Falcon

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You Overdid It Doll" charted at number 24 in Scotland and number 28 in the UK, while "Take Over the World" peaked at number 114 in the UK. Not Nineteen Forever" and "No You Didn't, No You Don't" – reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom, with "Not Nineteen Forever" peaking the highest at number 19. Wie anscheinend auch schon im Voralbum stecke eine Prise Franz Ferdinand drin, einige Lieder erinnerten mich an die kürzlich hochgeschossenen Glasvegas. The somewhat bitty first album of St Jude has progressed into this second outing and things have changed for the better. Jude, Liam Fray and his Middleton homeboys present an album to seal their role as the Stereoasisphonics-lookalikes that it’s okay to like.

The Electric Lick EP was released on 5 December 2010, consisting of two new songs "Three Months" and "Swear Down", a cover of " Zero" (2009) by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, in addition to "Lullaby" and "Scratch Your Name Upon My Lips"; the ten-inch vinyl edition included . In November 2010, the band played at The Big Reunion festival; the following month, they embarked on a short tour of the UK, with support from Miles Kane and I Am Kloot.K. press to the leading lights of three previous waves of Mancunian Brit-pop: the Smiths, the Stone Roses, and Oasis. The album starts with the string-enhanced "The Opener", which sees Fray discuss his hometown and his relationship with his girlfriend.

Most tracks bounce at a comfortable mid-pace, ensuring maximum sing-along factor, and perhaps Falcon flags before its end. It was promoted with a tour of the UK in the following month and an appearance at a Teenage Cancer Trust benefit show. Jude" noch ein Britpop-Album mit einer Neigung zum Britrock, vermisse ich bei "Falcon" eben diese Neigung. Läßt man sich darauf ein, dass die Courteeners "nur" noch Popmusik machen, wird man ihnen zugestehen müssen, das "Falcon" eine durchaus gute Pop-CD ist. Pia saw it as a "marked improvement" from their debut, praising the "newly discovered emotional depth to Fray's songwriting", while lambasting the band for not pushing themselves beyond their influences.The CD version included "Piercing Blues", while the seven-inch vinyl edition featured "Why Do You Do It?