Welcome To Goon Island

Infobox album
Type = Album
Name = Welcome To Goon Island

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Artist = XX Teens
Released = 28th July 2008
Length =
Producer = Ross Orton
Label = Mute Records
Format = Cd, 12" Vinyl, Download
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifuxzqkldfe~T1 link]
*Artrocker rating|4|5 [http://artrocker.com/node/1785 link]
*"The Skinny" rating|4|5 [http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/43338-xx-teens-welcome-to-goon-island link]
*The Quietus favorable [http://www.thequietus.com/articles/xx-teens link]
*JustPressPlay rating|5|10 [http://www.justpressplay.net/music-reviews/38-reviews/3985.html link]
Last album =
This album = "Welcome To Goon Island" (2008)
Next album =

"Welcome To Goon Island" is the debut album by XX Teens. It is set for a mainstream release on 28th July 2008, however, it was made available exclusively from selected Independent record shops 4 weeks ahead of this date. All stores that the album was available early in gave away free posters of the album. The album was released by Mute Records.

The song "Darlin'" was included in "NME's Tracks Of The Year 2007". [ [http://www.nme.com/reviews/tracks/oftheyear NME's tracks of 2007] ]

The album was awarded 'Album of the Week' on The Music Magazine for the week of release. [ [http://www.themusicmagazine.co.uk/i-821-XX-Teens--Welcome-To-Goon-Island.html Welcome To Goon Island review on The Music Magazine] ]

Track listing

Cd (CDSTUMM293)

# "The Way We Were'
# "B-54"
# "Round"
# "Ba (Ba-Ba Ba)"
# "Onkawara"
# (Reprise)
# "Only You"
# "My Favourite Hat"
# "Darlin'"
# "Sun Comes Up"
# "For Brian Haw'

12" Vinyl

# "The Way We Were"
# "B-54"
# "Round"
# "Ba (Ba-Ba Ba)"
# "Onkawara"
# (Reprise)
# "Only You"
# "My Favourite Hat"
# "Darlin'"
# "Sun Comes Up"
# "For Brian Haw"

References

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/mpbd/ "Welcome To Goon Island" album review at bbc.co.uk]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AI93WM/ "Welcome To Goon Island" at Amazon.com]
* [http://www.mute.com/releases/viewRelease.jsp?id=8798746 "Welcome To Goon Island" at Mute Records]