These Four Walls (We Were Promised Jetpacks album)
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| Studio album by We Were Promised Jetpacks | ||||
| Released | 15 June 2009 | |||
| Studio | Earth Studios, Odiham | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk revival, folk rock | |||
| Length | 49:36 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Fat Cat | |||
| Producer | Ken Thomas, Joylon Thomas, Peter Katis | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 90% |
| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | A- |
| Clash | 8/10 |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10 |
| Gigwise | |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.7/10 |
| Scotland on Sunday | |
| The Skinny | |
| This Is Fake DIY | 7/10 |
These Four Walls is the debut studio album by Scottish indie rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks, released on 15 June 2009 in the UK, and on 7 July 2009 in the US by Fat Cat Records. The band recorded the album at Earth Studios in Odiham, Hampshire, England with producers Ken Thomas, Joylon Thomas, and Peter Katis. Four singles were released from the album: "Quiet Little Voices" in May 2009, "Roll Up Your Sleeves" in June 2009, and the double A-side single "It's Thunder and It's Lightning" and "Ships With Holes Will Sink" in November 2009. Following the album's release, an EP of alternate recordings and unreleased tracks entitled The Last Place You'll Look was issued in March 2010.
On 15 June 2009, the band celebrated the album's release with an acoustic performance at Buchanan Street HMV, and performed the album in its entirety at Glasgow's King Tut's Wah Wah Hut later that evening.
All tracks written by Adam John Thomson.
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