Leaving Wonderland... in a Fit of Rage
Leaving Wonderland... in a Fit of Rage is an album by the American alternative rock band Marcy Playground, released in 2009. It was begun as a John Wozniak solo album. The album's first single was "Blackbird". A remix album, "Indaba Remixes from Wonderland", followed in 2010. Production. The album was produced by Jeff Dawson and John Wozniak; Wozniak had appreciated Dawson's production work at Mushroom Studios. Its lyrics were inspired by a difficult period in the singer's life. "Leaving Wonderland... in a Fit of Rage" was recorded in part with  original band member Dylan Keefe. The band added drummer Shlomi Lavie after the album was completed. Critical reception. "Exclaim!" called the album "a tribute to the opiate-inspired, alt-rock tradition [the band] once popularized." The "Star Tribune" deemed it "a slightly rootsier update of the group's quirky style." The "Star-News" labeled it "sonically diverse and intensely personal." The "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review" determined that "the music still has a dark aspect and it's still pop; it's just radio that has stopped paying attention." The "Toronto Sun" considered the album to be "a fairly enjoyable and varied  set of mellow Beatle-pop and roots, peppered with surprisingly crunchy guitar-rockers." The "Intelligencer Journal" concluded that "all 12 songs on "Leaving Wonderland" ... are excellent, driven by Wozniak's gift for melody." AllMusic wrote that "it deserves to be heard by a wider audience as it proves that there's more to Marcy Playground and Wozniak than one grunge-era hit." Track listing. All songs written by John Wozniak. Personnel. Marcy Playground (Touring members) Additional personnel (in studio only) Production. Recorded at Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, BC Mixed at Harbourside Studios, N. Vancouver, BC Mastered at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine