Romance at Short Notice

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Romance at Short Notice
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Studio album by
Released30 June 2008
Genre Indie rock
Length45:53
Label Vertigo / Mercury
Producer Dirty Pretty Things
Ben Wood
Graeme Stewart
Nik Leman
Dirty Pretty Things chronology
Waterloo to Anywhere
(2006)
Romance at Short Notice
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rock Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
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Romance at Short Notice is the second and last album by Dirty Pretty Things, released in the UK on 30 June 2008. The first single, "Tired of England", was released on 23 June 2008. [10] The title of the album is a reference to the final line of the Saki short story "The Open Window".

Contents

The second track from the album, "Hippy's Son", was made available free to download on the band's official website for a short time. On 22 June 2008 the band made the entire album available free for streaming at NME.com. [11]

The album entered the UK chart at a 35 and spent 1 week inside the top 40. The poor performance is considered to be one of the causes of the band's split-up.

Track listing

  1. "Buzzards & Crows"
  2. "Hippy's Son"
  3. "Plastic Hearts"
  4. "Tired of England"
  5. "Come Closer"
  6. "Faultlines"
  7. "Kicks or Consumption"
  8. "Best Face"
  9. "Truth Begins"
  10. "Chinese Dogs"
  11. "The North"
  12. "Blood on My Shoes"

Chart performance

Chart (2008)Peak
position [12]
UK Albums Chart 35

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Digital Spy review
  3. "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  4. The Guardian review
  5. The Independent review
  6. NME review
  7. Rock Sound review
  8. The Times review
  9. Uncut review
  10. Dirty Pretty Things announce new album and single | News | NME.COM
  11. "NME media player". Archived from the original on 23 June 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  12. "The Official UK Singles Chart". The official charts. Retrieved 9 July 2008.