Le Pop Explained

Le Pop
Type:	studio
Artist:	Katzenjammer
Cover:	Katzenjammer Le Pop.jpg
Recorded:	2008
Genre:	Pop rock, dark cabaret, alternative
Label:	Propeller, Nettwerk
Producer:	Kåre Chr. Vestrheim, Mike Hartung, Hans Petter Gundersen
Next Title:	A Kiss Before You Go
Next Year:	2011

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

Reception

Critical reception

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." 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". 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."

Le Pop was nominated for a Spellemannprisen award for Best Debut Album of the Year in 2008.^[1]

Chart performance

In Norway, Le Pop debuted at number nine on the VG-lista albums chart. It remained on the chart for three weeks.^[2] The album reached number eighty-six in the Netherlands in October 2009.^[3] The revised version of Le Pop reached number seventy-one and remained on the albums chart for two weeks in August 2010.^[4]

Track listing

Songs written and composed by Mats Rybø. All songs arranged by Katzenjammer.

Revised edition

Personnel

Credits adapted from Le Pop liner notes.^[5]

• 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	71
Norwegian Albums Chart	9

Release history

Region	Date^[6] ^[7]	Format	Label
Norway	September 29, 2008	CD, digital download	Propeller
United Kingdom	August 24, 2009		Nettwerk
United States	June 29, 2010

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1093421|pure_url=yes}} Katzenjammer > Biography]. Birchmeier. Jason. Allmusic. All Media Guide. 2010-09-21.
2. Web site: Katzenjammer: Le Pop (Album). norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. 2013-02-22.
3. Web site: Katzenjammer: Le Pop (Album). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Dutch. 2013-02-22.
4. Web site: Katzenjammer: Le Pop Revised (Album). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Dutch. 2013-02-22.
5. Katzenjammer . Le Pop. liner notes . Propeller Recordings. 2008.
6. Web site: Katzenjammer: Le Pop. Schiller. Mike. PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. 2010-09-21. 2010-07-06.
7. Web site: Katzenjammer: Le Pop. propellerrecordings.no. 2013-02-22.