Le Pop

Le Pop
Studio album by Katzenjammer
Released September 29, 2008 (2008-09-29) (see release history)
Recorded 2008
Genre Pop rock, cabaret, alternative
Label Propeller, Nettwerk
Producer Kåre Chr. Vestrheim, Mike Hartung, Hans Petter Gundersen
Katzenjammer chronology
Le Pop
(2008)		 A Kiss Before You Go
(2011)
Singles from Le Pop
  1. "Play My Darling, Play"
    Released: August 4, 2008[1]
  2. "A Bar in Amsterdam"
    Released: June 2, 2009[2]
  3. "Demon Kitty Rag"
    Released: June 7, 2009[3]
  4. "Tea with Cinnamon"
    Released: March 22, 2010[4]

Le Pop is the debut studio album by Norwegian band Katzenjammer. It was released on September 29, 2008 by Propeller Recordings.[5]

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Chart performance

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]

Track listing

Songs written and composed by Mats Rybø. All songs arranged by Katzenjammer.

No. Title Length
1. "Overture"   1:04
2. "A Bar in Amsterdam"   3:28
3. "Tea With Cinnamon"   3:53
4. "Hey Ho on the Devil's Back"   3:47
5. "Virginia Clemm"   4:32
6. "Le Pop"   2:21
7. "Der Kapitän"   2:44
8. "Wading in Deeper"   4:03
9. "Play My Darling, Play"   3:47
10. "To the Sea"   2:27
11. "Mother Superior"   5:38
12. "Ain't No Thang"   2:47

Revised edition

Personnel

Credits adapted from Le Pop liner notes.[12]

Charts

Chart (2008–10) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 71
Norwegian Albums Chart[9] 9

Release history

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

References

  1. ↑ "Play My Darling, Play - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  2. ↑ "A Bar in Amsterdam - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  3. ↑ "Demon Kitty Rag - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Tea With Cinnamon - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  5. 1 2 3 Schiller, Mike (2010-07-06). "Katzenjammer: Le Pop". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  6. 1 2 Begrand, Adrien (2009-01-13). "Katzenjammer: Le Pop". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  7. 1 2 Lewis, Catherine P. (2010-07-09). "Album review: Katzenjammer's 'Le Pop'". The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  8. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Katzenjammer > Biography". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  9. 1 2 "Katzenjammer: Le Pop (Album)". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  10. ↑ "Katzenjammer: Le Pop (Album)" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  11. 1 2 "Katzenjammer: Le Pop Revised (Album)" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  12. ↑ Le Pop (liner notes). Katzenjammer. Propeller Recordings. 2008.
  13. ↑ "Katzenjammer: Le Pop". propellerrecordings.no. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
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