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| Name = Killer Sounds
{{Infobox album
| Type = [[Studio album]]
| Artist = [[Hard-Fi]]
| name = Killer Sounds
| Cover = KillerSounds.jpg
| type = studio
| artist = [[Hard-Fi]]
| Released = 19 August 2011<br/><small>(see [[#Release history|release history]])
| Recorded = 2008–2011
| cover = KillerSounds.jpg
| alt =
| Genre = [[Indie rock]], [[alternative rock]]
| Length =
| released = 19 August 2011
| recorded = 2008–2011
| Label = [[Necessary Records|Necessary]] / [[Warner Music|Warner]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[Richard Archer]], [[Stuart Price]], [[Alan Moulder]], [[Greg Kurstin]]
| Reviews =
| genre =
* [[Indie rock]]
| Last album = ''[[Once Upon a Time in December]]''<br/>(2007)
* [[alternative rock]]
| This album = '''''Killer Sounds'''''<br/>(2011)
* [[indie pop]]
| Next album =
* [[pop rock]]
| Misc =
| length = 39:43
{{Singles
| Name = Killer Sounds
| label =
* [[Necessary Records|Necessary]]
| Type = studio
* [[Warner Music Group|Warner]]
| single 1 = [[Good for Nothing]]
| producer =
| single 1 date = 17 June 2011
* [[Richard Archer]]
| single 2 = [[Fire in the House]]
* [[Stuart Price]]
| single 2 date = 5 August 2011
* [[Alan Moulder]]
| single 3 = [[Bring It On (Hard-Fi song)|Bring It On]]
* [[Greg Kurstin]]
| single 3 date = 24 October 2011
| prev_title = Once Upon a Time in December
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = [[Hard-Fi: Best of 2004–2014]]
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Killer Sounds
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Good for Nothing (song)|Good for Nothing]]
| single1date = 17 June 2011
| single2 = [[Fire in the House]]
| single2date = 5 August 2011
| single3 = [[Bring It On (Hard-Fi song)|Bring It On]]
| single3date = 24 October 2011
}}
}}
}}
}}


'''''Killer Sounds''''' is the third [[studio album]] by English [[indie rock]] band [[Hard-Fi]]. It was released on 19 August 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
'''''Killer Sounds''''' is the third studio album by English [[indie rock]] band [[Hard-Fi]]. It was released on 19 August 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.


The iTunes bonus track "Like a Drug" was featured on the deluxe edition of the [[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn|The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1]]''.
The iTunes bonus track "Like a Drug" was featured on the deluxe edition of the [[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1]]''.

==Album information==
In 2022, frontman [[Richard Archer]] told ''[[The Independent]]'' that the band were not in a great place when ''Killer Sounds'' came out: "[W]e probably got frustrated with each other. There was a point when it got really difficult towards the end. Everyone lost a bit of love for it, but we always stayed friends. Certainly for [[Steve Kemp|Steve]] [Kemp, drummer] and I, we'd been in bands that hadn't worked out and we were super focused on 'we can't fuck this up'. And I think at some point, that became to the detriment of the project and to us, our mental health, because we should have just enjoyed it. Everything had to be 'we've got to get this right'. Instead of just rolling with it we were worried about everything."<ref>{{cite news |date=1 October 2022 |title=Hard-Fi: 'It's like we went a bit to the left so the right went Nazi Germany' |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/hard-fi-richard-archer-interview-b2177148.html |access-date=2 June 2023 |website=The Independent|location=London}}</ref>


==Singles==
==Singles==
* "[[Good for Nothing]]", the first single from the album, was released on 17 June 2011 and debuted at number 51 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
* "[[Good for Nothing (song)|Good for Nothing]]" was released as the first single from the album on 17 June 2011 and debuted at number 51 on the [[UK singles chart]].
* "[[Fire in the House]]", the second single, was released on 5 August 2011 and debuted at number 170 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
* "[[Fire in the House]]" was released as the second single on 5 August 2011 and debuted at number 170 on the UK singles chart.
* "[[Bring It On (Hard-Fi song)|Bring It On]]", the third single, was released on 24 October 2011 subsequently failing to chart in the [[UK Singles Chart]] that week.
* "[[Bring It On (Hard-Fi song)|Bring It On]]" was released as the third single on 24 October 2011 subsequently failing to chart in the UK singles chart that week.


==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]
|rev1 = [[Metro (British newspaper)|''Metro'']]
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.metro.co.uk/music/reviews/873020-killer-sounds-is-an-intense-comeback-for-indie-rock-quartet-hard-fi Metro review]</ref>
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Metro review">{{cite news|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/music/reviews/873020-killer-sounds-is-an-intense-comeback-for-indie-rock-quartet-hard-fi|title=Killer Sounds is an intense comeback for indie rock quartet Hard-Fi|publisher=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=21 August 2011}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
|rev2 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/aug/21/hard-fi-killer-sounds-review The Guardian review]</ref>
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Hard-Fi: Killer Sounds – review |date=20 August 2011 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118210703/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/21/hard-fi-killer-sounds-review |archive-date=18 January 2021 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/21/hard-fi-killer-sounds-review}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Financial Times]]''
|rev3 = ''[[Financial Times]]''
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/883865d2-c794-11e0-a03f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1YACyeVrb FT review]</ref>
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/883865d2-c794-11e0-a03f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1YACyeVrb FT review]</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[NME]]''
|rev4 = ''[[NME]]''
|rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.nme.com/reviews/hard-fi/12273 NME review]</ref>
|rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[https://www.nme.com/reviews/hard-fi/12273 NME review]</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[The Observer]]''
|rev5 = ''[[The Observer]]''
|rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/aug/21/hard-fi-killer-sounds-review The Observer review]</ref>
|rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/21/hard-fi-killer-sounds-review The Observer review]</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[The Independent]]''
|rev6 = ''[[The Independent]]''
|rev6score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-hardfi-killer-sounds-necessaryatlantic-2340536.html The Independent review]</ref>
|rev6score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-hardfi-killer-sounds-necessaryatlantic-2340536.html The Independent review]</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
|rev7 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
|rev7score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8708726/Hard-Fi-Killer-Sounds-CD-review.html The Daily Telegraph]</ref>
|rev7score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite web |title=Hard Fi: Killer Sounds, CD review |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924195830/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8708726/Hard-Fi-Killer-Sounds-CD-review.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8708726/Hard-Fi-Killer-Sounds-CD-review.html}}</ref>
}}
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Upon its release, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics. The ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' gave it four out of five stars, saying: "Hard-Fi’s ''Killer Sounds'' features a collection of punchy potential hits on which a real sense of fun (and, dare we say it, camp) abounds."<ref name="Metro review"/>

A negative review came from James Lachno in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' who awarded the album one star out of five. He called it "moody" and "humourless" and said that the "sexualised lyrics sound seedy – or worse, menacing".<ref name=Telegraph/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by Richard Archer.
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Killer Sounds'' track listing
| title1 = [[Good for Nothing]]
| title1 = [[Good for Nothing (song)|Good for Nothing]]
| length1 = 3:51
| length1 = 3:51
| title2 = [[Fire in the House]]
| title2 = Fire in the House
| length2 = 4:13
| length2 = 4:13
| title3 = Give It Up
| title3 = Give It Up
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}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes deluxe edition<ref>{{cite web|title=Killer Sounds (Deluxe Version) by Hard-Fi|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/killer-sounds-deluxe-version/id448403405|publisher=iTunes}}</ref>
| headline = iTunes deluxe edition
| collapsed = yes
| total_length =
| total_length =
| title12 = Like a Drug
| title12 = Like a Drug
| length12 = 3:40
| length12 = 3:40
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| length14 = 3:43
| length14 = 3:43
| title15 = Sweat
| title15 = Sweat
| note15 = Greg Kurstin Mix
| note15 = Greg Kurstin mix
| length15 = 3:21
| length15 = 3:21
}}
}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Killer Sounds (Deluxe Version) by Hard-Fi|url=http://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/killer-sounds-deluxe-version/id448403405|publisher=iTunes}}</ref>


==Release history==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Killer Sounds''
! scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|77|artist=Hard-Fi|rowheader=true|access-date=26 April 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|77|artist=Hard-Fi|album=Killer Sounds|rowheader=true|access-date=26 April 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|13|date=20110828|rowheader=true|access-date=26 April 2024}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|9|date=20110828|rowheader=true|access-date=26 April 2024}}
|}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history and formats for ''Killer Sounds''
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Date
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! scope="col" | Label
! scope="col" | Label
|-
|-
| Ireland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/ie/preorder/killer-sounds/id448414807|title=Killer Sounds by Hard-Fi - Download Killer Sounds on iTunes|publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
! scope="row" | Ireland<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/preorder/killer-sounds/id448414807|title=Killer Sounds by Hard-Fi – Download Killer Sounds on iTunes|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | 19 August 2011
| rowspan="2" | 19 August 2011
| rowspan="2" | [[Music download|Digital download]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Music download|Digital download]]
| rowspan="2" | Necessary Records
| rowspan="4" | Necessary
|-
|-
| United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/killer-sounds/id448414807|title=Killer Sounds by Hard-Fi - Download Killer Sounds on iTunes|publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
! scope="row" | United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/killer-sounds/id448414807|title=Killer Sounds by Hard-Fi – Download Killer Sounds on iTunes|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Canada<ref name="iTunes">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/killer-sounds/id616368984|title=Killer Sounds by Hard-Fi – Download Killer Sounds on iTunes|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | 15 March 2013
|-
! scope="row" | United States<ref name="iTunes"/>
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 23:23, 10 August 2024

Killer Sounds
Studio album by
Hard-Fi
Released19 August 2011
Recorded2008–2011
Genre
Length39:43
Label
Producer
Hard-Fi chronology
Once Upon a Time in December
(2007) 		Killer Sounds
(2011) 		Hard-Fi: Best of 2004–2014
(2014)
Singles from Killer Sounds
  1. "Good for Nothing"
    Released: 17 June 2011
  2. "Fire in the House"
    Released: 5 August 2011
  3. "Bring It On"
    Released: 24 October 2011

Killer Sounds is the third studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 19 August 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The iTunes bonus track "Like a Drug" was featured on the deluxe edition of the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.

Album information

[edit]

In 2022, frontman Richard Archer told The Independent that the band were not in a great place when Killer Sounds came out: "[W]e probably got frustrated with each other. There was a point when it got really difficult towards the end. Everyone lost a bit of love for it, but we always stayed friends. Certainly for Steve [Kemp, drummer] and I, we'd been in bands that hadn't worked out and we were super focused on 'we can't fuck this up'. And I think at some point, that became to the detriment of the project and to us, our mental health, because we should have just enjoyed it. Everything had to be 'we've got to get this right'. Instead of just rolling with it we were worried about everything."[1]

Singles

[edit]
  • "Good for Nothing" was released as the first single from the album on 17 June 2011 and debuted at number 51 on the UK singles chart.
  • "Fire in the House" was released as the second single on 5 August 2011 and debuted at number 170 on the UK singles chart.
  • "Bring It On" was released as the third single on 24 October 2011 subsequently failing to chart in the UK singles chart that week.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metro[2]
The Guardian[3]
Financial Times[4]
NME[5]
The Observer[6]
The Independent[7]
The Daily Telegraph[8]

Upon its release, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics. The Metro gave it four out of five stars, saying: "Hard-Fi’s Killer Sounds features a collection of punchy potential hits on which a real sense of fun (and, dare we say it, camp) abounds."[2]

A negative review came from James Lachno in The Daily Telegraph who awarded the album one star out of five. He called it "moody" and "humourless" and said that the "sexualised lyrics sound seedy – or worse, menacing".[8]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written by Richard Archer.

Killer Sounds track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Good for Nothing"3:51
2."Fire in the House"4:13
3."Give It Up"4:34
4."Bring It On"4:01
5."Feels Good"3:54
6."Stop"3:43
7."Stay Alive"3:44
8."Excitement"3:37
9."Love Song"3:12
10."Sweat"3:23
11."Killer Sounds"3:36
iTunes deluxe edition[9]
No.TitleLength
12."Like a Drug"3:40
13."Happy"3:10
14."Second Line Style"3:43
15."Sweat" (Greg Kurstin mix)3:21

Charts

[edit]
Chart performance for Killer Sounds
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 77
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 77
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 9

Release history

[edit]
Release history and formats for Killer Sounds
Region Date Format Label
Ireland[14] 19 August 2011 Digital download Necessary
United Kingdom[15]
Canada[16] 15 March 2013
United States[16]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Beaumont, Mark (1 October 2022). "Hard-Fi: 'It's like we went a bit to the left so the right went Nazi Germany'". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Killer Sounds is an intense comeback for indie rock quartet Hard-Fi". Metro. 21 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Hard-Fi: Killer Sounds – review". The Guardian. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ FT review
  5. ^ NME review
  6. ^ The Observer review
  7. ^ The Independent review
  8. ^ a b "Hard Fi: Killer Sounds, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Killer Sounds (Deluxe Version) by Hard-Fi". iTunes.
  10. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Hard-Fi". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Hard-Fi – Killer Sounds". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Killer Sounds by Hard-Fi – Download Killer Sounds on iTunes". iTunes Store.
  15. ^ "Killer Sounds by Hard-Fi – Download Killer Sounds on iTunes". iTunes Store.
  16. ^ a b "Killer Sounds by Hard-Fi – Download Killer Sounds on iTunes". iTunes Store.
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