XX Teens - Welcome To Goon Island flac album

referencing Welcome To Goon Island, CD, Album, CD STUMM 293. Great album but seems to receive little recognition some 8 years later. the vinyl gatefold has something I've never seen before; the inner sleeves are printed on with art, rather than just being plain white. Listen to it regularly. Reply Notify me Helpful.

Even if it’s not an instant classic, Welcome to Goon Island is a lot of fun, with its big booming drum cadences and excitable, yelp-prone voices. 70. Ultimately, it's not that XX Teens throw everything including the kitchen sink at it, but rather that they drink everything under the sink and wait to see what happens. Welcome To Good Island is that kind of experience.

XX Teens were a five piece band originally formed of graduates from the Byam Shaw School of Art in North London. They began performing as Xerox Teens but with a growing fan base, an eponymous club night and airplay from Zane Lowe, Marc Riley, Jon Kennedy and Steve Lamacq the band came to the attention of the Xerox Corporation  . The single had remixes by Andrew Weatherall and Ben Trucker and was listed as one of NME's Tracks of the Year. They recorded the album Welcome to Goon Island at Rockfield Studios in Wales. Silvester and the singer Rich Cash then re-recorded the LP at producer Ross Orton's studio in Sheffield.

XX Teens (formerly the Xerox Teens) formed in 2004 and are 5 young men from London. They released their debut album Welcome To Goon Island in July 2008. It was produced by Sheffield’s Ross Orton (. Fat Truckers, Bromheads Jacket) and was released through Mute. Previously labelled absurd, eccentric, political, experimental, it sometimes seems people find it rather hard to get a handle on the XX Teens, yet their plan is simple. Born from the. Popular Songs. Welcome to Goon Island.

Their crazed collages initially make as much sense as Spike Milligan's quips must have made to the 1950s comedy establishment, but they repay repeated listens.

XX Teens added a new photo to the album XX Teens. 29 October 2008 ·. Artwork for debut album 'Welcome To Goon Island' out now on Mute. XX Teens added 5 new photos to the album XX Teens @ Electric Proms. Photos from XX Teens live set at Electric Proms, 22nd October 2008. XX Teens @ Electric Proms.