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词条 Funny Looking Angels
释义

  1. Promotion

  2. Critical reception

  3. Track listing

  4. Charts

  5. References

  6. External links

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| type = studio
| artist = Smith & Burrows
| cover = Smith & Burrows - Funny Looking Angels cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2011|11|25|df=y}}
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| length = {{Duration|m=34|s=47}}
| label = Kitchenware
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = Funny Looking Angels
| type = studio
| single1 = Funny Looking Angels
| single1date = 2011
| single2 = When the Thames Froze
| single2date = 12 December 2011
}}
}}

Funny Looking Angels is a collaborative Christmas album recorded by English musicians Tom Smith (Editors) and Andy Burrows (I Am Arrows, We Are Scientists, ex-Razorlight). It was released on 25 November 2011 through Kitchenware Records.

The album contains four covers: "Only You" by Yazoo, Black's "Wonderful Life", "Funny Looking Angels" by Delta, and "On and On" by Longpigs.[1]

Promotion

"Funny Looking Angels" was released as the lead single to promote the album.[1]

The second single, "When the Thames Froze", was released on 12 December 2011.[2] It has peaked at number 32 on the UK Indie Chart,[3] and entered national charts in Belgium and the Netherlands.[4]

Critical reception

{{Album ratings
| MC = 63/100[5]
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}[6]
| rev2 = Clash
| rev2Score = 7/10[7]
| rev3 = Drowned in Sound
| rev3Score = 7/10[8]
| rev4 = The Independent
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[9]
| rev5 = NME
| rev5Score = 1/10[10]
}}Funny Looking Angels received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, based on 9 reviews.[5]

Track listing

{{track listing
|total_length = 34:47
| title1 = In the Bleak Midwinter
| length1 = 2:12
| title2 = When the Thames Froze
| length2 = 5:04
| title3 = As the Snowflakes Fall
| length3 = 3:31
| title4 = Funny Looking Angels
| length4 = 3:35
| title5 = Wonderful Life
| length5 = 4:22
| title6 = Only You
| length6 = 3:16
| title7 = On and On
| length7 = 4:06
| title8 = Rosslyn
| length8 = 1:42
| title9 = This Ain't New Jersey
| length9 = 4:50
| title10 = The Christmas Song
| note10 = featuring Agnes Obel
| length10 = 2:14
}}

Charts

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Charts (2011)Peak
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References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/video/smith-burrows-when-the-thames-froze-video |title=Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze |publisher=Contactmusic.com |accessdate=5 November 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/when-the-thames-froze-single/id488860117 |title=When the Thames Froze - Single by Smith & Burrows |publisher=iTunes |accessdate=5 November 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/12/2011-12-24/ |title=2011-12-24 Top 40 Independent Singles Archive |publisher=UK Indie Chart. The Official Charts Company |accessdate=5 November 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/e18ef/Smith-&-Burrows-When-The-Thames-Froze |title=Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze |publisher=Ultratop.be. Hung Medien |language=Dutch |accessdate=5 November 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/funny-looking-angels/smith-burrows |title=Reviews for Funny Looking Angels by Smith & Burrows |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=5 November 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/funny-looking-angels-mw0002259005 |title=Funny Looking Angels - Smith & Burrows |first=Jon |last=O'Brien |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=5 November 2014}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/smith-burrows-funny-looking-angels |title=Smith & Burrows - Funny Looking Angels |first=Benjamin W. |last=Rhodes-Hodgkiss |work=Clash |date=21 November 2011 |accessdate=5 November 2014}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16684/reviews/4144121 |title=Album Review: Smith & Burrows - Funny Looking Angels |first=Robert |last=Leedham |work=Drowned in Sound |date=28 November 2011 |accessdate=5 November 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-smith--burrows-funny-looking-angels-bunique-6275565.html |title=Album: Smith & Burrows, Funny Looking Angels (B-Unique) |first=Hugh |last=Montgomery |work=The Independent |date=11 December 2011 |accessdate=5 November 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/smith-and-burrows/12559 |title=Album Review: Smith & Burrows - 'Funny Looking Angels' |first=Laura |last=Snapes |work=NME |date=16 December 2011 |accessdate=5 November 2014}}

External links

  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203233121/http://smithandburrows.co.uk/ |date=3 December 2011 |title=Smith & Burrows }}
{{Editors (band)}}{{We Are Scientists}}

3 : 2011 Christmas albums|Christmas albums by English artists|Kitchenware Records albums

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