| Le Pop | ||||
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| Released | September 29, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, dark cabaret, alternative | |||
| Label | Propeller, Nettwerk | |||
| Producer | Kåre Chr. Vestrheim, Mike Hartung, Hans Petter Gundersen | |||
| Katzenjammer chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Le Pop | ||||
Le Pop is the debut studio album by Norwegian band Katzenjammer. It was released on September 29, 2008, by Propeller Recordings. [5]
| 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]
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]
Songs written and composed by Mats Rybø. All songs arranged by Katzenjammer.
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overture" | Instrumental | 1:04 |
| 2. | "A Bar in Amsterdam" | Heilo | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Tea With Cinnamon" | Sveen | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Hey Ho on the Devil's Back" | Sveen | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Virginia Clemm" | Heilo | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Le Pop" | Jørgensen | 2:21 |
| 7. | "Der Kapitän" | Instrumental | 2:44 |
| 8. | "Wading in Deeper" | Bergheim, Heilo, and Sveen | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Play My Darling, Play" | Bergheim | 3:47 |
| 10. | "To the Sea" | Bergheim | 2:27 |
| 11. | "Mother Superior" | Jørgensen | 5:38 |
| 12. | "Ain't No Thang" | Sveen | 2:47 |
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overture" | Instrumental | 1:04 |
| 2. | "A Bar in Amsterdam" | Heilo | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Demon Kitty Rag" | Sveen | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Tea With Cinnamon" | Sveen | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Hey Ho on the Devil's Back" | Sveen | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Wading in Deeper" | Bergheim, Heilo, and Sveen | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Le Pop" | Jørgensen | 2:21 |
| 8. | "Der Kapitän" | Instrumental | 2:44 |
| 9. | "Virginia Clemm" | Heilo | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Play My Darling, Play" | Bergheim | 3:47 |
| 11. | "To the Sea" | Bergheim | 2:27 |
| 12. | "Mother Superior" | Jørgensen | 5:38 |
| 13. | "Ain't No Thang" | Sveen | 2:47 |
Credits adapted from Le Pop liner notes. [12]
| Chart (2008–10) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums Chart [11] | 71 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart [9] | 9 |
| Region | Date [5] [13] | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | September 29, 2008 | CD, digital download | Propeller |
| United Kingdom | August 24, 2009 | Nettwerk | |
| United States | June 29, 2010 | ||
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