''What Makes it Go?'' is the third full-length studio album by
Swedish band
Komeda
Komeda is a Sweden, Swedish pop/Independent music, indie band from Umeå. They were initially called Cosma Komeda, named in honour of composer Vladimir Cosma and jazz musician and composer Krzysztof Komeda.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great I ...
. Licensed from Swedish record label
North of No South,
Minty Fresh
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gave the album an international release in 1998.
In a 2020 interview for the Jeffrey Podcast, bass player Marcus Holmberg said that the band set out to build on the success of their previous album by writing an album of "pop masterpieces". His own favourite tracks from the album were A Simple Formality and Our Hospitality.
Upon its release ''What Makes it Go?'' received positive reviews from music critics and was noted for being a worthy progression from previous album ''
The Genius of Komeda''. It is now generally viewed as the band's best album.
The album got significant play on MTV and increased their profile in the US.
Beck
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approached them to support his
Odelay
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tour.
The track "It's Alright, Baby" was featured in the season two episode "
Like Mother, Like Daughter" of ''
Gilmore Girls
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''.
Track listing
''All songs written by Komeda''
# "Binario"
# "It's Alright, Baby"
# "Curious"
# "Cul de Sac"
# "Living Things"
# "Flabbergast"
# "Campfire"
# "Happyment"
# "Our Hospitality"
# "Focus"
# "A Simple Formality"
# "Mushroom" (Japan only bonus track)
References
1998 albums
Komeda albums
Minty Fresh Records albums
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