Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?

Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
Studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Released	February 23, 2010 (2010-02-23)
Recorded	2009
Genre	Neo-psychedelia electronic [1]
Length	71.36
Language	English, Icelandic, Russian
Label	A
The Brian Jonestown Massacre chronology
My Bloody Underground (2008) Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? (2010) Aufheben (2012)
Singles from Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
"The One" Released: 23 November 2009

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	61/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Clash	7/10 [3]
Consequence of Sound	B [4]
Drowned in Sound	7/10 [5]
musicOMH	[6]
NME	[7]
Pitchfork	5.7/10 [8]
The Skinny	[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[10]
Under the Radar	[11]

Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? is the eleventh studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It was released in February 2010 ^[12] on band leader Anton Newcombe's A Records. ^[13]

Recording

The album was recorded in Iceland and at Studio East in Berlin.

Personnel

The album guest features, among a variety of international musicians, Spacemen 3 bassist Will Carruthers and vocalists Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir and Felix Bondareff. ^[14]

Content

The album's title refers to The Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band .

Release

The album was available for free streaming prior to release, and like My Bloody Underground , music videos were made for each of the album's songs.

Track listing

1. "Tempo 116.7 (Reaching for Dangerous Levels of Sobriety)" - 5:35
2. "Þungur hnífur" (Icelandic for "A Heavy Knife") - 4:11
3. "Lets Go Fucking Mental" - 4:43
4. "White Music" - 3:31
5. "This Is the First of Your Last Warnings" (Icelandic version) - 6:15
6. "This Is the One Thing We Did Not Want to Have Happen" - 8:05
7. "The One" - 4:11
8. "Someplace Else Unknown" - 6:26
9. "Detka! Detka! Detka!" (Russian for "Baby") - 5:25
10. "Super Fucked" - 6:36
11. "Our Time" - 3:03
12. "Feel It (Of Course We Fucking Do)" - 6:33
13. "Felt Tipped-Pen Pictures of UFOs" - 9:56

Personnel

• Anton Newcombe - Vocals, guitar, electronics
• Will Carruthers - Bass, vocals (tracks 3,6)
• Matt Hollywood - Guitar
• Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir - Vocals (tracks 5,7)
• Felix Bondareff - Vocals (tracks 2,9)
• Jón Sæmundur - Guitar
• Henrik Baldvin Bjornsson – Guitar
• Constantine Karlis – Drums

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Who Killed Sgt.Pepper?

Chart (2010)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP) [15]	199

References

1. "Allmusic review".
2. "Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? – The Brian Jonestown Massacre". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 23, 2014.
3. Annan, Nick (February 12, 2010). "The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt Pepper?". Clash . Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
4. Maider, Ted (February 22, 2010). "The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved November 23, 2014.
5. "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
6. Cole, Jenni (February 22, 2010). "The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt Pepper?". musicOMH . Retrieved November 23, 2014.
7. "NME review". NME . 22 February 2010.
8. "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork .
9. Shukla, Mark (February 1, 2010). "Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?". The Skinny . Radge Media. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
10. Vodicka, Gabe. "Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved November 23, 2014.
11. Valish, Frank (February 18, 2010). "Brian Jonestown Massacre: Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?". Under the Radar . Retrieved November 23, 2014.
12. ""Brian Jonestown Massacre ask "Who Killed Sgt Pepper?" on new album"". snobsmusic.net. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
13. "The Brian Jonestown Massacre official website". The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
14. ""Brian Jonestown Massacre ask "Who Killed Sgt Pepper?" on new album"". antimusic.com. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
15. "Lescharts.com – Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who Killed Sgt.Pepper?". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2020.