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'''''Le Pop''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by Norwegian band [[Katzenjammer (band)|Katzenjammer]]. It was released on September 29, 2008 by [[Propeller Recordings]].<ref name="PopMatters2"/>
'''''Le Pop''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by Norwegian band [[Katzenjammer (band)|Katzenjammer]]. It was released on September 29, 2008, by [[Propeller Recordings]].<ref name="PopMatters2"/>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev1 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/67391-katzenjammer-le-pop/|title=Katzenjammer: Le Pop|last=Begrand|first=Adrien |work=[[PopMatters]]|publisher=PopMatters Media, Inc|accessdate=2010-09-21|date=2009-01-13}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/67391-katzenjammer-le-pop/|title=Katzenjammer: Le Pop|last=Begrand|first=Adrien |work=[[PopMatters]]|publisher=PopMatters Media, Inc|accessdate=2010-09-21|date=2009-01-13}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Washington Post]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The Washington Post]]''
| rev2Score = (favorable)<ref name="washingtonpost">{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/08/AR2010070801930.html|title=Album review: Katzenjammer's 'Le Pop'|last=Lewis|first=Catherine P. |work=[[The Washington Post]]|publisher=The Washington Post Company|accessdate=2010-09-21|date=2010-07-09}}</ref>
| rev2Score = (favorable)<ref name="washingtonpost">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/08/AR2010070801930.html|title=Album review: Katzenjammer's 'Le Pop'|last=Lewis|first=Catherine P. |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=2010-09-21|date=2010-07-09}}</ref>
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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."<ref name="PopMatters"/> 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".<ref name="PopMatters2"/> 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."<ref name="washingtonpost"/>
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."<ref name="PopMatters"/> 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".<ref name="PopMatters2"/> 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."<ref name="washingtonpost"/>


''Le Pop'' was nominated for a [[Spellemannprisen]] award for Best Debut Album of the Year in 2008.<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p1093421|pure_url=yes}}|title=Katzenjammer > Biography|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide]]|accessdate=2010-09-21}}</ref>
''Le Pop'' was nominated for a [[Spellemannprisen]] award for Best Debut Album of the Year in 2008.<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1093421|pure_url=yes}}|title=Katzenjammer > Biography|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[All Media Guide]]|accessdate=2010-09-21}}</ref>


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


{{track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| title1 = Overture
| title1 = Overture
| extra1 = Instrumental
| length1 = 1:04
| length1 = 1:04
| title2 = A Bar in Amsterdam
| title2 = A Bar in Amsterdam
| extra2 = Heilo
| length2 = 3:28
| length2 = 3:28
| title3 = Tea With Cinnamon
| title3 = Tea With Cinnamon
| extra3 = Sveen
| length3 = 3:53
| length3 = 3:53
| title4 = Hey Ho on the Devil's Back
| title4 = Hey Ho on the Devil's Back
| extra4 = Sveen
| length4 = 3:47
| length4 = 3:47
| title5 = Virginia Clemm
| title5 = Virginia Clemm
| extra5 = Heilo
| length5 = 4:32
| length5 = 4:32
| title6 = Le Pop
| title6 = Le Pop
| extra6 = Jørgensen
| length6 = 2:21
| length6 = 2:21
| title7 = Der Kapitän
| title7 = Der Kapitän
| extra7 = Instrumental
| length7 = 2:44
| length7 = 2:44
| title8 = Wading in Deeper
| title8 = Wading in Deeper
| extra8 = Bergheim, Heilo, and Sveen
| length8 = 4:03
| length8 = 4:03
| title9 = Play My Darling, Play
| title9 = Play My Darling, Play
| extra9 = Bergheim
| length9 = 3:47
| length9 = 3:47
| title10 = To the Sea
| title10 = To the Sea
| extra10 = Bergheim
| length10 = 2:27
| length10 = 2:27
| title11 = Mother Superior
| title11 = Mother Superior
| extra11 = Jørgensen
| length11 = 5:38
| length11 = 5:38
| title12 = Ain't No Thang
| title12 = Ain't No Thang
| extra12 = Sveen
| length12 = 2:47
| length12 = 2:47
}}
}}


===Revised edition===
===Revised edition===
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Lead vocals
|collapsed=yes
| title1 = Overture
| title1 = Overture
| extra1 = Instrumental
| length1 = 1:04
| length1 = 1:04
| title2 = A Bar in Amsterdam
| title2 = A Bar in Amsterdam
| extra2 = Heilo
| length2 = 3:28
| length2 = 3:28
| title3 = Demon Kitty Rag
| title3 = Demon Kitty Rag
| extra3 = Sveen
| length3 = 4:30
| length3 = 4:30
| title4 = Tea With Cinnamon
| title4 = Tea With Cinnamon
| extra4 = Sveen
| length4 = 3:53
| length4 = 3:53
| title5 = Hey Ho on the Devil's Back
| title5 = Hey Ho on the Devil's Back
| extra5 = Sveen
| length5 = 3:47
| length5 = 3:47
| title6 = Wading in Deeper
| title6 = Wading in Deeper
| extra6 = Bergheim, Heilo, and Sveen
| length6 = 4:21
| length6 = 4:21
| title7 = Le Pop
| title7 = Le Pop
| extra7 = Jørgensen
| length7 = 2:21
| length7 = 2:21
| title8 = Der Kapitän
| title8 = Der Kapitän
| extra8 = Instrumental
| length8 = 2:44
| length8 = 2:44
| title9 = Virginia Clemm
| title9 = Virginia Clemm
| extra9 = Heilo
| length9 = 4:17
| length9 = 4:17
| title10 = Play My Darling, Play
| title10 = Play My Darling, Play
| extra10 = Bergheim
| length10 = 3:47
| length10 = 3:47
| title11 = To the Sea
| title11 = To the Sea
| extra11 = Bergheim
| length11 = 2:27
| length11 = 2:27
| title12 = Mother Superior
| title12 = Mother Superior
| extra12 = Jørgensen
| length12 = 5:38
| length12 = 5:38
| title13 = Ain't No Thang
| title13 = Ain't No Thang
| extra13 = Sveen
| length13 = 2:47
| length13 = 2:47
}}
}}
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 1 October 2023

Le Pop
Studio album by
Katzenjammer
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2008 (2008-09-29)
Recorded2008
GenrePop rock, dark cabaret, alternative
LabelPropeller, Nettwerk
ProducerKåre 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

[edit]

Critical reception

[edit]
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

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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

[edit]

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

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Overture"Instrumental1:04
2."A Bar in Amsterdam"Heilo3:28
3."Tea With Cinnamon"Sveen3:53
4."Hey Ho on the Devil's Back"Sveen3:47
5."Virginia Clemm"Heilo4:32
6."Le Pop"Jørgensen2:21
7."Der Kapitän"Instrumental2:44
8."Wading in Deeper"Bergheim, Heilo, and Sveen4:03
9."Play My Darling, Play"Bergheim3:47
10."To the Sea"Bergheim2:27
11."Mother Superior"Jørgensen5:38
12."Ain't No Thang"Sveen2:47

Revised edition

[edit]
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Overture"Instrumental1:04
2."A Bar in Amsterdam"Heilo3:28
3."Demon Kitty Rag"Sveen4:30
4."Tea With Cinnamon"Sveen3:53
5."Hey Ho on the Devil's Back"Sveen3:47
6."Wading in Deeper"Bergheim, Heilo, and Sveen4:21
7."Le Pop"Jørgensen2:21
8."Der Kapitän"Instrumental2:44
9."Virginia Clemm"Heilo4:17
10."Play My Darling, Play"Bergheim3:47
11."To the Sea"Bergheim2:27
12."Mother Superior"Jørgensen5:38
13."Ain't No Thang"Sveen2:47

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Le Pop liner notes.[12]

  • Anne Marit Bergheim – vocals, instruments
  • Silje Katrine Gotaas – cello
  • Hans Petter Gundersen – production
  • Mike Hartung – production, engineering, mastering
  • Solveig Heilo – vocals, instruments
  • Hundenklunke – background vocals
  • Turid Jørgensen – vocals, instruments
  • Gunnhild Mathea – violin
  • Odd Norstaoga – accordion
  • Gjertrud Økland – trumpet violin, violin
  • Hasse Rosbach – co-production, engineering assistant
  • Marianne Sveen – vocals, instruments
  • Jørgen Sandvik – sitar, banjo
  • Kåre Chr. Vestrheim – production, engineering, instruments

Charts

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

Release history

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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

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  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. ^ a b c Schiller, Mike (2010-07-06). "Katzenjammer: Le Pop". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  6. ^ a b Begrand, Adrien (2009-01-13). "Katzenjammer: Le Pop". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  7. ^ a b Lewis, Catherine P. (2010-07-09). "Album review: Katzenjammer's 'Le Pop'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  8. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Katzenjammer > Biography". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  9. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Katzenjammer: Le Pop Revised (Album)" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  12. ^ Le Pop (liner notes). Katzenjammer. Propeller Recordings. 2008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "Katzenjammer: Le Pop". propellerrecordings.no. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
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