How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence is the fifth and most recent studio album by Mindless Self Indulgence. The album was funded through a Kickstarter campaign started on October 25, 2012,[3] which reached its goal on December 24, 2012. After several demos were released via YouTube,[4] the album began production. The cover art and track listing were released for people who had backed the campaign on March 12, 2013.[5] Digital downloads from Kickstarter were released on March 13, 2013. The official album release occurred on May 14, 2013.[6] The album was released through Metropolis Records with a bonus track; a cover of Supertramp's "The Logical Song".[7] The name of the record is a reference to the film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb and a reflection of the band "being themselves and loving the work that they do".[8]
Critical reception
The album generally received positive reviews. David Jeffries of
electro-punk/industrial brethren like KMFDM, they’re still capable of divulging wisdom beneath a cloak of tongue-in-cheek satire."[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
James Euringer, except where noted
How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence track listing
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