) include: "Paper Dolls", "Blood in Alphabet Soup", “Brand New Day”, "Flag and Finger" and "Sleepy Eyes."