Glitterbug (album)

Glitterbug
Studio album by The Wombats
Released 13 April 2015
Genre Indie rock, post-punk, new wave, synthpop, alternative dance
Label 14th Floor Records
Bright Antenna (US only)
The Wombats chronology

This Modern Glitch
(2011)		 Glitterbug
(2015)
Singles from Glitterbug
  1. "Your Body Is a Weapon"
    Released: 2 October 2013
  2. "Greek Tragedy"
    Released: 14 January 2015
  3. "Give Me a Try"
    Released: 11 March 2015

Glitterbug is the third studio album by English indie rock band The Wombats. It was released on 13 April 2015.[1] The first single from the album, "Your Body Is a Weapon", was released on iTunes on 2 October 2013 in the United Kingdom and 3 December in the United States. This was followed by "Greek Tragedy" and "Give Me a Try". To celebrate the album's release, the Glitterbug B Sides EP was released on the same day. The band is supporting the album with their Glitterbug Tour 2015.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
DIY [3]
The Guardian [4]
Exclaim! 7/10[5]
In Your Speakers 80/100[6]
The Irish Times [7]
NME [8]
Pitchfork Media [9]
Renowned for Sound [10]
Rolling Stone Australia [11]

The album received its first full play on teen radio station, W!ZARD Radio Station,[12] where presenter James Gilmore said that the release "secured The Wombats as a major indie influence in British culture". Glitterbug has received generally positive reviews from critics, with XFM describing it as "outstanding" and "full of wit, heart and huge singalong choruses".[13] It has also been described as The Wombats' "finest album to date".[14] Rolling Stone gave the album a positive review, singling out "The English Summer" and "Isabel" as "terrific".[15] Renowned for Sound claims that The Wombats "don't step wrong once, with every song having a particular merit to it that makes it worth repeating again and again."[16] In Your Speakers said Matthew Murphy's vocals have "never sounded better".[17] Rebecca M. Williams of Exclaim! wrote that "while their approach is a little aggressive at times, making it a little too much to take in at once, Glitterbug is full of tracks that prove there's no reason not to indulge in it."[5] However, Michael Hann from the The Guardian described the album as "desperately un-involving."[18]

Track listing

All tracks written by Matthew Murphy.

No. Title Length
1. "Emoticons"   4:19
2. "Give Me a Try"   3:48
3. "Greek Tragedy"   3:29
4. "Be Your Shadow"   3:35
5. "Headspace"   3:54
6. "This Is Not a Party"   2:59
7. "Isabel"   3:29
8. "Your Body Is a Weapon"   3:57
9. "The English Summer"   2:36
10. "Pink Lemonade"   3:46
11. "Curveballs"   3:39

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20] 62
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 151
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[22] 89
German Albums (Official Top 100)[23] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 74
UK Albums Chart (OCC)[25] 5
UK Vinyl Albums Chart (OCC)[26] 6
US Billboard 200[27] 91

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nme.com/news/the-wombats/81822
  2. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/glitterbug-mw0002820690
  3. ↑ http://diymag.com/2015/04/05/the-wombats-glitterbug-album-review/
  4. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/09/the-wombats-glitterbug-review/
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Williams, Rebecca M. (April 14, 2015). "The Wombats - Glitterbug". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ http://inyourspeakers.com/content/review/49-wombats-glitterbug-04082015
  7. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/the-wombats-glitterbug-album-review-1.2162876/
  8. ↑ http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-wombats/16022/
  9. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20345-glitterbug/
  10. ↑ http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-the-wombats-glitterbug/
  11. ↑ http://rollingstoneaus.com/reviews/post/the-wombats-glitterbug/1410
  12. ↑ http://www.wizardradio.co.uk/
  13. ↑ http://www.xfm.co.uk/artists/wombats/albums/the-wombats-glitterbug/#RzfKhyHHpJhuY3Q1.97
  14. ↑ http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/leisure/music/12874743.The_Wombats_play_Bristol_s_O2_Academy_this_week_as_the_world_awaits_the_release_of_new_album__Glitterbug_/?ref=twtrec
  15. ↑ http://rollingstoneaus.com/reviews/post/the-wombats-glitterbug/1410
  16. ↑ http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-the-wombats-glitterbug/
  17. ↑ http://inyourspeakers.com/content/review/49-wombats-glitterbug-04082015
  18. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/09/the-wombats-glitterbug-review/
  19. ↑ "The Wombats – Glitterbug". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "The Wombats – Glitterbug" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "The Wombats – Glitterbug" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "The Wombats – Glitterbug" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "The Wombats – Glitterbug". Officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "The Wombats – Glitterbug". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  25. ↑ . Official Charts http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/GLITTERBUG/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ↑ . Official Charts http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/GLITTERBUG/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. ↑ . Billboard http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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