Le Pop
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Studio album by Katzenjammer | ||||||||||||
Released | September 29, 2008release history) | (see|||||||||||
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]
Contents
Reception
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
PopMatters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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
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.[10] The revised version of Le Pop reached number seventy-one and remained on the albums chart for two weeks in August 2010.[11]
Track listing
Songs written and composed by Mats Rybø. All songs arranged by Katzenjammer.
No. | Title | Length |
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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
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Overture" | 1:04 |
2. | "A Bar in Amsterdam" | 3:28 |
3. | "Demon Kitty Rag" | 4:30 |
4. | "Tea With Cinnamon" | 3:53 |
5. | "Hey Ho on the Devil's Back" | 3:47 |
6. | "Wading in Deeper" | 4:21 |
7. | "Le Pop" | 2:21 |
8. | "Der Kapitän" | 2:44 |
9. | "Virginia Clemm" | 4:17 |
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
Credits adapted from Le Pop liner notes.[12]
- Anne Marit Bergheim – vocals, instruments
- 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, instruments
Charts
Chart (2008–10) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums Chart[11] | 71 |
Norwegian Albums Chart[9] | 9 |
Release history
Region | Date[5][13] | Format | Label |
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Norway | September 29, 2008 | CD, digital download | Propeller |
United Kingdom | August 24, 2009 | Nettwerk | |
United States | June 29, 2010 |
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