Giraffe (album) explained

Giraffe
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Echoboy
Cover:	Giraffe (album).jpg
Released:	(UK)
Genre:	Electropop
Label:	Mute Records
Producer:	Flood
Prev Title:	Volume Two
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Elektrik Soul Psymphonie
Next Year:	2005

Giraffe is the third full-length album by British musician Richard Warren, released under his pseudonym, Echoboy. It was released on February 10, 2003 on Mute Records in the United Kingdom and on February 25 of that year in the United States.^[1] It was produced by Flood.^[2]

Critical reception

Although Giraffe received generally favorable reviews from critics,^[3] not all reviews were favorable. Michael Idov of Pitchfork Media awarded the album a rating of 4.7 out of 10, describing the album as "50 minutes of structured wankery, as performed by a lone Brit with the questionable talent to put a chorus to a verse..."^[4]

Track listing

1. Automatic Eyes
2. Don't Destroy Me
3. Comfort of the Hum
4. Summer Rhythm
5. High Speed in Love
6. Fun in You
7. Lately Lonely
8. Good on T.V.
9. Wasted Spaces
10. Nearly All the Time

Personnel

• Rob Bailey Guitar (Electric)
• Kevin Bales Drums
• Dark Moor Mixing Assistant
• Flood Producer
• Pauline Kirke Cello
• Rob Kirwan Drum Programming, Engineer, Mixing
• Liz Chi Yen Liew Violin
• Nilesh "Nilz" Patel Mastering
• Mick Rock Photography
• Paddy Taylor Design
• Jayne Williamson Vocals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Echoboy: Giraffe . PopMatters . 26 March 2003 . 12 December 2014 . Begrand, Adrian.
2. Web site: Giraffe Review . Exclaim! . March 2003 . 12 December 2014 . Ostroff, Joshua.
3. Web site: Giraffe . Metacritic . 12 December 2014.
4. Web site: Giraffe . Pitchfork Media . 24 June 2003 . 12 December 2014 . Idov, Michael.