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Who Killed The Zutons
by The Zutons


8.4

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Tired Of Hanging Around

Official Artist Site

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.

LABEL:	Sony
RELEASE DATE:	19 October 2004
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Indie, Rock

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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.

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].

Pitchfork

Who Killed...the Zutons is an unexpectedly impressive start, consistently showcasing off the band's dynamic songwriting and penchant for weird, sprawling throwdowns.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Who Killed The Zutons by The Zutons

Who Killed The Zutons
by The Zutons