A Mouthful

A Mouthful is the debut album by French/Finnish indie rock band The Dø, released on 14 January 2008. It spawned two singles: "On My Shoulders" (2007) and "At Last!" (2008). The album was given a US release in April 2010, featuring additional versions of three of the album's songs as bonus tracks.

Track listing
All songs written by Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti and Dan Levy.
 * 1) "Playground Hustle" – 2:55
 * 2) "At Last!" – 4:09
 * 3) "On My Shoulders" – 5:21
 * 4) "Song for Lovers" – 2:24
 * 5) "The Bridge Is Broken" – 4:42
 * 6) "Stay (Just a Little Bit More)" – 3:06
 * 7) "Unissasi laulelet" – 2:19
 * 8) "Tammie" – 3:15
 * 9) "Queen Dot Kong" – 3:14
 * 10) "Coda" – 1:57
 * 11) "Searching Gold" – 5:10
 * 12) "When Was I Last Home?" – 3:34
 * 13) "Travel Light" – 4:02
 * 14) "Aha" – 4:19
 * 15) "In My Box" – 1:48

Bonus tracks on the US release
1. "On My Shoulders" (chamber version) – 5:35

2. "Unissasi laulelet" (chamber version) – 3:55

3. "Playground Hustle'N'Bustle" – 11:19

Critical reception
Pitchfork Media gave the album a rating of 7.5 out of 10, noting "[A Mouthful] tries to balance the mature and the immature" and that "[Olivia B. Merilahti and Dan Levy] aren't shy about toying with musical categories (...) which compensates for the less-than-advisable inclusions, and the record is as ambitious and fun as any coming-out party in recent memory", but criticizing the lack of a better quality control.

Drowned in Sound gave it a rating of 9 out of 10, saying the band is like "a female Eminem backed with a brass band" or "PJ Harvey on the Moon".

French magazine Les Inrockuptibles gave a positive review, calling them a "cool and promising band".

The album was nominated for the Prix Constantin in 2008 but did not win.

Charts
A Mouthful topped the French charts in its first week. It is the first English-sung pop French record to top the albums chart in France.

Sales
It was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.