Killjoy (Coach Party album)

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Killjoy
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Studio album by
Coach Party
Released8 September 2023 (2023-09-08)
StudioMustard (Isle of Wight) [1]
Length27:32
Label Chess Club
Producer Guy Page
Coach Party chronology
Nothing Is Real
(2022)		Killjoy
(2023)

Killjoy is the debut album by British indie rock group Coach Party, released on 8 September 2023 through Chess Club Records. It was produced by the group's drummer Guy Page. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 7/10 [3]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [4]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Killjoy received a score of 78 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on four critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception. [2] Joshua Mills of The Line of Best Fit called it "a fully formed, impactful album" with "pristine" production that "swaps the insular indie" of the band's first three EPs "for a glossy, layered effort". [4] Under the Radar 's Andy von Pip found it to be "filled with relatable lyrics" and that the band "have cranked up the noise and distortion, and the results have paid dividends". [6] Reviewing the album for NME , Andy Brown opined that Killjoy is "often catchy and always from the heart" as well as "a deeply human debut", writing that the band's "polished sound benefits massively from the odd punk outburst". [5] James Mellen of Clash described it as "a wickedly nihilistic manifesto of stadium proportions" with "huge soaring riffs, heavy breakdowns and plenty of earworm choruses". [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Coach Party.

Killjoy – Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."What's the Point in Life"2:18
2."Parasite"1:37
3."Born Leader"3:43
4."Micro Aggression"2:37
5."July"2:23
6."Be That Girl"2:56
7."All I Wanna Do Is Hate"2:45
8."Hi Baby"2:34
9."All of My Friends"3:40
10."Always Been You"2:59
Total length:27:32
Killjoy – Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
11."Parasite" (Live at Scala)2:21
12."Be That Girl" (alt version)3:05
13."Born Leader" (alt version)4:15
14."What's the Point in Life" (alt version)2:57
15."Another Life" (demo)3:20
Total length:43:30

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [1]

Coach Party

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for Killjoy
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] 12
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 71
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [9] 6

References

  1. 1 2 Killjoy (Media notes). Coach Party. Chess Club. 8 September 2023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Killjoy by Coach Party Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 Mellen, James (8 September 2023). "Coach Party – Killjoy". Clash . Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 Mills, Joshua (8 September 2023). "Coach Party: Killjoy Review – hooks and riffs collide". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 Brown, Andy (6 September 2023). "Coach Party – Killjoy review: inventive, angry and pretty irresistible". NME . Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 von Pip, Andy (7 September 2023). "Coach Party – Killjoy". Under the Radar . Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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