Music to Practice Safe Sex To
| Music to Practice Safe Sex To | ||||
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| Released | July 13, 2018 | |||
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| Label | Skeletal Lightning | |||
| Producer | Len Beshiri (credited as engineer) | |||
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Music to Practice Safe Sex To is the debut studio album by American rock band Pool Kids. It was released on July 13, 2018 by Skeletal Lightning.[1]
Style
Music is mainly aligned with emo and math rock, with "atmospheric" alternative rock and "upbeat" power pop included as well.[2]
Critical reception
Upon release in 2018, Music evaded critical attention. The following year, Paramore's Hayley Williams expressed admiration for it on Instagram, bringing the band newfound notice.[3]
Retrospectively, Music is recognized for placing Pool Kids "well and truly on the map" and at fifth-wave emo's forefront.[4][5] In 2021, Bandcamp Daily listed it amongst eight essential albums of the wave.[2] In 2025, Paste's Grant Sharples called it "a charming, concise package that distilled their live-wire math-rock tendencies into a relatively breezy listening experience".[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overly Verbose Email Series pt. III" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Borderline" | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Erso" | 4:59 |
| 4. | "$5 Subtweet" | 2:22 |
| 5. | "They Only Care About My Fills And Not My Feels" | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Five-Time 2nd Place Winner" | 2:58 |
| 7. | "I Know It's Only Fair" | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Patterns" | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Rick's Toy Box" | 3:57 |
Personnel
Pool Kids
- Christine Goodwyne - vocals, guitars, bass
- Caden Clinton - drums
Techical
- Lon Beshiri - engineering, mixing, mastering
Artwork and design
- Olivia Tinnin - album art
References
- 1 2 "Music to Practice Safe Sex to | Pool Kids". Bandcamp. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- 1 2 Feibel, Adam (May 25, 2021). "The New Generation of Emo In Eight Releases". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ Galil, Leor (March 7, 2020). "After a critical breakthrough, two members of Florida emo mathletes Pool Kids decamp to Chicago". Chicago Reader. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ Howell, Maddy (May 4, 2023). "Pool Kids On Self-Titled Album, DIY Scene & Building A Community | Breakout". Rock Sound. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ Feibel, Adam (June 11, 2026). "A Decade Later, the "Emo Revival" Is Having Its Own Revival". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ Sharples, Grant (August 14, 2025). "Pool Kids Are Never Gonna Change". Paste. Retrieved June 24, 2026.