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Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! and the Possibilities of Modern Shopping

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Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! and the Possibilities of Modern Shopping
Studio album by
Released27 January 2023
StudioHackney Road, East London
GenreGlam rock, synthpop
Length39:50
LabelWest Midlands
ProducerLawrence
Mozart Estate chronology
Mozart's Mini-Mart
(2018)
Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! and the Possibilities of Modern Shopping
(2023)

Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! and the Possibilities of Modern Shopping is the fifth studio album by Mozart Estate, the musical project of former Felt and Denim frontman Lawrence. It is the first album to be released under the moniker after changing from the band's original name Go-Kart Mozart. It was released on January 27, 2023, on Lawrence's West Midlands Records, a subsidiary of Cherry Red.

Lawrence has stated that the album's main theme is about consumerism and shopping: "Walking around in my spare time I’m exposed to people who shop constantly. That is what my life is about: shopping and watching shoppers." An original working title for the album was Poundland and the Possibilities of Modern Shopping.[1] The album includes a re-recording of "Relative Poverty", which previously appeared on the band's previous album Mozart's Mini-Mart, and was released as a 10" single prior to the album's release.

Track listing

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Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! and the Possibilities of Modern Shopping track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Gonna Wiggle"Lawrence2:26
2."Relative Poverty"Lawrence, Terry Miles3:00
3."Lookin' Thru Glass"Lawrence, Miles2:51
4."Poundland"Lawrence, Miles1:44
5."Four White Men in a Black Car"Lawrence1:51
6."Pretty Boy"Kenny Young, Herbie Armstrong2:25
7."I Wanna Murder You"Lawrence2:12
8."Vanilla Gorilla"Lawrence, Miles2:36
9."And Now the Darkest Times are Here"Lawrence, Tim Benton2:33
10."Pink and the Purple"Lawrence2:05
11."Flanca for Mr. Flowers"Herbie Flowers, Roger Greenaway3:10
12."When the Harridans Came to Call"Lawrence, Miles2:13
13."Honey"Adam Faith, David Courtney3:10
14."Record Store Day"Lawrence2:17
15."Doin' the Brickwall Crawl"Lawrence, Miles2:32
16."Before and After the Barcode"Lawrence, WH Smiffy2:45

Charts

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Chart performance for Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! and the Possibilities of Modern Shopping
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[2] 15
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[3] 8

References

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  1. ^ "Lawrence". Recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2023.