Not for Want of Trying

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Not for Want of Trying
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 12, 2008
GenrePost-rock, alternative rock,
post-metal, electronica
Length35:56
LabelField
Maybeshewill chronology
Japanese Spy Transcript
(2006)
Not for Want of Trying
(2008)
Sing the Word Hope in Four-Part Harmony
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[2]
Rock Sound(8/10)[3]

Not for Want of Trying is the debut album from UK instrumental rock band Maybeshewill, released on 12 May 2008.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Ixnay on the Autoplay"1:42
2."Seraphim & Cherubim"3:16
3."The Paris Hilton Sex Tape"3:34
4."I'm in Awe, Amadeus!"3:39
5."We Called for an Ambulance but a Fire Engine Came"3:23
6."Heartflusters"3:48
7."C.N.T.R.C.K.T."2:26
8."He Films the Clouds Pt. 2"6:42
9."Not for Want of Trying"5:33
10."Takotsubo"1:49

Production[edit]

The title track "Not for Want of Trying" samples Howard Beale's "mad as hell" speech from the 1976 film Network.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wacey, Rob. "Not for Want of Trying - Maybeshewill". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ^ Haydock, Mike (17 June 2008). "Maybeshewill: Not for Want of Trying". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  3. ^ McQueen, Pat (June 2008). "Maybeshewill: 'Not for Want of Trying' [8]". Rock Sound. No. 110. p. 87.

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