''Emergency'' is the second album by
Leeds band,
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to ...
. The album was released on 26 May 2008, just under a year after their platinum debut selling album, ''
Wait for Me''. The album was produced by
Stephen Street
Stephen Brian Street (born 29 March 1960 in Hackney, London) is an English record producer best known for his work with the Smiths, the Cranberries and Blur. Street collaborated with Morrissey on his debut album '' Viva Hate'' following the ...
who has produced for bands such as
Blur,
Babyshambles
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,
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Manchester in 1982, composed of Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (musician), Mike Joyce (drums). Morrissey and Marr formed the band's songwrit ...
,
Feeder and
Kaiser Chiefs
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.
The first single from the album was "
This Is an Emergency" on 12 May 2008, which was first played by Radio 1 on 24 March 2008.
The album was subject to an early leak onto the internet on 1 May, and spread via
P2P networks. Unlike many early album leaks, the audio files that were distributed on the internet were of a high quality, and not highly compressed files.
The album peaked at number five in its first week but fell out the charts quickly, spending three weeks in the top 40. Following the release of the second single, "Everybody Wants Me", the album re-entered the top 40 again for another three weeks. Upon its release, it received mixed reviews from critics.
Track listing
# "
This Is an Emergency" (Matt Bowman, Oliver Main) – 3:11
# "I'm Not Gonna Take This" (Bowman, Main) – 2:44
# "Keep on Your Dress" (Dave Best, Bowman, Main) – 4:52
# "Don't You Wanna Find Out" (Main) – 2:44
# "I'll Be Waiting" (Bowman, Main) – 3:19
# "She's Gone" (Main) – 2:07
# "Nothing to Do with You" (Main) – 1:50
# "I'm a Liar" (Bowman, Main) – 3:16
# "You Don't Need It" (Main) – 2:47
# "Say It Like You Mean It" (Main) – 2:43
# "Love You for a Day (Hate You for a Week)" (Main) – 3:22
# "Making Up Numbers" (Main) – 3:27
# "Everybody Wants Me" (Bowman, Main) – 3:42
# "Draw the Curtain" (Hidden track) – 1:28
Personnel
*Matt Bowman – vocals
*Oliver Main – guitar
*Ryan Wilson – guitar
*Dave Best – bass
*Jimmi Naylor – drums
Charts
References
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2008 albums
The Pigeon Detectives albums
Albums produced by Stephen Street