604 (album)

604
Studio album by Ladytron
Released 6 February 2001 (2001-02-06)
Recorded 1997–2000
Genre Electropop, synthpop, New Wave
Length 53:35
Label Invicta Hi-Fi
Producer Ladytron, Lance Thomas
Ladytron chronology
604
(2001)
Light & Magic
(2002)
Alternative cover
US cover
Singles from 604
  1. "He Took Her to a Movie"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Playgirl"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Commodore Rock"
    Released: 2000
  4. "The Way That I Found You"
    Released: 2001

604 is the debut studio album by English electronic band Ladytron, released in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2001 by Invicta Hi-Fi Records. It was co-produced, engineered and mixed by Lance Thomas. Some of the tracks had been previously released on their EPs Miss Black and Her Friends (1999) and Mu-Tron EP (2000).

On 20 July 2004, 604 was re-released in the US with four bonus tracks, the first three being live recordings made on 16 May 2003 at the Central Military Club in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1] The January 2011 re-release of the album on Ladytron's current label, Nettwerk, also features these same bonus tracks.[2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (81/100)[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [4]
CHARTattack (4/5)[5]
Drawer B (favourable)[6]
entertainment.ie [7]
Exclaim! (favourable)[8]
NME (8/10)[9]
Pitchfork Media (7.5/10)[10]
PopMatters (favourable)[11]
Rolling Stone (favourable)[12]

604 was well-received by music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[3]

Singles

"He Took Her to a Movie" was released as the album's lead single. The song was recorded for £50,[13] and features guest vocals from Lisa Eriksson of San Francisco-based electronic duo Techno Squirrels.[14] Upon its release, it was named the "Single of the Week" by NME magazine.[15] The track was inspired by Kraftwerk's 1978 song "The Model".[16]

"Playgirl" was released as the album's second single. Upon re-release in 2001, it peaked at number eighty-nine on the UK Singles Chart.[18]

"Commodore Rock" was released as the album's third single.

"The Way That I Found You" was released as the album's fourth and final single. It reached number 102 on the UK Singles Chart.[18] The single's B-side, "Holiday 601", was included on Ladytron's second album Light & Magic, retitled "NuHorizons".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ladytron, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Mu-Tron"   2:58
2. "Discotraxx"   3:50
3. "Another Breakfast with You"   3:03
4. "CSKA Sofia"   2:21
5. "The Way That I Found You"   3:29
6. "Paco!"   3:00
7. "Commodore Rock"   4:47
8. "Zmeyka"   3:14
9. "Playgirl"   3:49
10. "I'm with the Pilots"   2:43
11. "This Is Our Sound"   4:09
12. "He Took Her to a Movie"   3:10
13. "Laughing Cavalier"   1:08
14. "Ladybird" (Ladytron, Grimes) 4:38
15. "Jet Age"   3:10
16. "Skools Out..."   4:06

Personnel

Release history

Country Date Label Edition
United States 6 February 2001[23] Emperor Norton Standard
Germany 26 March 2001[24] Labels
United Kingdom 2 April 2001[25] Invicta Hi-Fi
United States 20 July 2004[1] Emperor Norton Re-release
Germany 1 September 2009[26][27][28] Redbird, Cobraside 604 (Remixed & Rare)
(digital only)
United Kingdom
United States
Germany 14 January 2011[2] Nettwerk Re-release
United States 18 January 2011[29]
United Kingdom 24 January 2011[30]

References

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  3. ^ a b "604 – Ladytron". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/music/604. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 
  4. ^ Phares, Heather. "604 – Ladytron – Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/604-r519113/review. Retrieved 25 March 2004. 
  5. ^ Pascual, Brian (6 February 2001). "Ladytron – 604". CHARTattack. Chart Communications. http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/69050/ladytron-%E2%80%94-604. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 
  6. ^ Doherty, Patrick (24 March 2001). "Ladytron – 604 (Emperor Norton)". Drawer B. Archived from the original on 16 March 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050316031010/http://www.drawerb.com/features/985446351.htm. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 
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  10. ^ Richard-San, Mark (31 March 2001). "Ladytron: 604". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4633-604/. Retrieved 29 August 2006. 
  11. ^ Rao, Shailesh. "Ladytron: 604". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/ladytron-604/. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 
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