Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion explained

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Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion
Type:Album
Artist:Fight Like Apes
Cover:M02476nqxa6.jpg
Released: 26 September 2008
26 January 2009
22 April 2009
Recorded:2008
Genre:Alternative rock, karate rock,[1] [2] punk rock[3]
Length:38:35
Label:Model Citizen Records
Sony Music Entertainment Japan[4]
Producer:John Goodmanson
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Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion is the debut studio album of Fight Like Apes. It was released in Ireland on 26 September 2008, the UK on 26 January 2009 and Japan in April 2009.

The album charted in the top ten of the Irish Albums Chart upon its release, at #9. It was nominated in the Best Irish Album category at the 2009 Meteor Awards, as well as for the Choice Music Prize in the same year. Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion was named 31st best album of the decade by Phantom FM at the end of 2009.[5]

Recording

The band spent a month in Seattle, Washington, in early 2008, recording tracks for the album, produced by John Goodmanson.[6] [7] [8] The album title was inspired by a 1980s Mr. T cartoon. The episode was called “Mystery of the Golden Medallions” and followed Mr T as he coached an Olympic gymnastics youth team.[9]

The album was released on 26 September 2008 on Model Citizen Records,[10] [11] [12] selling continually well in Ireland and the UK.[13] It was preceded by the release of the single "Something Global" on 11 July 2008.[6] Fight Like Apes played a sold-out launch show at Whelan's in Dublin,[12] which was broadcast live on Phantom FM on the day of release.

Reception

The Irish Times described the album as an "astonishing debut that encompasses melancholy and whimsy (both lyrically and musically).[14] The Irish Independent, on the other hand, "strongly urge[d] all not to waste their money" on "the woeful debut" of a band with "lots of blogger and media friends, all aurally challenged". These blogger friends responded to the criticism of the band but the band's frontwoman, MayKay, remains unbothered by criticism as long as the album is simply being reviewed.[8] RTÉ also gave the album a lukewarm response.[15] Neil Dunphy, writing in the Sunday Tribune, said producer John Goodmanson had "managed to capture Fight Like Apes' red hot live energy on record".[16]

In the UK press NME awarded the album 7/10 and described it as "Relentlessly pilfering the brightest parts of post-hardcore synthery, cartoon punk and sugar-rush twee, these totally hinge-free magpies have built a nest from shards of Enter Shikari, Test Icicles and Le Tigre and then thrashed the shiny fuck out of it." The album also received 8/10 in Rocksound and "4 flies" in The Fly.

In October 2008, Sony Music Entertainment Japan signed the band for the Asian release of Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion.[17] It was released in Japan in April 2009.[8]

It was released in the UK on 26 January 2009.[18] [19]

Personnel

Chart performance

Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion reached the top five of the Irish Albums Chart, meaning the band became the first alternative act from Ireland to achieve this for several years.[20]

Awards

Choice Music Prize

Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion was nominated for the Choice Music Prize in January 2009.[8] [21] [22] The award was won by Jape for the album Ritual on 4 March 2009.[23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]

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Meteor Music Awards

Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion was nominated at the Meteor Music Awards in 2009, in the category of Best Irish Album.[8] [30] [22] [31] [32] [33]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: No monkey business with Fight Like Apes . 2007-10-31 . 2009-06-08 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081202143855/http://www.limerickindependent.com/entertainment/entertainment/no-monkey-business-with-fight-like-apes/ . 2008-12-02 .
  2. News: Manic 'Easter' Monday. 2008-03-19. 2009-06-08. The Munster Express.
  3. Web site: OV6 Week 6 . 2008-03-19 . 2009-06-08 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080326174244/http://www.rte.ie/tv/othervoices/20080319otherv.html . 2008-03-26 .
  4. Web site: Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion (Asia Edition). 2009-04-22. 2012-03-08. Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
  5. News: Phantom's fab 50. 2009-10-30. 2009-10-30. The Irish Times. The highest placed Irish album was Fight Like Apes' 2008 debut, which came in at number 31. The full list can be seen at www.phantom.ie..
  6. Web site: Fight Like Apes Release Date. 2008-05-26. 2009-06-08. Sputnikmusic.
  7. Web site: A review of 'Fight Like Apes & The Mystery of the Golden Medallion'. 2008-10-20. 2009-06-08. CLUAS.
  8. News: fighting talk . 2009-02-02 . 2009-06-08 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100328220444/http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2009/02/08/story39252.asp . 2010-03-28 .
  9. News: Fight Like Apes for Mr T treasure . 2008-11-21 . 2009-06-08 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313152940/http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2008/11/21/fight-like-apes-for-mr-t-treasure-97319-22311255/ . 2012-03-13 .
  10. Fight Like Apes announce album details, Dublin gig and free download. 2008-08-05. 2009-06-08. Hot Press.
  11. Web site: Fight Like Apes announced gig and album details . 2008-08-05 . 2009-06-08 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006073605/http://www.phantom.ie/content/view/1725/104/ . October 6, 2008 .
  12. Web site: For The Love Of.... 2008-08-05. 2009-06-08. RTÉ.
  13. News: Fight Like Apes. 2009-06-05. 2009-06-08. The Munster Express.
  14. News: The 50 best Irish music acts right now. 2009-04-03. 2009-06-08. The Irish Times.
  15. Web site: Fight Like Apes - Fight Like Apes and the Mystery of the Golden Medallion. 2008-10-10. 2009-06-08. RTÉ.
  16. News: Rock and Pop . 2008-09-28 . 2009-08-05 . .
  17. Web site: Fight Like Apes On Prodigy Tour. 2008-10-28. 2009-06-08. Sputnikmusic. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102182333/http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news.php?newsid=7771. 2012-11-02.
  18. Web site: Performed with the personality with which it is imbued. 2009-01-22. 2009-06-08. BBC.
  19. News: The biggest bands of 2009 . 2009-06-08 . .
  20. News: Electric Avenue 2nd Birthday Celebrations. 2009-10-31. 2009-06-08. The Munster Express.
  21. News: Loaded: 16 January 2009. 2009-01-16. 2009-06-08. Irish Independent.
  22. News: Doherty, Elbow and Cave for Oxegen. 2009-02-13. 2009-06-08. The Irish Times. 8 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008125757/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0213/1233867935083.html. dead.
  23. UPDATED: Jape wins 2009 Choice Music Price. 2009-03-05. 2009-03-05. Hot Press.
  24. Web site: Jape album wins Choice Music Prize. 2009-03-05. 2009-03-05. RTÉ.
  25. News: Dublin musician Jape wins Choice Music Prize. https://web.archive.org/web/20090306232026/http://www.examiner.ie/breaking/entertainment/eyaukfeygbql/. dead. 6 March 2009. 2009-03-05. 2009-03-05. Irish Examiner.
  26. News: Dublin musician Jape wins Choice Music Prize . https://archive.today/20120803010233/http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/entertainment/dublin-musician-jape-wins-choice-music-prize-1661980.html . dead . 2012-08-03 . 2009-03-05 . 2009-03-05 . .
  27. News: Jolly Jape admits he's surprised to scoop Choice gong. 2009-03-05. 2009-03-05. Irish Independent.
  28. News: Dublin band Jape wins overall prize at Choice Music awards. 2009-03-05. 2009-03-05. The Irish Times.
  29. News: Jape the surprise choice as Ritual takes the plaudits. 2009-03-05. 2009-03-05. The Irish Times.
  30. News: Kings and Killers lead the Meteors way. 2009-01-29. 2009-01-28. The Irish Times.
  31. Meteor Awards 2009 - Presenter & Nominees Revealed. 2009-01-28. 2009-01-28. Hot Press.
  32. News: Meteor Music Awards folks wake up and shut down website. 2009-01-27. 2009-06-08. The Irish Times.
  33. Web site: Meteor Music Awards nominees revealed. 2009-01-29. 2009-01-28. RTÉ.

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