Funny Looking Angels is a collaborative Christmas album recorded by Smith & Burrows, a band made up of English musicians Tom Smith (Editors) and Andy Burrows (I Am Arrows, Razorlight, ex-We Are Scientists). It was released on 25 November 2011 through Kitchenware Records.
The album contains four covers: "Only You" by Yazoo, Black's "Wonderful Life", "Funny Looking Angels" by Delta, and "On and On" by Longpigs.[1]
Promotion
"Funny Looking Angels" was released as the lead single to promote the album.[1]
The second single, "When the Thames Froze", was released on 12 December 2011.[2] It has peaked at number 32 on the UK Indie Chart,[3] and entered national charts in Belgium and the Netherlands.[4]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| Clash | 7/10[7] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[8] |
| The Independent | [9] |
| NME | 1/10[10] |
Funny Looking Angels received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, based on 9 reviews.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Bleak Midwinter" | 2:12 |
| 2. | "When the Thames Froze" | 5:04 |
| 3. | "As the Snowflakes Fall" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Funny Looking Angels" | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Wonderful Life" | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Only You" | 3:16 |
| 7. | "On and On" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Rosslyn" | 1:42 |
| 9. | "This Ain't New Jersey" | 4:50 |
| 10. | "The Christmas Song" (featuring Agnes Obel) | 2:14 |
| Total length: | 34:47 | |
Charts
| Charts (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 14 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 81 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 32 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 87 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[15] | 22 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] | 8 |
References
- ^ a b "Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "When the Thames Froze - Single by Smith & Burrows". iTunes. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "2011-12-24 Top 40 Independent Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Funny Looking Angels by Smith & Burrows". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Funny Looking Angels - Smith & Burrows". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Rhodes-Hodgkiss, Benjamin W. (21 November 2011). "Smith & Burrows - Funny Looking Angels". Clash. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Leedham, Robert (28 November 2011). "Album Review: Smith & Burrows - Funny Looking Angels". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Montgomery, Hugh (11 December 2011). "Album: Smith & Burrows, Funny Looking Angels (B-Unique)". The Independent. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Snapes, Laura (16 December 2011). "Album Review: Smith & Burrows - 'Funny Looking Angels'". NME. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Smith & Burrows – Funny Looking Angels" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Smith & Burrows – Funny Looking Angels" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Smith & Burrows – Funny Looking Angels" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Officialcharts.de – Smith & Burrows – Funny Looking Angels". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
External links
- Smith & Burrows at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 December 2011)
