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Track List
01) Play
02) Foundations
03) Mouthwash
04) Dickhead
05) Birds
06) We Get On
07) Mariella
08) Shit Song
09) Pumpkin Soup
10) Skeleton Song
11) Nicest Thing
12) Merry Happy
13) Little Red
01) Play
02) Foundations
03) Mouthwash
04) Dickhead
05) Birds
06) We Get On
07) Mariella
08) Shit Song
09) Pumpkin Soup
10) Skeleton Song
11) Nicest Thing
12) Merry Happy
13) Little Red
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5:02
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4:34
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2:59
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First Released
2007
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Made of Bricks is the debut album by English indie pop singer-songwriter Kate Nash, released in the United Kingdom on 6 August 2007. The album was a commercial success, topping the UK Albums Chart and spawning a number-two single in the form of "Foundations". The album was later released in Europe on 10 September 2007 and in the United States on 18 September.
The album was released five weeks earlier than originally planned due to the popularity of the single "Foundations". The album does not contain the track "Caroline's a Victim", which was released as a limited 7" single, double A-Side with "Birds" on Moshi Moshi Records before "Foundations". "Birds" was included as the fifth track of the album.
A version that included a "making of" DVD was available at Best Buy on the album's release in the United States. In the US, Made of Bricks debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 16,000.
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It would be very easy to dislike Kate Nash's Made Of Bricks. The debut album of a wannabe stage school girl who only turned to music to keep herself amused while recovering from a broken foot has disaster written all over it. Throw in her begging-to-be-mocked scenester anthem and first single "Caroline's A Victim" plus the 'Lily Allen's MySpace friend' tag, and the house that Kate built would appear to rest on very shaky foundations indeed.
However any fears are somewhat unfounded. For a 20-year-old, Nash has constructed an album of surprising verve and variety. Whether breaking into spoken word over beats on opener "Play" or, displaying her dainty side on the jaunty piano-driven "We Get On", she displays a unique tone and style. Let's be honest, it's all delivered in a singing voice that would hardly charm sailors to their death but no matter, it's Nash's lyrics which take precedent here.
At times her honesty and self deprecation are startling and her words bristle with the intimacy of a private diary entry. Whether the tortured secret longing of "Nicest Thing" ”“ 'I wish I was your favourite girl/ I wish you thought I was the reason you are in the world' or literally laying herself bare on "Mouthwash" ”“ it's a revealing ride.
However, at times Kate’s simplistic soul baring is also her undoing, especially when it slips into the mundane territory of making tea. The same colloquial style that makes her charming can also make her somewhat dull and a propensity to swear at every turn occasionally breaks the spell.
Nash is to be praised for using Regina Spektor’s piano riffing and vocal eccentricity as her template and combined with Paul Epworth’s fine production ear, she’s constructed an album which despite its flaws is one of this year’s more interesting offerings.
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Made of Bricks is the debut album by English indie pop singer-songwriter Kate Nash, released in the United Kingdom on 6 August 2007. The album was a commercial success, topping the UK Albums Chart and spawning a number-two single in the form of "Foundations". The album was later released in Europe on 10 September 2007 and in the United States on 18 September.
The album was released five weeks earlier than originally planned due to the popularity of the single "Foundations". The album does not contain the track "Caroline's a Victim", which was released as a limited 7" single, double A-Side with "Birds" on Moshi Moshi Records before "Foundations". "Birds" was included as the fifth track of the album.
A version that included a "making of" DVD was available at Best Buy on the album's release in the United States. In the US, Made of Bricks debuted at number 36 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 16,000.
User Album Review
It would be very easy to dislike Kate Nash's Made Of Bricks. The debut album of a wannabe stage school girl who only turned to music to keep herself amused while recovering from a broken foot has disaster written all over it. Throw in her begging-to-be-mocked scenester anthem and first single "Caroline's A Victim" plus the 'Lily Allen's MySpace friend' tag, and the house that Kate built would appear to rest on very shaky foundations indeed.
However any fears are somewhat unfounded. For a 20-year-old, Nash has constructed an album of surprising verve and variety. Whether breaking into spoken word over beats on opener "Play" or, displaying her dainty side on the jaunty piano-driven "We Get On", she displays a unique tone and style. Let's be honest, it's all delivered in a singing voice that would hardly charm sailors to their death but no matter, it's Nash's lyrics which take precedent here.
At times her honesty and self deprecation are startling and her words bristle with the intimacy of a private diary entry. Whether the tortured secret longing of "Nicest Thing" ”“ 'I wish I was your favourite girl/ I wish you thought I was the reason you are in the world' or literally laying herself bare on "Mouthwash" ”“ it's a revealing ride.
However, at times Kate’s simplistic soul baring is also her undoing, especially when it slips into the mundane territory of making tea. The same colloquial style that makes her charming can also make her somewhat dull and a propensity to swear at every turn occasionally breaks the spell.
Nash is to be praised for using Regina Spektor’s piano riffing and vocal eccentricity as her template and combined with Paul Epworth’s fine production ear, she’s constructed an album which despite its flaws is one of this year’s more interesting offerings.
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