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Who Killed The Zutons
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 15 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 17 votes
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Album Info
Label: Sony
Release Date: 19 October 2004
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Summary
The Liverpool band's debut disc was, like similar-sounding recent discs by The Coral, produced by Ian Broudie. It was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize.
Also By This Artist: Tired Of Hanging Around You Can Do Anything
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Alternative Press
Fuse[s] the best parts of '60s rock and '90s rock without sounding dated (see Oasis) or contrived (paging Franz Ferdinand). [Jan 2005, p.113]
Spin
They find a woolly warmth and loopy generosity few English art-rockers have stumbled upon since the first Beta Band record. [Dec 2004, p.124]
Entertainment Weekly
Blithe blues boogies for the tumbleweeds set. [22 Oct 2004, p.95]
Dot Music
Underpinning the entire record is a delightful pop sensibility that holds this rag-bag of ideas together.
Read Full Review >Under The Radar
The swampy British folk-funk tracks stand on their own, making for a cracking debut. [#8, p.113]
Drowned In Sound
A thoughtful and inventive debut album that is more accomplished and accessible than the first offering by [The Coral].
Read Full Review >Pitchfork
Who Killed...the Zutons is an unexpectedly impressive start, consistently showcasing off the band's dynamic songwriting and penchant for weird, sprawling throwdowns.
Read Full Review >cokemachineglow
Inevitably, how they treat their dominant influences is what separates the Zutons from the Coral. While the Coral have yet to truly define their sound, The Zutons can bounce from funk, to zoot-suit swing (“Dirty Dancehall”) to alt-country (“Remember Me”) and yet have that tangible, original quality to their music that makes for an impressively cohesive debut album.
Read Full Review >New Musical Express
It's a fine debut that hints at a finer future - and for their determined attempts to twist something new out of retro influences, we salute them.
Read Full Review >Blender
Weird, hook-filled, and irresistible. [Nov 2004, p.146]
Playlouder
They’re waay better than The Coral, exhibiting none of the tedious, skunk-smoke wackiness that characterises their labelmates.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club)
The band doesn't seem to have recombined The Coral's sources in a personal way; instead, it's made a crisp copy, with no spirit of its own.
Read Full Review >Q Magazine
McCabe details a stoner's humdrum city life a touch too convincingly at times, but the spirit of musical adventure is nonetheless commendable. [May 2004, p.111]
All Music Guide
This sounds like a lost Coral album down to every last detail, which means that it seems silly to venture here unless you've at least bought one Coral album already.
Read Full Review >PopMatters
While it's easy to break Who Killed the Zutons? down into a series of emulations, you still end up wishing it wasn't all so plastic and more... well, lifelike.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 8.4 (out of 10) based on 17 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Kimmy H gave it a10:
This is my all-time favorite album.
skelly 2010 gave it an8:
I first encountered this band when they opened for Keane at a show i attended. They have long outlasted Keane in my music collection. A fine album.
slobodan gave it a10:
beautiful.
Jeannette D gave it a9:
I didn't fully listen to this CD until I had the pleasure of seeing The Zutons live. This is a great album, and the Zutons have discovered a highly recognizable, unique sound. It may take a spin or two, but once you get into this album, there's no turning back!
Katy gave it a9:
The Zutons are great. Each song has a differednt sound that is great in its own way. best of all they sound different than most other bands that are out today.
Pawadee S gave it a10:
I think The Zutons awesome, I love all of their songs!!!!
slobodan gave it a9:
Very, very good
