Romance at Short Notice

Infobox Album
Name = Romance at Short Notice
Type = studio
Artist = Dirty Pretty Things


Released = June 30, 2008
Recorded =
Genre = Indie rock
Length =
Label = Mercury Records
Producer =
Reviews =
*"Allmusic" Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aeqjm7971g7or&emc=lm&m=630355&l=4&v=70688 link]
*"Digital Spy" Rating|3|5 [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a105758/dirty-pretty-things-romance-at-short-notice.html link]
*"Drowned In Sound" (5/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/13498 link]
*"The Guardian" Rating|3|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2285759,00.html link]
*"The Independent" Rating|2|5 [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-dirty-pretty-things-romance-at-short-notice-vertigo-855225.html link]
*"NME" (6/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/dirty-pretty-things/9755 link]
*"Rock Sound" (7/10) [http://www.dirtyprettythingsband.com/index.php/news/more/album_review_from_rocksound/ link]
*"The Times" Rating|2|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article4220040.ece link]
*"Uncut" Rating|3|5 [http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/dirty_pretty_things/reviews/11743 link]
Last album = "Waterloo to Anywhere"
(2006)
This album = "Romance at Short Notice"
(2008)
Next album =

"Romance at Short Notice" is the second album by Dirty Pretty Things, released in the UK on June 30, 2008. The first single, "Tired of England", was released on June 23, 2008. [ [http://www.nme.com/news/dirty-pretty-things/36364 Dirty Pretty Things announce new album and single | News | NME.COM ] ] The title of the album is a possible reference to the final line of the Saki short story "The Open Window".

The second track from the album, "Hippy's Son", has been made available for free download on the band's official website. [ [http://www.dirtyprettythingsband.com/index.php/news/more/download_hippys_son_for_free/ Download Hippys Son For Free] ] On June 22, 2008, the band made the entire album available for free streaming at NME.com. [ [http://www.nme.com/mediaPlayer&playlist_id=1695 NME media player ] ] Shortly after the entire album leaked onto P2P.

The album entered the UK chart at a disappointing 35 and only spent 1 week inside the top 40.

Track listing

# "Buzzards and Crows"
# "Hippy's Son"
# "Plastik Hearts"
# "Tired of England"
# "Come Closer"
# "Fault Lines"
# "Kicks or Consumption"
# "Best Face"
# "Truth Begins"
# "Chinese Dogs"
# "The North"
# "Blood on My Shoes"

Chart performance

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