Emergency (Pigeon Detectives album)

Infobox Album
Name = Emergency
Type = Studio
Artist = The Pigeon Detectives


Released = 26 May 2008
Recorded = January 2008
Genre = Indie rock
Label = Dance To The Radio (UK) Cooperative Music (Europe/Japan/Australia)
Producer = Stephen Street
Reviews =
*The Guardian Rating|1|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2281612,00.html link]
*Mojo (magazine) Rating|3|5 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/pigeondetectives/emergency link]
*NME (6/10) [http://nme.com/reviews/the-pigeon-detectives/9700 link]
*Q (magazine) Rating|4|5 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/pigeondetectives/emergency link]
*TMM (9/10) [http://www.themusicmagazine.co.uk/i-498-The-Pigeon-Detectives---Emergency.html link]
*Uncut (magazine) Rating|2|5 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/pigeondetectives/emergency link]
Last album = "Wait for Me" (2007)
This album = "Emergency" (2008)

Emergency is the second album by Leeds band, The Pigeon Detectives. The album was released May 26, 2008, just under a year after their platinum debut selling album Wait for Me. The album is being produced by Stephen Street who has produced for bands such as Blur, Babyshambles, The Smiths, Feeder and Kaiser Chiefs.

The first track to be released as a single from the album was This Is An Emergency on May 12, 2008 which was first played by Radio 1 on March 24 2008. [ [http://www.thepigeondetectives.com/] The Pigeon Detectives website] .

The album was subject to an early leak onto the internet on the first of May, and spread via P2P networks. Unlike many early album leaks, the audio files that were distributed on the internet were of a high quality, and not highly compressed files. There has been no official word from The Pigeon Detectives about the leak.

The album peaked at number 5# in its first week but fell out the charts very quickly only spending 3 weeks in the top 40. Since the release of the second single "Everybody Wants Me" the album has re enterd the top 40 again for another 3 weeks.

The Album's third single, 'Say It Like You Mean It' is due for release on October 20. [http://www.nme.com/news/the-pigeon-detectives/39682] .

Track listing

# "This Is An Emergency" – 3:11
# "I'm Not Gonna Take This" – 2:44
# "Keep on Your Dress" – 4:52
# "Don't You Wanna Find Out" – 2:44
# "I'll Be Waiting" – 3:19
# "She's Gone" – 2:07
# "Nothing to Do With You" – 1:50
# "I'm a Liar" – 3:16
# "You Don't Need It" – 2:47
# "Say It Like You Mean It" – 2:43
# "Love You for a Day (Hate You for a Week)" – 3:22
# "Making Up Numbers" – 3:27
# "Everybody Wants Me" – 3:42
# "Draw The Curtain" (Hidden Track) – 1:28

References