Funny Looking Angels

Funny Looking Angels
Studio album by Smith & Burrows
Released	25 November 2011 (2011-11-25)
Length	34:47
Label	Kitchenware
Singles from Funny Looking Angels
"Funny Looking Angels" Released: 2011 "When the Thames Froze" Released: 12 December 2011

Funny Looking Angels is a collaborative Christmas album recorded by Smith & Burrows, a band made up of English musicians Tom Smith (Editors) and Andy Burrows (I Am Arrows, Razorlight, ex-We Are Scientists). It was released on 25 November 2011 through Kitchenware Records.

The album contains four covers: "Only You" by Yazoo, Black's "Wonderful Life", "Funny Looking Angels" by Delta, and "On and On" by Longpigs. ^[1]

Promotion

"Funny Looking Angels" was released as the lead single to promote the album. ^[1]

The second single, "When the Thames Froze", was released on 12 December 2011. ^[2] It has peaked at number 32 on the UK Indie Chart, ^[3] and entered national charts in Belgium and the Netherlands. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	63/100 [5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Clash	7/10 [7]
Drowned in Sound	7/10 [8]
The Independent	[9]
NME	1/10 [10]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Funny Looking Angels received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 from 9 critic scores. ^[5]

Track listing

Funny Looking Angels track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In the Bleak Midwinter"	2:12
2.	"When the Thames Froze"	5:04
3.	"As the Snowflakes Fall"	3:31
4.	"Funny Looking Angels"	3:35
5.	"Wonderful Life"	4:22
6.	"Only You"	3:16
7.	"On and On"	4:06
8.	"Rosslyn"	1:42
9.	"This Ain't New Jersey"	4:50
10.	"The Christmas Song" (featuring Agnes Obel)	2:14
Total length:		34:47

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11]	14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12]	81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13]	32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14]	87
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [15]	22
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [16]	8

References

1. "Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze". Contactmusic.com . Retrieved 5 November 2014.
2. "When the Thames Froze - Single by Smith & Burrows". iTunes . Retrieved 5 November 2014.
3. "2011-12-24 Top 40 Independent Singles Archive". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 5 November 2014.
4. "Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
5. "Reviews for Funny Looking Angels by Smith & Burrows". Metacritic . Retrieved 5 November 2014.
6. O'Brien, Jon. "Funny Looking Angels - Smith & Burrows". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 November 2014.
7. Rhodes-Hodgkiss, Benjamin W. (21 November 2011). "Smith & Burrows - Funny Looking Angels". Clash . Retrieved 5 November 2014.
8. Leedham, Robert (28 November 2011). "Album Review: Smith & Burrows - Funny Looking Angels". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
9. Montgomery, Hugh (11 December 2011). "Album: Smith & Burrows, Funny Looking Angels (B-Unique)". The Independent . Retrieved 5 November 2014.
10. Snapes, Laura (16 December 2011). "Album Review: Smith & Burrows - 'Funny Looking Angels'". NME . Retrieved 5 November 2014.
11. "Ultratop.be – Smith & Burrows – Funny Looking Angels" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
12. "Ultratop.be – Smith & Burrows – Funny Looking Angels" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Smith & Burrows – Funny Looking Angels" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
14. "Officialcharts.de – Smith & Burrows – Funny Looking Angels". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
15. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
16. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

External links

• Smith & Burrows at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 December 2011)