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''Welcome to the Jungle'' received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who commended the group as a whole and their originality, whilst some felt they had not yet "found their sound". Ally Carnwath of ''[[The Guardian]]'' |
''Welcome to the Jungle'' received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who commended the group as a whole and their originality, whilst some felt they had not yet "found their sound". Ally Carnwath of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the album a mixed review, calling it a "mixed bag, front-loaded with singles and with the requisite number of formulaic club bangers, but also containing some flashes of personality and nicely executed ideas<ref name="guardian"/>" commending the "hormonal rush" of "So Alive" as a highlight owing to its "helium vocals and candyfloss synths" working well together and noted "Bad Man" as another, calling it "enjoyable, switching from giddy, start-of-the-night electropop to a dubstep-inspired strut".<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|author=Ally Carnwath |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/27/welcome-to-jungle-review-neon-jungle |title=Welcome to the Jungle review – Neon Jungle's debut is a mixed bag | Music | The Observer |publisher=Theguardian.com |date= |accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref> |
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<blockquote>mixed bag, front-loaded with singles and with the requisite number of formulaic club bangers, but also containing some flashes of personality and nicely executed ideas. Helium vocals and candyfloss synths combine well for the hormonal rush of "So Alive"<ref name="guardian"/> |
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and noting "Bad Man" as a highlight, calling it "enjoyable, switching from giddy, start-of-the-night electropop to a dubstep-inspired strut".<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|author=Ally Carnwath |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/27/welcome-to-jungle-review-neon-jungle |title=Welcome to the Jungle review – Neon Jungle's debut is a mixed bag | Music | The Observer |publisher=Theguardian.com |date= |accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | ''[[Stoke Sentinel]]'' was more positive, saying that the album <blockquote>has even more to give. "Bad Man" is arguably one of the best tracks on the album, and as with much of the record, it is like four feistier [[Rihanna|Rihannas]]. "Waiting Game" and "Fool Me" are more thoughtful, slower songs. With every song a new listening experience, there are certainly no filler tracks here.<ref name="stokesentinel">{{cite web|last=Sentinel |first=The |url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/CD-reviews-Tom-Petty-Heartbreakers-Neon-Jungle/story-22048125-detail/story.html |title=CD reviews: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Neon Jungle, beck and Jenny Lewis |publisher=Stoke Sentinel |date=1 August 2014 |accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref></blockquote> |
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''[[Stoke Sentinel]]'' was more positive, saying that the album |
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| ⚫ | <blockquote>has even more to give. "Bad Man" is arguably one of the best tracks on the album, and as with much of the record, it is like four feistier [[Rihanna|Rihannas]]. "Waiting Game" and "Fool Me" are more thoughtful, slower songs. With every song a new listening experience, there are certainly no filler tracks here.<ref name="stokesentinel">{{cite web|last=Sentinel |first=The |url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/CD-reviews-Tom-Petty-Heartbreakers-Neon-Jungle/story-22048125-detail/story.html |title=CD reviews: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Neon Jungle, beck and Jenny Lewis |publisher=Stoke Sentinel |date=1 August 2014 |accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref></blockquote> |
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| ⚫ | In a mixed review, Helena Ho of "Renownedforsound.com" gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, bemoaning its tracklisting but complementing individual tracks, saying <blockquote>It's a solid debut from Neon Jungle, with a lot of individual tracks that are standouts alone. But ... they've made confusing jumps from one genre to another, making them seem unclear with their music direction, rather than versatile. If only they reconsidered – or even rearranged – the track listing, it would have made for a stronger album.<ref name="renownedforsound"/></blockquote> |
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In a mixed review, Helena Ho of "Renownedforsound.com" gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, and said, |
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| ⚫ | <blockquote>It's a solid debut from Neon Jungle, with a lot of individual tracks that are standouts alone. But ... they've made confusing jumps from one genre to another, making them seem unclear with their music direction, rather than versatile. If only they reconsidered – or even rearranged – the track listing, it would have made for a stronger album.<ref name="renownedforsound"/></blockquote> |
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==Tracklist== |
==Tracklist== |
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Welcome to the Jungle is the debut studio album by British girl group Neon Jungle, released on 28 July 2014 by RCA Records.[1]
Critical reception
Welcome to the Jungle received mixed to positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who commended the group as a whole and their originality, whilst some felt they had not yet "found their sound". Ally Carnwath of The Guardian gave the album a mixed review, calling it a "mixed bag, front-loaded with singles and with the requisite number of formulaic club bangers, but also containing some flashes of personality and nicely executed ideas[2]" commending the "hormonal rush" of "So Alive" as a highlight owing to its "helium vocals and candyfloss synths" working well together and noted "Bad Man" as another, calling it "enjoyable, switching from giddy, start-of-the-night electropop to a dubstep-inspired strut".[2]
Stoke Sentinel was more positive, saying that the album
has even more to give. "Bad Man" is arguably one of the best tracks on the album, and as with much of the record, it is like four feistier Rihannas. "Waiting Game" and "Fool Me" are more thoughtful, slower songs. With every song a new listening experience, there are certainly no filler tracks here.[3]
In a mixed review, Helena Ho of "Renownedforsound.com" gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, bemoaning its tracklisting but complementing individual tracks, saying
It's a solid debut from Neon Jungle, with a lot of individual tracks that are standouts alone. But ... they've made confusing jumps from one genre to another, making them seem unclear with their music direction, rather than versatile. If only they reconsidered – or even rearranged – the track listing, it would have made for a stronger album.[4]
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Braveheart" | Cassie Davis, Sean Ray | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Welcome to the Jungle" | Davis, Ray, Pierre-Antoine Melki, Raphaël Judrin, Yoan Chirescu | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Trouble" | Benjamin Berry, Anita Blay | 2:32 |
| 4. | "Louder" | Duck Blackwell, Adam Argyle, Jetta John-Hartley | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Can't Stop the Love" (featuring Snob Scrilla) | Davis, Ray, Wayne Wilkins | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Bad Man" | Davis, Ray | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Sleepless in London" | Davis, Ray | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Waiting Game" | Jillian Banks, Chris Taylor | 3:03 |
| 9. | "So Alive" | Charlotte Aitchison, Jarrad Rogers, Ana Diaz | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Fool Me" | Blackwell, Argyle, John-Hartley | 3:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Future X Girl" | Blay, Aminata Kabba | 2:47 |
| 12. | "London Rain" | Berry, Blay, Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike | 3:23 |
| 13. | "Fool Me (Acoustic)" | Blackwell, Argyle, John-Hartley | 2:51 |
| 14. | "Trouble (The Line of Best Fit Session)" | Davis, Ray | 2:33 |
| 15. | "Take Me to Church" | Andrew Hozier-Byrne | 4:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Royals (The Line of Best Fit Session)" | Ella Yelich O'Connor, Joel Little | 3:44 |
Cover versions
Shortly after the album's release, Banks claimed that one of the songs on the album – "Waiting Game" – had been covered without her knowledge. Having previously been released as a single, it was due to be featured on her debut album, Goddess.[5] In a diatribe posted to her Facebook wall, Banks said that "[she] was never asked", elaborating
I was as shocked as you to see this song made up of my own heartbeats on their album. A song that was born from my real life, my real heartache, my real fingertips when I was at one of the most confusing times in my life.
How strange it is to see it used on someone else's album before it even comes out on mine.
It makes me feel very uncomfortable. Like my own thoughts were stolen from me and sold as someone elses. I am a new artist and new to this business and I am told it is legal. But it feels really icky. I guess I can only hope Waiting Game means as much to Neon Jungle as it did to me when I wrote it.
That song had previously charted at No. 99 on the UK Singles Chart[7] after being featured in a Victoria's Secret commercial.[8] The album also contains a cover version of Hozier's Take Me to Church.[5]
"Waiting Game" was also critically lambasted. Helena Ho called it a "mess" that is "horribly over-sung and nowhere near captures the sultriness of the original."[4]
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 48 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 8 |
References
- ^ "Neon Jungle Announce New Song 'Louder', Debut Album Details – Big Top 40". bigtop40.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ a b Ally Carnwath. "Welcome to the Jungle review – Neon Jungle's debut is a mixed bag | Music | The Observer". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Sentinel, The (1 August 2014). "CD reviews: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Neon Jungle, beck and Jenny Lewis". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ a b http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-neon-jungle-welcome-to-the-jungle/
- ^ a b "NME News 'Neon Jungle 'no comment' over claims they covered Banks song without artist's knowledge'". Nme.Com. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "BANKS – People keep asking why I let Neon Jungle put my..." Facebook. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/140118cluk.txt
- ^ Saad, Nardine (12 December 2013). "Watch extended cut of Victoria Secret models Paris commercial". L.A. Times. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Neon Jungle – Welcome to the Jungle". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Neon Jungle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.