London Zoo (album)

London Zoo is the third album by English musician Kevin Martin under his alias The Bug. It was released on 7 July 2008 by Ninja Tune Records to widespread critical acclaim.[1] The Wire named London Zoo the record of the year in its annual critics' poll.[12]

London Zoo
Studio album by The Bug
Released	7 July 2008
Genre	Industrial hip hop, ragga, dubstep
Length	45:30
Label	Ninja Tune
Producer	Kevin Martin
The Bug chronology
Pressure (2003) London Zoo (2008) Angels & Devils (2014)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	90/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	9/10[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Mojo	[5]
The Observer	[6]
Pitchfork	8.6/10[7]
PopMatters	9/10[8]
Q	[9]
Uncut	9/10[10]
URB	[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Angry"	Tippa Irie, Kevin Martin	3:37
2.	"Murder We"	Ricky Ranking, Martin	3:53
3.	"Skeng"	Killa P, Flow Dan, Martin	4:39
4.	"Too Much Pain"	Ricky Ranking, Martin	3:54
5.	"Insane"	Warrior Queen, Martin	4:20
6.	"Jah War"	Flow Dan, Martin	2:56
7.	"Fuckaz"	Spaceape, Martin	5:19
8.	"You & Me"	Roger Robinson, Martin	4:06
9.	"Freak Freak"	Martin	4:53
10.	"Warning"	Flow Dan, Martin	3:47
11.	"Poison Dart"	Warrior Queen, Martin	6:06
12.	"Judgement"	Ricky Ranking, Martin	6:06

Personnel

• Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
• Fefe Talavera – artwork

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog no.	Ref.
United Kingdom	July 7, 2008	Ninja Tune Records	CD	ZENCD132	[8][13]
			3X gatefold LP	ZEN132
Worldwide			MP3 download bundle	ZENDNL132
United States	August 12, 2008		CD

Notes

1. "Reviews for London Zoo by The Bug". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
2. Hoffman, K. Ross. "London Zoo – The Bug". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
3. Anonymous, Adam (4 July 2008). "Album Review: The Bug – London Zoo". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
4. Macpherson, Alex (4 July 2008). "The Bug, London Zoo". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
5. "The Bug: London Zoo". Mojo: 64. 2008.
6. Thompson, Ben (13 July 2008). "The Bug, London Zoo". The Observer. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
7. Patrin, Nate (30 July 2008). "The Bug: London Zoo". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
8. Gabriele, Timothy (10 August 2008). "The Bug: London Zoo". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
9. "The Bug: London Zoo". Q (265): 132. August 2008.
10. Pattison, Louis (October 2015). "How to Buy... Kevin Martin". Uncut (221): 78.
11. Rodriguez, Ryan E. (20 August 2008). "The Bug :: London Zoo". URB. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
12. "2008 Rewind: Records of the Year Top Ten". The Wire. No. 299. London. January 2009. p. 26 – via Exact Editions.
13. "London Zoo". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 23 November 2008.

External links

• London Zoo at Metacritic
• London Zoo at Ninja Tune