Chop Chop (Bell X1 album)
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| Studio album by Bell X1 | ||||
| Released | 28 June 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012-2013, Ireland | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | BellyUp Records | |||
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| Metacritic | 76/100 |
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Chop Chop is the sixth studio album by Irish band Bell X1. It was released on 28 June 2013 in Ireland,Germany and the Netherlands. The album released in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2013 and North America on 2 July 2013.
The album's artwork designed by Alexis Deacon and the album's track listing was revealed on April 3, 2013. The band also revealed a special edition of the album which comes with a chopping board.
The band completed a short tour in Ireland and the US in 2012 where some of the new tracks were introduced to fans. The band began promotion for the album in March 2013 with the promo release of 'Starlings Over Brighton Pier'. The band announced a number of live dates in the US and Ireland beginning in New York on 7 June 2013 and additional dates in Ireland in Dublin and Cork where they performed at Live at the Marquee. On 25 June 2013 the band streamed their new album through Paste Magazine's website. To celebrate the album's release the band opened up 'Pop-up shops' across the Republic of Ireland. The 'Pop-up Shops' feature sales of the album along with food and each purchase of the album features a voucher where buyers could attend a special acoustic set from the band at each venue. The 'Pop-up Shops' will feature in 10 different locations across the country from June 28 in Dublin and finishing in Limerick on 11 July. A special album launch takes place on 29 June at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
The album received positive reviews from critics, with many praising the quick, more acoustic, stripped back sound.
In a 5 star review, The Independent (UK) said "they've created a wholly originally sound -as fresh as a Summer storm." Other significant reviews included Q Magazine who referred to the album as: "a more stately, echo-laden place....hushed and expansive", Magnet: " 4 Stars - a riveting album that finds Bell X1 pushing its established aesthetics in admirably new directions", Mojo: "4 Stars - "oozes zest and focus", Irish Times: "4 Stars - "the best album of their career -a superb album this way comes", USA Today:"Strains of Motown wind through this Stunner", Express (UK) "5 Stars - yes, its that good" & Daily Metro: "5 Stars -they push things further than ever." Chop Chop was Bell X1's 3rd album to debut at No.1 in the Irish Charts & 4th album to be nominated for a Meteor Choice Music Prize for album of the year.
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