Length 37:12 Release date 15 September 2014 Genre Alternative/Indie | Kathleen and the Other Three(2014) The Balcony(2014) Artist Catfish And The Bottlemen Label COMMUNION | |
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Released 15 September 2014 (2014-09-15) Similar The Ride, Language & Perspective, Carry on the Grudge, Chasing Yesterday, My Love Is Cool | ||
Catfish and the bottlemen the balcony live album
The Balcony is the debut studio album by Welsh rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen. It was released on 15 September 2014 in the United Kingdom and 15 January 2015 in the United States. On 20 March 2015, The Balcony was awarded a Gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry. The album cover depicts outlines of two headless people pleasuring each other's genitals. The illustration is by New York artist Tim Lahan who originally posted it to his Flickr account in 2009 and was subsequently contacted by the band.
Contents
- Catfish and the bottlemen the balcony live album
- Catfish and the bottlemen kathleen
- Reception
- Track listing
- Trivia
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The Balcony has been nominated for the Welsh Music Prize 2014–15. As the band's second album The Ride was releasing, it was reported that The Balcony had sold 250,000 copies. In the United States, the album has sold 37,000 copies as of April 2016.
Catfish and the bottlemen kathleen
Reception
Critical reception of the album was mixed, with review aggregator Metacritic giving it 52/100 based on 6 reviews. Writing for AllMusic, Scott Kerr gave it three and a half stars out of five, saying that McCann's "weathered and assured vocals" gave an impression of a more experienced band and that Billy Bibby provided "grand Johnny Marr-inspired guitar hooks that are unapologetically catchy, gritty, and full of swagger". Ben Homewood of NME was more critical, giving the album 4/10 for being "ham-fisted and about nine years too late" despite "unstoppable desire and conviction". Tillie Elvrum of XS Noize rated the album 7/10, calling it "an incredibly polished debut album."
Track listing
Words by Van McCann and music by Catfish and the Bottlemen
Trivia
An edited version of their song "Cocoon" was featured in the EA Sports game, FIFA 15, as a part of the game's soundtrack.
Personnel
Songs
1Homesick2:29
2Kathleen2:41
3Cocoon3:59