Le Pop

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

Le Pop
Studio album by Katzenjammer
Released	September 29, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Pop rock, dark 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
"Play My Darling, Play" Released: August 4, 2008[1] "A Bar in Amsterdam" Released: June 2, 2009[2] "Demon Kitty Rag" Released: June 7, 2009[3] "Tea with Cinnamon" Released: March 22, 2010[4]

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Overture"	1:04
2.	"A Bar in Amsterdam"	3:28
3.	"Demon Kitty Rag"	4:30
4.	"Tea With Cinnamon"	3:53
5.	"Hey Ho on the Devil's Back"	3:47
6.	"Wading in Deeper"	4:21
7.	"Le Pop"	2:21
8.	"Der Kapitän"	2:44
9.	"Virginia Clemm"	4:17
10.	"Play My Darling, Play"	3:47
11.	"To the Sea"	2:27
12.	"Mother Superior"	5:38
13.	"Ain't No Thang"	2:47

Personnel

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

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. Schiller, Mike (2010-07-06). "Katzenjammer: Le Pop". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
6. Begrand, Adrien (2009-01-13). "Katzenjammer: Le Pop". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
7. 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. "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. "Katzenjammer: Le Pop Revised (Album)" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
12. Le Pop (liner notes). Katzenjammer. Propeller Recordings. 2008.CS1 maint: others (link)
13. "Katzenjammer: Le Pop". propellerrecordings.no. Retrieved 2013-02-22.