Funny Looking Angels
| Funny Looking Angels | ||
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| Studio album by Smith & Burrows | ||
| Released | 25 November 2011 | |
| Length | 34:47 | |
| Label | Kitchenware | |
| Singles from Funny Looking Angels | ||
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Funny Looking Angels is a collaborative Christmas album recorded by English musicians Tom Smith (Editors) and Andy Burrows (I Am Arrows, We Are Scientists, ex-Razorlight). It was released on 25 November 2011 through Kitchenware Records.
The album contains three covers: "Only You" by Yazoo, Black's "Wonderful Life", and "On and On" by Longpigs.[1]
Promotion
"Funny Looking Angels" was released as the lead single to promote the album.[1]
The second single, "When the Thames Froze", was released on 12 December 2011.[2] It has peaked at number 32 on the UK Indie Chart,[3] and entered national charts in Belgium and the Netherlands.[4]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| Clash | 7/10[7] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[8] |
| The Independent | [9] |
| NME | 1/10[10] |
Funny Looking Angels received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, based on 9 reviews.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Bleak Midwinter" | 2:12 |
| 2. | "When the Thames Froze" | 5:04 |
| 3. | "As the Snowflakes Fall" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Funny Looking Angels" | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Wonderful Life" | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Only You" | 3:16 |
| 7. | "On and On" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Rosslyn" | 1:42 |
| 9. | "This Ain't New Jersey" | 4:50 |
| 10. | "The Christmas Song" (featuring Agnes Obel) | 2:14 |
Charts
| Charts (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 14 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 81 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] | 32 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 87 |
| UK Digital Albums (OCC)[15] | 22 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] | 8 |
References
- 1 2 "Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "When the Thames Froze - Single by Smith & Burrows". iTunes. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "2011-12-24 Top 40 Independent Singles Archive". UK Indie Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Reviews for Funny Looking Angels by Smith & Burrows". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ O'Brien, Jon. "Funny Looking Angels - Smith & Burrows". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ Rhodes-Hodgkiss, Benjamin W. (21 November 2011). "Smith & Burrows - Funny Looking Angels". Clash. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ Leedham, Robert (28 November 2011). "Album Review: Smith & Burrows - Funny Looking Angels". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ Montgomery, Hugh (11 December 2011). "Album: Smith & Burrows, Funny Looking Angels (B-Unique)". The Independent. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ Snapes, Laura (16 December 2011). "Album Review: Smith & Burrows - 'Funny Looking Angels'". NME. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Smith & Burrows – Funny Looking Angels" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Smith & Burrows – Funny Looking Angels" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Smith & Burrows – Funny Looking Angels" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Smith & Burrows – Funny Looking Angels". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
External links
- Smith & Burrows at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 December 2011)