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| Studio album by Katzenjammer | ||||||||||
| Released | September 29, 2008 (see release history) | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock, cabaret, alternative | |||||||||
| Label | Propeller, Nettwerk | |||||||||
| Producer | Kåre Chr. Vestrheim, Mike Hartung, Hans Petter Gundersen | |||||||||
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Le Pop is the debut studio album by Norwegian band Katzenjammer. It was released on September 29, 2008 by Propeller Recordings.[5]
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Reception [link]
Critical reception [link]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| PopMatters |   [6] |
| The Washington Post | (favorable)[7] |
The album received generally favorable reviews. Adrien Begrand from PopMatters rated Le Pop eight out of ten stars and wrote that its "songs all play to [Katzenjammer's] strengths and, most importantly, are all instantly memorable."[6] In an additional review for PopMatters, Mike Schiller called Le Pop a "great album." Furthermore, he wrote that the album would have the listener "singing along" since its songs are "engrossing and appealing".[5] In a review for The Washington Post, Catherine P. Lewis wrote that the album "never lacks energy" and called it a "charmingly quirky collection of songs." She did, however, write that Katzenjammer's "exuberance [occasionally] teeters on the brink of unbridled chaos," citing the album's title track, which she said "sounds like a circus band gone rogue."[7]
Le Pop was nominated for a Spellemannprisen award for Best Debut Album of the Year in 2008.[8]
Chart performance [link]
In Norway, Le Pop debuted at number nine on the VG-lista albums chart. It remained on the chart for three weeks.[9] The album reached number eighty-six in the Netherlands in October 2009. The revised version of Le Pop reached number seventy-one and remained on the albums chart for two weeks in August 2010.[10]
Track listing [link]
Songs written and composed by Mats Rybø. All songs arranged by Katzenjammer.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overture" | 1:04 | |
| 2. | "A Bar in Amsterdam" | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "Tea With Cinnamon" | 3:53 | |
| 4. | "Hey Ho on the Devil's Back" | 3:47 | |
| 5. | "Virginia Clemm" | 4:32 | |
| 6. | "Le Pop" | 2:21 | |
| 7. | "Der Kapitän" | 2:44 | |
| 8. | "Wading in Deeper" | 4:03 | |
| 9. | "Play My Darling, Play" | 3:47 | |
| 10. | "To the Sea" | 2:27 | |
| 11. | "Mother Superior" | 5:38 | |
| 12. | "Ain't No Thang" | 2:47 |
Revised edition [link]
| Track listing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Overture" | 1:04 | ||||||||
| 2. | "A Bar in Amsterdam" | 3:28 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Demon Kitty Rag" | 4:00 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Tea With Cinnamon" | 3:53 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Hey Ho on the Devil's Back" | 3:47 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Virginia Clemm" | 4:32 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Le Pop" | 2:21 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Der Kapitän" | 2:44 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Wading in Deeper" | 4:03 | ||||||||
| 10. | "Play My Darling, Play" | 3:47 | ||||||||
| 11. | "To the Sea" | 2:27 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Mother Superior" | 5:38 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Ain't No Thang" | 2:47 | ||||||||
Personnel [link]
- Anne Marit Bergheim – vocals, instruments
- Eliza - wedding bells
- Silje Katrine Gotaas - cello
- Hans Petter Gundersen – production
- Mike Hartung – production, engineering, mastering
- Solveig Heilo - vocals, instruments
- Hundenklunke - background vocals
- Turid Jørgensen - vocals, instruments
- Gunnhild Mathea - violin
- Odd Norstaoga - accordion
- Gjertrud Økland - trumpet violin, violin
- Hasse Rosbach - co-production, engineering assistant
- Marianne Sveen - vocals, instruments
- Jørgen Sandvik - sitar, banjo
- Kåre Chr. Vestrheim – production, engineering, tack piano, pipe organ, harpeleik, mellotron
Source:[11]
Charts [link]
| Chart (2008–10) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums Chart | 71[10] |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 9[9] |
Release history [link]
| Region | Date[5] | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | September 29, 2008 | CD, digital download | Propeller |
| United Kingdom | August 24, 2009 | Nettwerk | |
| United States | June 29, 2010 |
References [link]
- ^ "Play My Darling, Play - Single". iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tea-with-cinnamon/id352851712. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "A Bar in Amsterdam - Single". iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tea-with-cinnamon/id352851712. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "Demon Kitty Rag - Single". iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/no/album/demon-kitty-rag-single/id318052267. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "Tea With Cinnamon - Single". iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tea-with-cinnamon/id352851712. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ a b c Schiller, Mike (2010-07-06). "Katzenjammer: Le Pop". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/127828-katzenjammer-le-pop/. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ a b Begrand, Adrien (2009-01-13). "Katzenjammer: Le Pop". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/67391-katzenjammer-le-pop/. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ a b Lewis, Catherine P. (2010-07-09). "Album review: Katzenjammer's 'Le Pop'". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/08/AR2010070801930.html. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Katzenjammer > Biography". Allmusic. All Media Guide. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1093421. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ a b "Discography Katzenjammer". NorwegianCharts.com. eMedia Jungen. https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Katzenjammer. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ a b "Discografie Katzenjammer". DutchCharts.nl. eMedia Jungen. https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Katzenjammer. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
- ^ Le Pop (liner notes). Katzenjammer. Propeller Recordings. 2008.
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Le Pop
by: KatzenjammerFeelin' like a lollipop forgot in Pyongyang
Dancin' to the voodoo beat boom bam bam
Baby doll, remote control
Caravan love is all you know
Kickin' at the motherfuckers one by one
You sell tickets to a funeral
'Cause you need tickets to The Cramps
A rock'n'roll band, a little whiskey,
a candy apple
All you know you're dancing
till you drop
when you're listening to Le Pop
Pick me up and drive me home
Crank crank crank crank
crank up the volume
Pull up the tights
to your wuthering heights
No means no, no means no
You sell tickets to a funeral
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