Cokefloat!
| Cokefloat! | ||||
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| Released | 8 October 2012 | |||
| Studio | Lightship95, London | |||
| Length | 41:49 | |||
| Label | FatCat Records | |||
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| Singles from Cokefloat! | ||||
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Cokefloat! is the debut album by Scottish band Paws. It was released on 8 October 2012 on FatCat Records.[1]
Background and promotion[edit]
In 2010 and 2011, Paws released four EPs on cassette label Cath Records, which they owned and ran from the house they shared.[2] Some songs from those EPs were re-recorded for Cokefloat!. Paws signed to FatCat in 2012 and released the EP Misled Youth in May of that year.[3]
Several tracks on Cokefloat! have lyrics about songwriter Phillip Jon Taylor's mother, who died of cancer when he was 21.[1][4]
The single "Sore Tummy" was a playable track in the video game Rocksmith 2014.[5]
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.9/10[6] |
| Metacritic | 66/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| DIY |  [9] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10[10] |
| PopMatters | 4/10[11] |
On Metacritic the album holds a score of 66/100, based on 9 reviews, indicating a "generally favorable" reception.[7] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork described "Catherine 1956" and "Bloodline" as "frankly astonishing."[10]
Several reviewers noted a strong influence of 90s grunge on the album. Writing for BBC Music, Mike Haydock described the album as "tuneful and energetic but a little unoriginal" and drew comparisons to Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and The Lemonheads, as well as to contemporaries like Yuck.[1] Pitchfork described the album as "alternately thrilling and mildly embarrassing for being the sum of its 90s influences."[10] Jason Lymangrover of AllMusic wrote that the album "references '90s guitar rockers like Dinosaur Jr. and Teenage Fanclub, and manages to channel the fun aspects of noisy slacker pop."[8]
The album was shortlisted for the 2013 Scottish Album of the Year Award, losing to RM Hubbert's Thirteen Lost & Found.[12][13]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Catherine 1956" | 03:05 |
| 2. | "Jellyfish" | 02:41 |
| 3. | "Homecoming" | 03:24 |
| 4. | "Pony" | 04:05 |
| 5. | "Bloodline" | 02:05 |
| 6. | "Boregasm" | 02:21 |
| 7. | "Sore Tummy" | 03:34 |
| 8. | "Get Bent" | 03:54 |
| 9. | "Tulip" | 03:06 |
| 10. | "Miss American Bookworm" | 03:26 |
| 11. | "Bird Inside Birdcage, Ribcage Inside" | 03:06 |
| 12. | "Winners Don't Bleed" | 02:00 |
| 13. | "Poor Old Christopher Robin" | 05:07 |
| Total length: | 41:49 | |
Personnel[edit]
Paws
- Phillip Jon Taylor
- Josh Swinney
- Matthew Scott
Other musicians
- Phillip Jon Taylor – lyrics on all tracks
- Alice Costelloe – vocals on "Sore Tummy"
- Catherine Helen Taylor – lyrics on "Tulip"
Technical
- Rory Attwell – recording
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Artistic
- Jessical Penfold – cover artwork
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Mike Haydock (2012-10-02), "Cokefloat! (review)", bbc.co.uk, BBC Music, archived from the original on 2012-10-06, retrieved 2024-04-24
- ^ "Cath Records Artists", cathrecords.com, Cath Records, archived from the original on 2015-03-13
- ^ Misled Youth at AllMusic
- ^ Margaret Chrystall (2020-09-01), "Phillip Jon Taylor returned to the North to make new solo album Essential Maintenance For Human Happiness", whatson-north.co.uk, archived from the original on 2020-11-27
- ^ "Rocksmith 2014 Edition Tracklist", rocksmith.ubi.com, Ubisoft, archived from the original on 2013-10-17
- ^ "PAWS Cokefloat!", anydecentmusic.com, AnyDecentMusic?, retrieved 2024-04-26
- ^ a b "Cokefloat! by Paws". metacritic.com. Metacritic. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ a b Cokefloat! at AllMusic
- ^ Coral Williamson, "Cokefloat! (review)", diymag.com, DIY, retrieved 2024-04-17
- ^ a b c Ian Cohen (2012-10-10), Cokefloat! (review), Pitchfork, retrieved 2024-04-17
- ^ Jordan Blum (2012-11-19), "Cokefloat! (review)", popmatters.com, PopMatters, retrieved 2024-04-17
- ^ Michaels, Sean (21 June 2013). "RM Hubbert wins Scottish Album of the Year Award". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Revealed: The shortlist for the Scottish Album of the Year". The Scotsman. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2014.