The Camel's Back

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The Camel's Back
Psapp the camels back.jpg
Cover art by Galia Durant
Studio album by
Released Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 27 October 2008
Flag of the United States.svg 17 February 2009
Recorded2008
Genre Electronica, experimental pop [1]
Length39:46
Label Domino
Producer Carim Clasmann
Galia Durant
Psapp chronology
The Only Thing I Ever Wanted
(2006)
The Camel's Back
(2008)
What Makes Us Glow
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork Media (5.6/10) [4]
Boomkat(favorable) [5]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
inthenews.co.uk(8/10) [7]
Metro Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
musicOMHStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Music Week (favorable) [10]
This Is Fake DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

The Camel's Back is the third album by Psapp.

"The Monster Song" was released as the album's first single on 3 November 2008 in the UK. "I Want That" was released as the second single in the UK on 30 March 2009. [12]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carim Clasmann and Galia Durant at the new and old Fishtank Studios, London.

No.TitleLength
1."I Want That"3:53
2."Part Like Waves"4:25
3."The Camel's Back"1:58
4."Fickle Ghost"2:48
5."The Monster Song"3:29
6."Somewhere There Is a Record of Our Actions"4:01
7."Marshrat"3:58
8."Fix It"3:03
9."Mister Ant"4:01
10."Screws"2:53
11."Homicide"0:54
12."Parker"4:23
13."Two" (iTunes Bonus Track)2:53

Personnel

Psapp

Additional personnel

Alternate versions

Notes

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References

  1. Sawers, Claire (30 October 2008). "Record Reviews: Music". The List (616): 67. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. "The Camel's Back by Psapp". Metacritic . Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Pitchfork Media review
  5. Boomkat review
  6. Gigwise review
  7. inthenews.co.uk review
  8. Metro review
  9. musicOMH review
  10. Music Week review
  11. This Is Fake DIY review
  12. Psapp announce London show and new single
  13. Story recounted by Durant on Tom Robinson's 28 November 2008 radio program on BBC Radio's BBC 6 Music station